After purchasing the Uniden TRU9480 and then the Panansonic 5672, both of which do not have "phone company" compatible FSK/stutter MWI, I finally got smart and found out just which Panasonic phones have this feature.
Only the following 5.8G models in their current line have FXO compatible MWI. I purchased the 5771 unit and one remote. I have confimed it does in fact work with Asterisk and my SPA-3000. When there is a message waiting both the LCD display and a flashing indicator on the phone alert you. This is true for all extensions on the system, up to 8. These work with both FSK and Stutter tone. I did not turn on the tone MWI as the FSK worked fine. KX-TG5776S 5.8 GHz FHSS GigaRange. Expandable Digital Cordless Answering System with a 1.5" Full-Color (65k Color Capable) Backlit LCD on Handset $119.95 KX-TG5771S 5.8 GHz FHSS GigaRange. Expandable Digital Cordless Answering System with Talking Caller ID $99.95 KX-TG5622M 5.8 GHz FHSS GigaRange Dual-Handset Phone System $89.95 KX-TG5761S 5.8 GHz FHSS GigaRange Expandable Digital Cordless Phone with Talking Caller ID $89.95 In order for the external MWI to work you must turn on the message indicator and for units that have answering machines the machine must be turned off. Perhaps we could put together a list of analog phones that have this feature. I have been told that both Uniden and ATT have models that work but I have no knowledge of all that do in their entire line. Each brand has their own features and while the Panasonic is solid - I had a 2.4G system for years and really liked it - the Unidens seems to have more for the money but in this case not MWI. I guess you could tell I really wanted this MWI to work! Doug _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
