> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Andrew Joakimsen > Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2007 6:39 PM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Doorphone vs. Grandstream BT101 > > This is the simplest solution I can think of: > http://www.smarthome.com/5070cw.html > > On 3/26/07, Jay Milk <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Steve Totaro wrote: > > > Just get a Grandstream ATA and a handset with no buttons. So simple. > > That doesn't really meet my needs -- I want to be able to dial-out, and > > have the person on the other end simply be able to push a button to ring > > the doorbell. The doorbell button requirement stems from the eternal > > hope that someday DHL drivers will be trained to push it just before or > > after they slam-dunk that box marked "fragile", so I can get this box of > > broken computer parts out of the pouring rain when it arrives, and won't > > have to file the insurance claim days later when I find the rain-soaked > > cardboard blob near the culvert. > > > > Sorry, I got sidetracked there. What I mean is, I'd like to keep the > > doorbell button so that Fedex and UPS drivers can continue to ring it > > and leave when they deliver something -- I think having to pick up a > > crusty, dirty receiver might be a deterrent even to those 99.9% of folks > > who are better trained than a DHL driver. Shoot, went there again. No > > I'm not bitter.
OK.... Anyways... You could still use a Grandstream ATA and just have your doorbell switch actually be the hook switch for the line, use the h extension to continue ringing phones, send an SMS, jabber message or whatever. Just set the auto dial in the ATA. Or you could just use a regular old doorbell or one of the wireless units sold at Radio Shack, Sears, Wal-Mart, and everywhere. It pains me to say it, but not everything needs to integrate with Asterisk. Sometimes a doorbell should just be a doorbell, why make things more complicated than they need to be? Thanks, Steve Totaro http://www.asteriskhelpdesk.com KB3OPB _______________________________________________ --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
