Gordon Henderson wrote: > > > Other than the price (nearly £150 difference), is there any > particular > > reason not to pick an OpenVox A400-based solution for my UK > Asterisk needs? > > None whatsoever. > > I think the new digium cards are better at interrupt sharing, > but if that's not an issue for you, then go for it. I've > installed many OpenVox cards. Use Oslec too - works a treat.
Excellent, ta for that. I don't think interrupts will be a problem, this will be the only PCI card in the system... > > Caller ID is the only thing the AX-100P gave me hassle > with; does the > > A400 handle it any better? Remembering that UK CLID is presented > > between 1st & 2nd rings, using V22.bis tones IIRC. I > currently use a > > Pace modem (which has UK CLID capability built in) to > capture CLID info... > > > Any thoughts much appreciated, > > I think you're wrong about UK caller ID.. There is a line > polarity reversal, then caller ID is transmitted, then the line rings. You're right, I'd forgotten the polarity reversal; that's what stumpst he AX-100P card, which simply doesn't register the initial reversal. I thought CLID came after the 1st ring, though? I'll check next time I'm on-site with the Asterisk box... > You'll need a patch for Zaptel to make it work reliably - > same problem with both Digium TDM400 and OpenVox A400 cards > too. (ie. it's a driver > issue) Look for "zaptel-ring.diff" if stuck, email me and > I'll email my copy. I think I already have it patched with every UK CLID patch I could find... >From the time before I gave up getting the AX100P to work. But thanks for the offer anyway! Cheers, Ade. _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
