Dear Alex, From where you found this device for $165? I found that the List Price of this device is $220. Can you send me the URL or some contacts?
Best Regards, Miroslav Nachev AB> Hi, AB> We choose the Mediatrix 2102 with 2 analogue and 2 ethernet ports. AB> Cost: �89.99 (roughly equiv $165). AB> We are using these to hook up Faxes and DECT phones (cordless). AB> The top of the range business DECT from from BT is �30 (if you buy a few from trade). AB> Worth mentioning that even VoiceMail indication works on the AB> BT analogue phone. Also the voice quality was actually better on AB> the top of the range business DECT phone than the top of the range AB> home BT phone which retails at around �90 (the one that includes AB> SMS / mobile sim card support). AB> What other cordless choices are there for native SIP phones??? AB> Zyxel Prestige 2000W Wireless SIP Phone = �159.99 (on sale even). AB> I think you can easily do the math and realise what the best option is. AB> HTH AB> Alex AB> -----Original Message----- AB> From: Benjamin on Asterisk Mailing Lists AB> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] AB> Sent: 25 October 2004 11:32 AB> To: Miroslav Nachev AB> Cc: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion AB> Subject: Re: Re[2]: [Asterisk-Users] ACT Gateways AB> On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:37:33 +0200, Miroslav Nachev <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Unfortunately the Mediatrix products are very expensive. AB> just one example. my point was that as of this moment, ACT AB> are more focussed on their phones and it may well be wise to look AB> for gateways elsewhere for the time being, whereever that AB> elsewhere may be. >> example the price for Two-port access device with SIP protocol is >> $275. AB> I don't really understand the obsession with FXS devices. AB> The only uses I see for FXS are AB> - connect a FAX machine, where FAX may not be the best application for VoIP anyway, AB> - connect an existing cordless phone, where you probably have AB> only one such device and a Grandstream HT286 will just do fine, AB> - connect the analog phone in a hotel to a travel adapter, AB> IAXy would seem to be the best choice here because you are so much AB> more likely to encounter NAT traversal problems and other AB> obstacles that you may not be able to resolve with a SIP device, AB> - feed some Internet based phone services into a legacy PBX AB> that wants to see them as CO lines, here again, depending on the AB> number of feeds, HT286 may be cheap and cheerful enough. AB> For anything else IP phones should be the default with no AB> buts and no ifs. I am always puzzled by how people desperately AB> hang on to legacy stuff they don't really need and in the process AB> create a beast of a kludge technology. The x86 architecture (or AB> lack thereof) should be an example that serves to show how not to AB> design your stuff with legacy support as your all-overriding AB> number one priority. So, let's not make the same mistake with AB> VoIP. Let's get rid of analog phones as fast and forcefully as we AB> possibly can. AB> In other words, FXS should be the very very last resort when there is really no other way. AB> Having said that, I notice that Yoda have a 4 port FXO AB> gateway (VG400), or at least it can be configured to be a 4 port AB> FXO gateway. Now, that is rather interesting. Do you have any idea AB> how much this device costs (ballpark figure wise) and how well it AB> can adapt to PSTNs in other countries? AB> rgds AB> benjk _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
