Kobus We have a similar requirement and our solution has been to minimise our dependence upon hardware wherever possible.
We have two PSTN lines that are serviced by * and a pair of X101P cards but these are for "emergency" use, for example if our broadband connection were to be unavailable. For our main telephony needs we use www.voiptalk.com as a VoIP provider that supports IAX (by making sure we use IAX we know there will be no SIP/RPT/NAT issues). We get the benefit of fxo technology without having to buy and support it. We can make up to 25 outgoing calls and receive up to 5 calls simultaneously. Clearly not sustainable if the company were to grow significantly but effective and great value for money now and the immediate future. Out other investment has been in HandyTone ATAs into which we plug DECT phones so that they be used anywhere within the office. So far it has proved remarkably successfully. By the way, we started using Libretel and FWD but the FWD element has proved too unreliable. To be fair, they say that their IAX service is experimental. Moving to a commercial IAX provider has made a big difference. Bill Seddon -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Kobus Wolvaardt Sent: December 24, 2004 4:08 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Record() problem Hi all, I want to install 4 to 6 lines for our new office and hook it into an * system. I want as little trouble as possible, what fxo hardware do you recommend? I see that poeple on the list are complaining about digium tdm400 cards...? Are grandstream phones stable and easy to setup? Any problems with *? Thanks, Kobus Wolvaardt _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users