if your into sip and all codec flavours i have the hack for the
linksys-pap2 you
get at futureshop/staples :)
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
Thanks guys. I guess I'll order the SPA-3000. Otherwise, I'll be
waiting too long to get Asterisk up and running. Too bad the GNET
unit doesn't work that well, but I guess you get what you pay for.
Just because the SPA-3000 is Linksys doesn't mean it will work OK
either but I gather that Sipura had a good reputation before they
were bought out.
Peter M.
Hello John:
Are you saying don't buy the box? I just ordered one for home so I
can finally get an Asterisk server into production but now I am
thinking that I should cancel. Does it seem like GVC is working on
the problem at all? Several vendors carry that adapter it seems.
There don't seem to be any reviews online though. I like the PSTN
fallback option also. Would any other boxes have that? I haven't
seen any. The firmware is switchable also. You can change to the
SIP version for instance. Their phones do that as well I noticed.
Peter MacFarlane
Charlottetown PEI
I have not yet figured out if I would purchase one again or not. My plan
is to try a SIP device (Polycom 500) and if it works fine then I'm going
to try a Sipura. They have a SIP model that does the failover I think.
If either of those works with good sound quality I'll never buy a GVC
again.
Also I have not worked through GVC support on this.
> I have put two in place. I really liked two of the features. The box
> will take both IAX and PSTN calls, as well if the IAX is not available
> it will place calls through the PSTN port. I liked these features
> because it allowed me to experiment with VoIP at home more easily.
>
> One box I put in place gave me nothing but grief. The box wouldn't
> detect the DTMF from the phone. It would for some digits but not
others,
> In fact it really depended on the sequence. For example pressing '4'
> alone would work but after other digits it would not. It could take
> multiple presses of a digit to get it recognized. I RMA'ed that unit
and
> received another that seems to work better but eventually ended up the
> same way.
>
> The other box was attached to a PBX in my business partner's home and
it
> had none of these problems.
>
> Both, however, had bad sound quality and lots of echo. The start of
> inbound calls often had alot of white noise. During a call the first
> syllable of a sentence (i.e. after a period of silence) was often
muted.
> It is still in use with this bad quality, it's worse than cell phone
> quality, but usable.
>
> I tried putting QoS on the router to fix problems but nothing worked.
I
> also tried the various supported codecs and none seemed to be a lot
> different.
>
> My next step is to try a Polycom phone at home to see if it is any
> better.
>
> --
>
>
> John Van Ostrand Net Direct Inc.
> Director of Technology 564 Weber St. N. Unit 12
> Waterloo, ON N2L 5C6 map
> <
http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Net+Direct+Inc.,+564+Weber+St.+N.+Unit+12
<http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Net+Direct+Inc.,+564+Weber+St.+N.+Unit+12>
,
>
+Waterloo,+ON+N2L+5C6,+canada&ll=43.494599,-80.548222&spn=0.038450,0.073
> 956&iwloc=A&hl=en>
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <mailto:
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Ph: 519-883-1172
> ext.5102
> Linux Solutions / IBM Hardware < http://www.netdirect.ca
<http://www.netdirect.ca> > Fx:
> 519-883-8533
>
**********************************************************
Peter MacFarlane
Network Administration & Programming
Target Call Center/Message Centre PEI
**********************************************************
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
<mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
--
John Van Ostrand Net Direct Inc.
Director of Technology 564 Weber St. N. Unit 12
Waterloo, ON N2L 5C6 map
<http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Net+Direct+Inc.,+564+Weber+St.+N.+Unit+12,
+Waterloo,+ON+N2L+5C6,+canada&ll=43.494599,-80.548222&spn=0.038450,0.073
956&iwloc=A&hl=en>
[EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ph: 519-883-1172
ext.5102
Linux Solutions / IBM Hardware <http://www.netdirect.ca> Fx:
519-883-8533
**********************************************************
Peter MacFarlane
Network Administration & Programming
Target Call Center/Message Centre PEI
**********************************************************
---------------------------------------------------------------------
To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
