But **don't connect the pap to the internet** until it's unlocked, otherwise you got a cool looking doorstopper...
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, December 16, 2005 3:48 PM Subject: RE: [on-asterisk] Baby steps 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. 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