I see from voip-info.org that luck patching the PAP2 varies with what firmware release is on the box. Isn't this a bit of a shot-in-the-dark in terms of a generic VOIP adapter? The jumper seems to have disappeared also.
Peter M. > 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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