I purchased mine from ebay. Yes it was the cheapest card out there, but
then again the next alternative, a Rhino, Sangoma, or Digium TDM
backplane with module was overkill for me where all I needed was an FXO
alternative to the SPA-3000. To be honest, I'm not sure that the card
is all that great either when it comes to motherboard compatibility. I
don't know if the issue is with the zaptel wcfxo driver or the
motherboard but sometimes the card doesn't get detected during boot-up.
I don't think it is because of a motherboard that is too fast, I'm
talking a PIII or PII machine. Has anyone else had experience with the
X100P being flakey? On another note, sometimes it doesn't pass Caller
ID. Not knowing whether it buffers the CallerID or sends it to Asterisk
in real-time makes it a bit difficult to know the source of the issue to
debug.
Peter MacFarlane wrote:
The card Syd mentions (X100P) is about as functional and cheap as they
get. The only issue I has was problems with the server not realizing
that the line is hung, necessitating a manual hangup from the FOP. Oh,
yea, and some of these don't work in a fast motherboard. But ever
since we switched to the cable co. as our main line provider, the line
hangup hasn't been an issue. (Anyone?) Is that because they do
supervised disconnect on their lines by default (Unlike Bell)? I also
noticed that the wall phone blings when the caller hangs up.
Interesting side effect.
Peter M.
Michael Bryenton wrote:
Can you recommend a inexpensive FXO/FXS card?
-----Original Message-----
From: Syd Carter [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: June 22, 2007 11:50 PM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] newbie questions
Michael. Although the SPA-3102 will allow you to connect to your pstn
I've
found that it isn't all that good of a unit. I have the earlier
model, the
3000, and constantly had to battle with echo. Now that I have a X100P
FXO
card the echo is all gone. Consider getting an internal FXS/FXO card.
They
can be had for just a little more than what you would pay for the
3102 but
in my opinion you will not regret it. As for calling both the cell
and home
phone, yes very simple, but will require you to have another trunk
besides
your pstn to send the outgoing call over.
Michael Bryenton wrote:
Thanks for the advice. I have decided for now to keep Bell. I am
looking to buy a Linksys SPA-3102 to connect my PSTN to my home phones.
A quick scenario question:
Once it has been all hooked up - I want an incoming call to not only
ring the home phone but also ring my cell. Is this possible?
What else do I need? Do I need to purchase a an outgoing SIP Line?
Mike
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*From:* Christopher Allsop [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*Sent:* June 22, 2007 10:50 AM
*To:* 'Michael Bryenton'; [email protected]
*Subject:* RE: [on-asterisk] newbie questions
Hi There.
If you are looking at canceling your Bell phone line, you might want
to consider going with a phone provider that will still be able to
offer you 911 service. Although I currently do not use them, I have
been looking into Unlimitel since they offer 911 service and you can
port your phone number over to them.
A number of people on the list here seem to use Unlimitel and from
what I have heard it is good.
Good luck.
Chris
PS. Enjoy building your system this weekend. I set up mine a few
weeks ago with a computer I bought for $30 used from a computer
store. It doesn't take much to get up and running!
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*From:* Michael Bryenton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
*Sent:* June 22, 2007 10:33 AM
*To:* [email protected]
*Subject:* [on-asterisk] newbie questions
I sent to the Ottawa Asterisk User Group but the site and mailing
list seems to be down.
I would like to build a TRIXBOX this weekend and eventually cancel
phone service with Bell.
My experience as I haven't got to a meeting yet is ready the book
"Trixbox Made Easy".
I am currently a Teksavvy DSL user - I guess I would have to switch
to dry DSL (or would I be better off with cable internet?) I am
looking for a recommendation for a service provider - perhaps with
the option of keeping my old number.
Most of my calling is local - so would prefer a unlimited local
bundled price.
Features not that important - what I need I hope to make Asterisk do
for me.
I am currently in the market for an ATA adapter - seems like the
PAP2T-NA is the one to get - correct?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Mike
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