Folks, I thought that this might be of interest to our community.
I am pretty sure you can still order Microlink from Bell (BRI), but I am not sure if it would be suitable for trunking. Bell used to refuse to provide equivalency on BRI loops, so you could not effectively create a line pool with more than 2 channels. Not sure what their current mind-set is. Be prepared to suffer a little bit, but the reward is effectively a mini-PRI. Jim > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Stephen Bosch <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Aug 9, 2007 1:04 AM > Subject: [Asterisk-Users-Conference:27] Sangoma A500 BRI -- > North American support > To: Asterisk Users Conference < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > Hi, folks: > > I've already posted this to the main Asterisk users list, but thought > I > would share it here also. I don't know how many of you are in Europe > -- > you already have the pleasure of widespread BRI use. Over in North > America we're still on the tin cans and string :) > > Sangoma has an informal user survey up on their home page (at > http://www.sangoma.com) asking if people would use their A500 card for > North American BRI, if it were supported. > > I encourage anyone with an interest in voice BRI in North America to > vote; this information will be used for deciding whether to make the > investment in developing a National ISDN driver layer for it. Benefits > to users of BRI include the vastly better call quality and call > control > signalling, without having to pay hundreds of dollars a month for a > fractional T1. (Say goodbye to analog lines left open and the > resulting > busy signals!) > > For anyone who is curious: Sangoma is writing their own driver layer > for > this card, not using bristuff or woomera. > > In other words, if they decide to go ahead with it, this would be a > new > contribution to the marketplace, with the bonus of having Sangoma's > solid drivers and excellent support behind it. Just having decent, > affordable hardware will remove a big roadblock to going digital for > sites with fewer than 10 channels. Full disclosure: I would like to > see > this happen, as I've got plans to move our own offices and > some client > offices to BRI. > > I encourage you to vote, as well as offer Sangoma your personal > feedback, if you can spare the time. > > Cheers, > > -Stephen- > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > Your participation in the conference is always appreciated! > Please try to be there live when it happens. > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > Google Groups "Asterisk Users Conference" group. > To post to this group, send email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/asterisk-users-conference?hl=en > <http://groups.google.com/group/asterisk-users-conference?hl=en> > -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- > > > > > No virus found in this incoming message. > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.8/941 - Release > Date: 07/08/2007 4:06 PM > > > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.11.8/941 - Release Date: 07/08/2007 4:06 PM --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
