Some 802.11b / a hardware has built-in VoIP. BreezeCom and Cisco come to mind...
----- Original Message ----- From: Paul H. Gusciora <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: KX-T Help <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; Don Ritchie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2003 9:44 PM Subject: Re: KX-T: General Question > I recall that the EnGenious mobile phones have provisions for > external antennas. This might give the simplest solution. > > More complicated solution: > > 802.11b wireless Ethernet with antennas to provide a > reasonably fast network bridge between the two locations > VoIP appliance on the far end to support to convert a small > set of POTS phones > VoIP appliance on the near end to connect to the KX-TD > > Many people get by with first generation Apple Airport 802.11b > adapters and external antennas to bridge ethernet over wireless. Here > is the link to the article that talks about using 802.11b from rural > Sonoma County CA to link to DSL in Santa Rosa, CA 5-10 miles away > http://www.pbs.org/cringely/pulpit/pulpit20010628.html > > Paul H. Gusciora > Chemical Engineer, Systems Scientist > San Rafael, CA > > --- begin forwarded text > From: Don Ritchie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: KX-T: General Question > Date: Tue, 09 Sep 2003 19:40:53 -0400 > > I have a rather "low tech" Customer, KXTD 1232 with Voicegate VIP > 4000 with 36 telephones > plus 4 port VM. 10 analog keysets from the old KXT1232, 8 Digital > sets and using the other half of the ports for single lines plus > another 10 single. I tell you this to explain how they have 40 ports > out of a 32 port system, although I'm sure MOST of you figured this > out without my explanation. The customer has almost NO data network > 4 ascii dumb terminals working on a PC- MOS - yuk) > > Now, I know you have been waiting, my question has ALMOST nothing to > do with the telephones or data. > The customer is moving ONE employee to a site that is about a 5500 > foot drive, but only 3200 feet airline > and just a little over 20,000 cable feet thru the C.O. > > You guessed it, they want a telephone at the "new" location. I can't > seem to get anybody at SBC that can even give me an idea as to the > cost of a circuit between the two locations, IF a Single line will > even work at that distance? > > The "prime" site has a small tower on the roof ( 30 feet above > ground) and the "remote" location has a 120 foot tower > that used to have their radio system on it, in the days BEFORE Nextel. > > I did a google search for " point to point wireless link" and got > over 700 hits, I have just spent the last couple hours > scanning the links and can not find what I'm really looking for- > anyone have any helpful ideas, I would like to do this for > less then $2500.00 ( and I don't think ENGENIUS is the answer) > > Thanks > > Don Ritchie - System Engineer > Century Communications > 460 East 270 Street > Euclid, OH 44132-1708 > 216-731-3030 > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > -- > When you stop believing in Santa Claus is when you start getting > clothes for Christmas! > > _________________________________________________________________ > KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ > Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt > _________________________________________________________________ KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt
