>I agree that Panasonic doesn't seem to want to make their KSU handle
>forwarding. I assume they believe this stance helps them sell
> more voice processors. I don't mind paying for a feature (even if the
> price is ridiculous) if it works. The fact that it doesn't work reliably
> is pretty poor of Panasonic. Are there particular types of calls that
> don't work or is it a random failure? I will look into
> what Qwest has for call forwarding.
>
Call forwarding has always been difficult in any phone system until recent
years. This is mainly due to the attenuation that the Phone Company puts
onto the lines. That helps each individual call sound normal, but as soon as
you link two lines, you have just doubled the attenuation between the two
outside parties.
In the past this was overcome by purchasing a conference bridge for your PBX
($5000 to $10,000).
Panasonic found a work around with that chip, but it really doesn't do the
best job. The recent systems (TDA) handle it much better since they were
able to build it in from the beginning.
The phone company still controls the attenuation on the calls, so if you use
their conferencing or forwarding services you will still most likely get
better results. I've gotten complaints from one customer about the TDA
conferencing too, but I have not checked it out yet to see what the problem
really was.
charles
> I plan on using a linux machine and asterisk to do the forwarding. I am
> hopeful I can use the cell phones for voice mail and eliminate voice mail
> charges from the telco.
>
> Thanks for the responses.
>
> Greg
>
> On Nov 7, 2004, at 4:08 AM, Jim Marks wrote:
>
>> You have an old dash one, The chip will still work in that model but
>> you need to desolder the old one and replace...
>> The sound level is improved but not always a reliable boost for 25 % of
>> the calls. It is pretty lame of Panasonic to produce a product with a
>> worthless conferencing feature, then charge over $50 for a $1.69 chip.
>> ( Blanks are $1.69 in lots of 25 or $1.89 for less than 25) and then the
>> overpriced chip still doesn't correct all the calls. I abandoned the
>> enhanced chip in my office and went to 3 way call transfer from Verizon
>> for 2.99 a mo. per line and use a Viking DVA-500 to transfer the entire
>> call off to anywhere.
>>
>> Jim Marks
>> Denville Wiring Systems
>> Panasonic Phones & Voicemail
>> N.J. 973-627-7088
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Satz" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> To: "kxthelp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>> Sent: Saturday, November 06, 2004 7:20 PM
>> Subject: KX-T: call forwarding sound levels and old ksu options
>>
>>
>>> I planned on doing call forwarding so I picked up the TSW eprom that
>>> should make the sound levels better. Unfortunately I discovered only
>>> after opening the cabinet that the 1232 that I have doesn't have a
>>> socket for chip u19. So I am asking the collective wisdom of the list
>>> what the best option is to get call forwarding at this point?
>>>
>>> I know about the following options:
>>>
>>> upgrade ksu
>>> telco call forwarding (for each of my cos)
>>>
>>> Are there any others? If I upgrade, are there better upgrade options? I
>>> believe my ksu is old enough that I would need to swap it out. It is rom
>>> P101E60905A.
>>>
>>> Thanks for any suggestions.
>>>
>>> Greg
>>>
>>>
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