Re: [asterisk-users] Recommendations for Motel Instalation.
audio code MP124 - Original Message - From: Arturo Ochoa To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: [asterisk-users] Recommendations for Motel Instalation. Date: Fri, 20 Jun 2008 15:42:28 -0600 Dear List, I have a customer who owns a little Motel, and he wants to upgrade to a Asterisk PBX. There is one analog phone per room (aprox 80), and the cable is CAT 3. Any recommendations on what card to use? TDM24XXP vs Channel Bank? Regards, Ing. Arturo Ochoa N Electrosystems S RL Tel. (656)-6230794 ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- See Exclusive Videos: 10th Annual Young Hollywood Awards http://www.hollywoodlife.net/younghollywoodawards2008/ ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Recommendations for Motel Instalation.
On Sat, Jun 21, 2008 at 01:47:47PM -0500, Lyle Giese wrote: I agree with using used chan banks off of Ebay, but I would not touch a Zhone. I had one and sold it as soon as I could. They are a real PITA to program and don't pass caller id. Yeah, I gather they're a bit touchy to program. We need ours all the same way, and have a script that Matt wrote to put them there. As for CNID, I wouldn't know; I dont need it, and therefore haven't tried. IME, though, analog hotel phones don't have displays anyway. I have purchased several Adtran chan banks and have been extremely happy with them and tech support at Adtran. Support from Adtran has been nothing short of excellent even though they knew I calling about used chan banks from purchased on Ebay. One note is if the admin/craft interface has a password on it, you have to call Adtran to reset it. There is a way to bring up a numeric challenge code and support will tell you the response to it and you are in. Yeah, Adtran builds good stuff. I hear decent things about the Adit's, as well; they're certainly all pretty and modular... Challenge/response is a nice idea for that; I hear the Adit's are a bear to break into. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth Associates http://baylink.pitas.com '87 e24 St Petersburg FL USA http://photo.imageinc.us +1 727 647 1274 Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything. -- (Joseph Stalin) ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Recommendations for Motel Instalation.
On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 03:42:28PM -0600, Arturo Ochoa wrote: I have a customer who owns a little Motel, and he wants to upgrade to a Asterisk PBX. There is one analog phone per room (aprox 80), and the cable is CAT 3. You might want to consider snagging an FXS channelbank off of eBay (we use the Zhones, which work pretty well for us), and using a multi-port T-1 card. If this is not a business motel, you'll likely get by with 24 trunks, so a quad-T card would support both your incoming lines and 3 channel banks (we seem to pay about $180-240 for them, making this cost effective), assuming approximately 80 isn't more than 72. :-) If that's not enough ports, then yeah, you'll probably be best served going to a Ethernet gateway; I personally have never liked the idea of stuffing that much FXS inside a PC chassis. Cheers, -- jra -- Jay R. Ashworth Baylink [EMAIL PROTECTED] Designer The Things I Think RFC 2100 Ashworth Associates http://baylink.pitas.com '87 e24 St Petersburg FL USA http://photo.imageinc.us +1 727 647 1274 Those who cast the vote decide nothing. Those who count the vote decide everything. -- (Joseph Stalin) ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Recommendations for Motel Instalation.
Jay R. Ashworth wrote: On Fri, Jun 20, 2008 at 03:42:28PM -0600, Arturo Ochoa wrote: I have a customer who owns a little Motel, and he wants to upgrade to a Asterisk PBX. There is one analog phone per room (aprox 80), and the cable is CAT 3. You might want to consider snagging an FXS channelbank off of eBay (we use the Zhones, which work pretty well for us), and using a multi-port T-1 card. If this is not a business motel, you'll likely get by with 24 trunks, so a quad-T card would support both your incoming lines and 3 channel banks (we seem to pay about $180-240 for them, making this cost effective), assuming approximately 80 isn't more than 72. :-) If that's not enough ports, then yeah, you'll probably be best served going to a Ethernet gateway; I personally have never liked the idea of stuffing that much FXS inside a PC chassis. Cheers, -- jra I agree with using used chan banks off of Ebay, but I would not touch a Zhone. I had one and sold it as soon as I could. They are a real PITA to program and don't pass caller id. I have purchased several Adtran chan banks and have been extremely happy with them and tech support at Adtran. Support from Adtran has been nothing short of excellent even though they knew I calling about used chan banks from purchased on Ebay. One note is if the admin/craft interface has a password on it, you have to call Adtran to reset it. There is a way to bring up a numeric challenge code and support will tell you the response to it and you are in. Lyle Giese LCR Computer Services, Inc. ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
[asterisk-users] Recommendations for Motel Instalation.
Dear List, I have a customer who owns a little Motel, and he wants to upgrade to a Asterisk PBX. There is one analog phone per room (aprox 80), and the cable is CAT 3. Any recommendations on what card to use? TDM24XXP vs Channel Bank? Regards, Ing. Arturo Ochoa N Electrosystems S RL Tel. (656)-6230794 ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Re: [asterisk-users] Recommendations for Motel Instalation.
80 rooms? I guess you and I have slightly differing opinions as to what a small motel is. :) If you have 80 analogue channels, then you'd need 4 TDM2400P cards. Unless your server is powered by a small nuclear reactor, you'll be better off with either 3 E1 or 4 T1 channels banks or 2 32 port XR0008 and 1 16 port XR0006 Astribanks. Arturo Ochoa wrote: Dear List, I have a customer who owns a little Motel, and he wants to upgrade to a Asterisk PBX. There is one analog phone per room (aprox 80), and the cable is CAT 3. Any recommendations on what card to use? TDM24XXP vs Channel Bank? Regards, Ing. Arturo Ochoa N Electrosystems S RL Tel. (656)-6230794 !DSPAM:485c27f840251159815309! ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users !DSPAM:485c27f840251159815309! ___ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
