On Wed, Jan 03, 2007 at 10:06:07AM +1100, Howard Lowndes wrote: > > > Alex Samad wrote: > >On Tue, Jan 02, 2007 at 09:02:27PM +1100, Howard Lowndes wrote: > > > >I am looking at going down the same path, looking/playing with asterix. > >And > >there seems to be a familiar choice. > > > >1) to either cable every thing back to a PC (make it into a PC/PABX), with > >digium cards > > > >or > > > >2) Buy voip phones, that connect directly to ethernet > > > >or > > > >3) Buy converters like the supuria spa3000 to convert analogue lines into > >voip > >(ethernet) > > > > > >I think option 1 is probably the way to go for a small business, nice and > >simple to replace a pabx, the old cable would probably work. But I see > >that it > >is limited by the number of slots in the machine and how dense the digium > >cards > >can be made - is the current 4 ports to a card the highest density > >available ? > > No, Digium have 24 port cards available. > > > > >option 2 mean a whole new investment on phones and probably new wiring as > >the > >old telco wiring isn't cat5 compliant, some place it is, most house it > >wouldn't > >be > > New phones at $181 for the GC GXP2000 and the cabling is probably > already in place as Cat 5, and you don't need more as IP phones can act > as hubs and there's nothing wrong with wifi connects either. > > > > > > >option 3 seem like the simplest way forward, the path I have tried out at > >my > >parents (quick and dirty entry into voip), the spa3000 has voip and pstn > >access. And it looks like you can connect it to a asterix server (yet for > >me to > >do). But what it has allowed me to do, is get easy access to voip, simply > >unplugged the phone cable from the wall and place the spa3000 in between > >the > >phone and the wall. also connected it to the network, done. My next step > >is to > >actually get some voip phones, I noticed recent there are wireless handsets > >(802.11b/g) becoming available this interests me? > > You do lose some functionality by retaining analogue handsets.
can you expand on this please > > > > > > >Can somebody maybe enlighten me why people have chosen option 1 > > They shouldn't be. > > > > > > >Also I believe somebody was trying to set up a VOIP mailing list > > > >Alex > > > >> > >>Sonia Hamilton wrote: > >>>What are people's recommendations for an ip phone for experimenting with > >>>Asterisk? The book I'm reading (OReilly's "Switching to VoIP") talks > >>>about a "Grandstream Budgetone" - what's an Australian equivalent? > >>The GS Budgetone is available in AU from Australian Technology > >>Partnership http://www.austechpartnerships.com/atp/ > >> > >>I have one and I also have the GS GXP2000, also available from ATP. > >>Although this is more expensive I believe it is better especially for > >>corporate use. > >> > >>If you're going to get the GS BT then get the 102, not the 101, as the > >>former has a builtin 10mbps Ethernet hub so you can put the phone in > >>line with your PC. I see that there is also a BT200 model, there is > >>also a video model in the GXP range if your pocket is deep :) > >> > >>>What about a recommended PCI card so Asterisk can communicate with the > >>>POTS? The book mentions "Digium X100P". > >>I use the Digium TDM400P. It will allow 4 daughter modules which can be > >> any mix of none/FXS/FXO. You will need an FXO (red) module for each > >>incoming analogue line and an FXS (green) module for each > >>fax/cordless/analogue phone you wish to use on your local system. > >> > >>>I know I don't need both; I want to experiment. > >>With the GS GXP2000 it has the ability to be programmed as a router in > >>addition to being a phone so you can have a whole intranet running off it. > >> > >> I attended the SLUG talk > >>>on VoIP - back then a lot of it didn't make sense so I didn't take notes > >>>:-) > >>When you have sorted out your mail server you can contact me off list if > >>you want more info. :) > >> > >>-- > >>Howard. > >>LANNet Computing Associates - Your Linux people <http://lannetlinux.com> > >>When you want a computer system that works, just choose Linux; > >>When you want a computer system that works, just, choose Microsoft. > >>-- > >>Flatter government, not fatter government; abolish the Australian states. > >> > >>-- > >>SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > >>Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html > >> > > -- > Howard. > LANNet Computing Associates - Your Linux people <http://lannetlinux.com> > When you want a computer system that works, just choose Linux; > When you want a computer system that works, just, choose Microsoft. > -- > Flatter government, not fatter government; abolish the Australian states. > > -- > SLUG - Sydney Linux User's Group Mailing List - http://slug.org.au/ > Subscription info and FAQs: http://slug.org.au/faq/mailinglists.html >
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