[asterisk-biz] asterisk-biz] Calling Card Hybrid

[Trevor G. Hammonds]

Craig,
There are many analogue phones and Caller ID adjunct devices with an MWI
light that triggers based on the FSK message waiting indicator, which is
supported by Asterisk.  I have had great success using these phones with
Sipura SPA-2002s, Rhino channel banks, as well as Digium FXS cards.  For a
decent phone on the cheaper side, I would suggest something like the Vodavi
2706 at around $30.  However, there are other options, such as a VMWI only
indicator adjunct which can be purchased for less than $10 in quantity.  

In the past, I have used phones and purpose-specific MWI devices that
monitor for a stutter dial tone.  However, I have not used them with
Asterisk.  


		Sincerely,
		Trevor Hammonds


-----Original Message-----
From: Craig Lawrence
Sent: Sunday, September 09, 2007 4:27 AM
To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] asterisk-biz] Calling Card Hybrid

Good Point - I guess that would mean "voicemail message waiting" would
be done via a stutter tone rather than an indicator light.

Thanks

Craig Lawrence



-----Original Message-----
From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Steve Totaro
Sent: Sunday, 9 September 2007 2:31 AM
To: Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion
Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] asterisk-biz] Calling Card Hybrid

I would not put IP phones in the miners' rooms.  I would get a TenorAX 
(personal preference or Adtran 600 w/24FXS ports) or some multiple port 
FXS analog device and put el cheapo phones in the rooms.  I would expect

that miners would not be too gentle with phones.  Might as well put free

after rebate or $10 phones in the rooms instead of replacing $100-$200 
phones on a regular basis.

The office, you may want take the same approach.  I recently installed a

system in a cement factory.  NO IP PHONES for them.  They would probably

last a month if that.  You could wipe down a desk and one hour later it 
would be coated with cement power, and this was inside the office, not 
the factory areas.

The rest is easy.  If you want a GUI, what these guys can easily fit the

bill but not without modification.  Before purchasing anything, ask how 
much to get the system modified to your specs.

You could also just go with plain old Asterisk and ASTCC or Darren's 
ASTPP with some simple MySQL insterts and a few webpages to enter the 
miner's data such as their name, birthday date, room number and DID. 

Thanks,
Steve Totaro

Senad Jordanovic wrote:
> Dovid Bender wrote:
>   
>> Try Enswitch (Integrics.com). It can do all that.
>>     
>
> So can Bicom Systems, PBXware.
>
>
> Senad
>
>
>
>   
>>> Message: 7
>>> Date: Fri, 7 Sep 2007 17:00:30 +1000
>>> From: "Craig Lawrence" <craig at mytel.net.au>
>>> Subject: [asterisk-biz] Calling Card Hybrid
>>> To: "Commercial and Business-Oriented Asterisk Discussion"
>>> <asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com>
>>> Message-ID:
<087E9C1325305D4EBC6F82C02EDFA02204DB6F at gelf.mytel.local>
>>> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii"
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Here's a challenge for you:
>>>
>>> - A mining company setting up a mine in outback Australia
>>> - 70 rooms for miners accommodation with an IP phone in each
>>> - 25 phones in offices in and around the plant
>>> - need a system that is similar to a calling card system for the
>>> miners 
>>> - need a standard PBX system for the office workers
>>> - both systems should reside in the same server
>>> - the PBX should allow miners to call other miners in the
>>> accommodation or call to or from office phones to accommodation
>>> - miners are not permitted to call outside the internal extensions
>>> from their accommodation handsets however if they dial into a
calling
>>> card extension they should be asked for their PIN number and then be
>>> provided with a outbound dial tone. They should also be able to
>>> check account balances. - A billing system is required that will
>>> permit the mine management to charge for each destination as they
>>> choose either as an untimed call or timed. They also need to be able
>>> to give the miners a free account balance of say $50 per month as
>>> part of the mine employment terms. The credit should expire at the
>>> end of the month, at which time it will automatically top-up to say
>>> $50. - Miners are to have DIDs for incoming calls in the
>>> accommodation with a voicemail system enabled on the phone as a
>>> message waiting indicator light (ie not via email) and they should
>>> be able to record a greeting, re-record the greeting, etc and dial
>>> into and listen to messages, replay and delete messages. - If an
>>> office phone was to dial the outside world and transfer the call to
>>> a room the miner would avoid payment - the customer is aware of this
>>> and accepts this deficiency. - each miner is to be given a "card"
>>> with his User Number on it and instructions for usage and voicemail
>>> on the reverse.  The card will also tell the miner how to log into
>>> the system and change their password (default password is to be the
>>> digits from his or her birth date eg 21/04/75). This instruction
>>> card is to be laminated and handed to the miner when he arrives at
>>> the mine. - the management interface should allow the mine
>>> administration to delete a miner account, add an account, view each
>>> miners account balance, view past calls (and print if needed), add
>>> once off call credit (if the miner wants to purchase more call
>>> credit), reset a password and view from which extension the calls
>>> were made. 
>>>
>>> Would anyone have any suggestion of a product that would do most or
>>> all of the above? 
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>>>
>>> Craig Lawrence