[Asterisk-doc] a few lines

[Mark Elkins]

On Fri, 2004-06-11 at 21:59, Leif Madsen wrote:
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: asterisk-doc-admin@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-doc-
> > admin@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Randy Resnick
> > Sent: Friday, June 11, 2004 1:41 PM
> > To: Asterisk doc
> > Subject: [Asterisk-doc] a few lines
> > 
> > 2)  I'm ready to write a quick non-commercial paragraph or two on the
> > Budgetone phones for use with asterisk if no one else is doing it. I
> > have a BT101 and 102 and find them adequate for soho and home use,
> > although analog phones connected to a TDM400 are infinitely superior for
> > the soho business pbx.
> 
> I think we've decided to move away from specific hardware other than Digium,
> but something like this would go on the website.
> 
> Other's comments regarding this issue please?

Speaking as a user.
Digium is not into phone instruments - so I see no conflict of interest.
The Grandstream website does not give too much technical help or
specific "howto's" for Asterisk - so that help probably needs to come
from the Asterisk side. I see nothing wrong with documenting how to set
up the Grandstream (or any other phone or device) so that it works
optimally with Asterisk.
eg.
a - the methods of encapsulating DTMF - why to use RFC or Info..
b - suggested ordering of codecs - and their relationship to ordering in
asterisk
c - programming the message button - so it automagically gives voicemail
(with examples on asterisk side, one which needs a passwd and one that
doesn't
d - a suitable 'sip.conf' entry for the grandstream
e - maybe some info on downloadable ringtones
f - Grandstream limitations..
    1 - transfer button vs the '#' key
    2 - other special buttons - which don't seem to do anything.
g - where to get the latest firmware

If other users of other phones do the same thing then...
It gives a new user an idea of what a phone will do -and-
maybe the phone manufacturers will come more to the party?
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