[Asterisk-Users] For the Australian Asterisk users

[Dan]

Hi Shaun,

> Do you know if this covers the 7960G as well?
I don't know about the 'G' at the end..:-(

> This is getting me worried. Can you buy the ATA-186 with SIP support out
of
> the box, or is that more money?
here, in Romania, I can buy an ATA-186 with SIP/H.323 image at around
145USD+VAT
..and a 7960 (with MGCP/Skinny) with around 450USD +VAT.
I have tested ATA-186 with SIP too and it works great.

BR,
Dan
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Shaun Ewing" <shaun at ewing.dropbear.id.au>
To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 9:54 AM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] For the Australian Asterisk users


> Hi Dan,
>
> > They are several firmware images available for Cisco 7960. One of then
is
> > SIP, but it can Be MGCP or Skinny.
> > I don't know if you can buy a phone with SIP image directly.. then you
> don't
> > have to pay more for another firmware. All I can say is that the quality
> of
> > the sound is brilliant on those phones, even with G.729 (maybe just a
> little
> > bit crispy).
>
> Do you know if this covers the 7960G as well?
>
> The product literature I've found on the 7960G says "The Cisco IP Phone
> 7960G is `multi-protocol enabled' supporting Session Initiated Protocol
> (SIP), Media Gateway Control Protocol (MGCP), as well as Cisco's
CallManager
> Skinny Client Control Protocol (SCCP)."
>
> The product literature on the 7960 doesn't seem to mention SIP support.
This
> seems to imply that the 7960G is SIP enabled "out of the box", but it
> doesn't specifically say it.
>
> I don't personally like the idea of paying around $950 for the phone and
> cable and then having to fork out yet another $288 for the SIP support,
> especially if it's just a download - it seems a bit ridiculous to me.
>
> > The same aplies to ATA-186. They are two images: one with Skinny and
MGCP
> > and the other one with H.323 and SIP.
> > Unfortunately (or not?) you cannot use one line with H.323 and one with
> > SIP..
>
> This is getting me worried. Can you buy the ATA-186 with SIP support out
of
> the box, or is that more money?
>
> The decision to purchase all this hardware isn't one I've taken lightly,
and
> if I'm going to be bitten by unexpected charges I'll have to rethink this.
>
> Regards,
> Shaun
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan" <dtoma at fx.ro>
> To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 25, 2003 4:32 PM
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] For the Australian Asterisk users
>
>
> > Hi Shaun,
> >
> > > I've also noticed that the same company mentioned sells "SIP and MGCP
> > > License for single 7960 IP phone" (Cisco product code SW-SM-UL-7960)
for
> > > AU$288.29 incl. GST - are these licenses required for interfacing with
> > > Asterisk, or only when using the Cisco Callmanager?
> >
> > They are several firmware images available for Cisco 7960. One of then
is
> > SIP, but it can Be MGCP or Skinny.
> > I don't know if you can buy a phone with SIP image directly.. then you
> don't
> > have to pay more for another firmware. All I can say is that the quality
> of
> > the sound is brilliant on those phones, even with G.729 (maybe just a
> little
> > bit crispy).
> >
> > The same aplies to ATA-186. They are two images: one with Skinny and
MGCP
> > and the other one with H.323 and SIP.
> > Unfortunately (or not?) you cannot use one line with H.323 and one with
> > SIP..
> >
> > BR,
> > Dan
>
>
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