[Asterisk-Users] 3-4 port FXO card recommendations

[Michael Graves]

On Wed, 31 Mar 2004 12:54:02 -0500, Angus Berry wrote:

>A quick search on eBay turned up this 4 port FXO external box for
>US$299:
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3087347715&category=51279
>
>...anyone know if it's compatible with Asterisk?
>
>Tip: Search eBay for "FXO" and check the box saying search titles and
>descriptions.
>
>On Wed, 2004-03-31 at 11:06, Mark Buckaway wrote:
>> *This message was transferred with a trial version of CommuniGate(tm) Pro*
>> In setting up Asterisk, I'm looking to dump my current phone system (Nortel 
>> Venture). I presently have three POTS lines.
>> 
>> I would use a VOIP provider, but now are presently available in the Toronto, ON, 
>> CANADA area that support user owned hardware/software. I need a 416/647 area 
>> code number.
>> 
>> In looking at FXO cards to atteach to the lines, I've seen the Digum single port 
>> FXO card and their multipoort FXS cards. So far, the cheapest route seems to be 
>> to buy three Digum FXO cards; however, the system I want to use them it only has 
>> some three/four PCI slots. Having one card with three FXO ports would be useful. 
>> I'm also open to using an external device. I bought a DLink dual port MCGP FXS 
>> device and that works well. The name of the game is CHEAP though...and Ebay has 
>> not been very useful.

A quick hunt around the net shows this Ericsson unit on E-bay as H.323
only. The price is good, but I'd rather have SIP....actually I'd rather
have IAX2!

Michael

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