[Asterisk-Users] Mediatrix 1204 (4x FXO)

[Wojciech Tryc]

>
> Don't know how far you've tried to take the 1204 in terms of functions,
> but we did the same thing over a two month period and found:
>
> 1. handling outbound calls on a "per pstn line" basis (eg, directing
> certain calls to certain pstn lines) is very non-standard and subject
> to future failures as code changes happen in * and the 1204.

Correct, but I don't need to have access on per channel basis.

> 2. ring-cadence detect is done on the first ring after the 1204 reboot
> and applied to all four ports. If the pstn lines happen to come from
> different Central Offices (with slightly different cadences), callerid
> and other such timing sensitive functions will fail.
I believe that you can actually change that, you have to specify time in ms
not a number of rings.

> 3. security is less then acceptable. If the 1204 is exposed to the
> Internet, anyone can make calls, change settings, etc.

Correct, but in real production wouldn't you keep it behind the Firewall?

> 4. the per-port cost is substantially higher then many other products
> "if" you consider the cost of keeping the firmware reasonably current
> as standards evolve.

Yes, but SIP connectivity (instead of PCI) adds lots of flexibility

> 5. the box does not follow published sip standards; only selected pieces.

I am sure that they will release new firmware with better support for SIP

> 6. diagnosing problems and monitoring operational functions in a
real-world
> production environment is less then acceptable.

Agreed
> 7. support is limited to whatever your reseller provides, which is less
> then acceptable if your reseller is not familiar with *.

This is reality of the 21st century :)
>
> We also found the voice quality to be very good, echo cancellation was
> good, etc. With relatively easy firmware tweeks to interoperate with *
> and standards better, it would be a nice pstn interface; however, they
> seem to not have any interest in going there.

:)

Regards,
Wojtek
>
> Rich
>
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