[Asterisk-Users] ACT Gateways

[Miroslav Nachev]

   Dear Alex,

   From where you found this device for $165? I found that the List
Price of this device is $220. Can you send me the URL or some
contacts?


   Best Regards,
   Miroslav Nachev

AB> Hi,

AB> We choose the Mediatrix 2102 with 2 analogue and 2 ethernet ports.

AB> Cost: £89.99 (roughly equiv $165).

AB> We are using these to hook up Faxes and DECT phones (cordless).
AB> The top of the range business DECT from from BT is £30 (if you buy a few from trade).
AB> Worth mentioning that even VoiceMail indication works on the
AB> BT analogue phone.  Also the voice quality was actually better on
AB> the top of the range business DECT phone than the top of the range
AB> home BT phone which retails at around £90 (the one that includes
AB> SMS / mobile sim card support).

AB> What other cordless choices are there for native SIP phones???

AB> Zyxel Prestige 2000W Wireless SIP Phone = £159.99 (on sale even).


AB> I think you can easily do the math and realise what the best option is.

AB> HTH

AB> Alex

AB> -----Original Message-----
AB> From: Benjamin on Asterisk Mailing Lists
AB> [mailto:benjk.on.asterisk.ml at gmail.com] 
AB> Sent: 25 October 2004 11:32
AB> To: Miroslav Nachev
AB> Cc: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
AB> Subject: Re: Re[2]: [Asterisk-Users] ACT Gateways


AB> On Mon, 25 Oct 2004 12:37:33 +0200, Miroslav Nachev <miro at space-comm.com> wrote:
>>    Unfortunately the Mediatrix products are very expensive.

AB> just one example. my point was that as of this moment, ACT
AB> are more focussed on their phones and it may well be wise to look
AB> for gateways elsewhere for the time being, whereever that
AB> elsewhere may be.

>> example the price for Two-port access device with SIP protocol is 
>> $275.

AB> I don't really understand the obsession with FXS devices.

AB> The only uses I see for FXS are

AB> - connect a FAX machine, where FAX may not be the best application for VoIP anyway,
AB> - connect an existing cordless phone, where you probably have
AB> only one such device and a Grandstream HT286 will just do fine,
AB> - connect the analog phone in a hotel to a travel adapter,
AB> IAXy would seem to be the best choice here because you are so much
AB> more likely to encounter NAT traversal problems and other
AB> obstacles that you may not be able to resolve with a SIP device,
AB> - feed some Internet based phone services into a legacy PBX
AB> that wants to see them as CO lines, here again, depending on the
AB> number of feeds, HT286 may be cheap and cheerful enough.

AB> For anything else IP phones should be the default with no
AB> buts and no ifs. I am always puzzled by how people desperately
AB> hang on to legacy stuff they don't really need and in the process
AB> create a beast of a kludge technology. The x86 architecture (or
AB> lack thereof) should be an example that serves to show how not to
AB> design your stuff with legacy support as your all-overriding
AB> number one priority. So, let's not make the same mistake with
AB> VoIP. Let's get rid of analog phones as fast and forcefully as we
AB> possibly can.

AB> In other words, FXS should be the very very last resort when there is really no other way.

AB> Having said that, I notice that Yoda have a 4 port FXO
AB> gateway (VG400), or at least it can be configured to be a 4 port
AB> FXO gateway. Now, that is rather interesting. Do you have any idea
AB> how much this device costs (ballpark figure wise) and how well it
AB> can adapt to PSTNs in other countries?

AB> rgds
AB> benjk