[Asterisk-Users] Digium Wildcard T1 Compatibility

[Steve Totaro]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Steve Underwood" <steveu at coppice.org>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
<asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 9:26 AM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Digium Wildcard T1 Compatibility


> Cirelle Enterprises wrote:
>
> >----- Original Message ----- 
> >From: "Steve Totaro" <asterisk at totarotechnologies.com>
> >To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
<asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> >Sent: Sunday, October 24, 2004 8:17 AM
> >Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Digium Wildcard T1 Compatibility
> >
> >
> >| A flex grow is like a channel bank.  A normal PRI comes into a router.
The
> >| router breaks out some channels for data and the other voice channels
become
> >| analog POTS lines.  You will need POTS cards.
> >|
> >| I am positive that you could have your T100P and asterisk provide this
> >| function so that you wouldnt need their equipment or POTS.  Just
depends on
> >| the tech you get whether they will help or not.  Just read the first
> >| paragraph of the product description on Digium's site.
> >| http://www.digium.com/index.php?menu=wildcard_t100p
> >|
> >
> >we have sprint with verizon local loop, and sprint cannot see the t100p
card
> >but they show the link as being up
> >
> >
> They see the link is up, but can't see the card? What teh heck is that
> supposed to mean? Its sounds suspiciously like telco drivel. :-)
>
> >the decision to send the t100p back to digium or not will be made this
morning
> >after fooling with the card for about a month now, without success.
> >
> >calling the sangoma folks this morning since they support all aspects of
> >their cards (data and voice) where digium does not.   and they also
appear
> >to work with asterisk
> >
> >
> Since 90% of problms are due to clueless telco people who don't know how
> to get their end right, what makes you think a Sangoma card will help?
>
> Steve

agreed!  did they even send out a tech with a tbird?  Have you attach a
loopback?