[Asterisk-Users] Credit Card machines / interop

Craig Guy cguy at bigpond.net.au
Wed Sep 29 16:38:51 MST 2004


The setup is ATA286 -> * -> PSTN via TE410p quad port E1

$145 Australian would be about $80 odd US.

Craig
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chris Shaw" <chriss at watertech.com>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
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Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2004 1:59 AM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Credit Card machines / interop


> Reeeealy.... So is it from ATA-286 -> * -> PSTN or ATA-286 -> * -> VoIP ->
> PSTN?
>
> That's really cool that you can get 33.6k over sip! If you're paying more
> than $70 for an ATA-286 you're paying WAAAY too much...
>
>     -Chris
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Craig Guy" <cguy at bigpond.net.au>
> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
> <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 8:47 AM
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Credit Card machines / interop
>
>
> > We use a Grandstream ATA-286 for our analog fax and also for modem
dialup
> to
> > our bank and it works ok.  We use Ulaw/Alaw codec and get reliable 33k
> > connects on our 56k modem.  Our ata-286 cost $145 each.
> >
> > Craig
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Alex Barnes" <abarnes at ubiquitysoftware.com>
> > To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
> > <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 11:01 PM
> > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Credit Card machines / interop
> >
> >
> > The object wasn't really to try to reduce costs by passing the call over
> > VOIP but since a possible deployment will not have a channel bank other
> > old school PBX type things I still need a way to connect these Credit
> > Cards machines to the ISDN line via the *.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Brandon Patterson (peering) [mailto:siptech at livevoip.com]
> > Sent: 29 September 2004 15:45
> > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Credit Card machines / interop
> >
> >
> > These machines in many cases call a freephone number, 800 number
> > in N. America but, around the world mostly numbers that are tollfree.
> > You cannot change the machine so like the Borg you need to adapt!
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: Alex Barnes <mailto:abarnes at ubiquitysoftware.com>
> >
> > To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> > Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 2004 8:21 AM
> > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Credit Card machines / interop
> >
> > Hi all,
> >
> > One of the areas I am trying to research before I can
> > confidently start deploying Asterisk is "Credit Card Machines". (PDQ /
> > Streamline machines / any similar)
> >
> > I'm talking about the credit card swipe boxes at point
> > of sale desks.  I believe they dial out to the specific bank provider
> > everytime a card is swiped.
> >
> > My question is:
> >
> > - Does anyone have any experience using these type of
> > devices with Asterisk, possibly with a SIPURA type SIP device.
> > - If not, is my assumption that at the very worst I will
> > just have to connect them to a FXS port on the * and that should let the
> > device break out onto the ISDN E1 line?
> >
> > As always thanks for any insights / advice people can
> > give.
> >
> > cheers
> >
> > alex
> >
> > (My background is over 4yrs in SIP so if you have SIP
> > protocol questions feel free to ask)
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