[Asterisk-Users] BRI Newbie - What Hardware, PCI, in the US?

[Chris Bagnall]

> I do not even know which brands/models to consider that are 
> out there. Given that we are in the US, and want to use BRI 
> to improve sound quality (no echo, no static), what would be 
> some good cards to look at? I hear a lot about BRIStuff, 
> which I think is used on the Junghanns cards (like the 
> quadBRI PCI ISDN), using the CAPI channel. Are those the 
> Cadillac of ISDN cards?

Consensus certainly seems to be the Junghanns cards are amongst the best,
but not exactly cheap. If you only need to service 2 BRIs, you might want to
look at some of the passive options. We have a number of sites here in the
UK running 2 HFC-S based cards in a box, all of which seem quite
satisfactory (no echo, etc.). Over here you can pick up HFC-S based cards
(the ones we use are these: http://www.solwise.co.uk/isdn.htm) for under
£20, so they're probably even cheaper on your side of the pond.

Regards,

Chris
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C.M. Bagnall, Director, Minotaur I.T. Limited
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