[Asterisk-Users] I need feed back on how an Aastra VentureIP 4FXO

Mon Jan 16 23:16:06 MST 2006

Point taken.

At $1300 per month it really isn't worth it.

PaulH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tim Litwiller" <tim at litwiller.net>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
<asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 17, 2006 4:41 PM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] I need feed back on how an Aastra VentureIP
4FXO

> We'd love that - but our business is in Kansas - 6 miles from town - and
> a T1 is over $1300 per month - so it's not an option. 8 lines will be
> around $360 + long distance.  Luckily we can get DSL because our phone
> company is using some Canadian technology that allows dsl to work up to
> 12 miles from the CO. Instead of 2 mile like Sprint does in the next
> county over where I live.
>
>
>
>
>
> pdhales at optusnet.com.au wrote:
> > Point taken!
> >
> > Then an T1/E1 is the way to go.
> >
> > PaulH
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Tim Litwiller" <tim at litwiller.net>
> > To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
> > <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> > Sent: Monday, January 16, 2006 9:18 AM
> > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] I need feed back on how an Aastra
VentureIP
> > 4FXO
> >
> >
> >
> >> Well we have 3 sales people that are out visiting customers 50% or more
> >> of the time and it will get more as we got them laptops now.  And if we
> >> can forward the calls to their cell phones with our phone system
instead
> >> of giving the customers their cell numbers and then hanging up on the
> >> customer it will provide a better experience  for the customer and
> >> better control for us.  It may still be overkill but 4 lines aren't
> >> enough in the busy season and if we have 3 calling in and getting
> >> forwarded thru another to cells that is six already. And business is
> >> growing so we want room to expand before having to upgrade again.
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >> pdhales at optusnet.com.au wrote:
> >>
> >>> 8 lines for 10 phones is overkill....really....
> >>>
> >>> PaulH
> >>>
> >>> ----- Original Message ----- 
> >>> From: "Tim Litwiller" <tim at litwiller.net>
> >>> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
> >>> <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> >>> Sent: Sunday, January 15, 2006 2:38 PM
> >>> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] I need feed back on how an Aastra
> >>>
> > VentureIP
> >
> >>> 4FXO
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>> Thanks for the heads up - I didn't see anything that said it did work
> >>>> with asterisk so I thought I better ask.
> >>>>
> >>>> So if you where setting up a 6 - 8 telephone line system with 10 - 12
> >>>> phones and trying to stay under $3000 for the system and phones what
> >>>> would you suggest.  It sounds like if I can't do it for $3000 or
under
> >>>> we will just stay with our old - outdated - partially functional
phone
> >>>> system.
> >>>>
> >>>> I can probably reuse a workstation machine. And use AAH to make
install
> >>>> and configuration easy.  But that leaves some device ( suggest one to
> >>>> me) for
> >>>> * 8 fxo ports -And **12 voip phones
> >>>> * I think I'll just pass the fax/dsl line directly to the fax machine
> >>>> and dsl modem since we don't use it for anything else anyways and
that
> >>>> means we don't have to worry about receiving faxes thru asterisk.
> >>>> ** I'd like to use the new Sipura 941's but may have to go with
> >>>> grandstream 2000's because of cost.
> >>>>
> >>>> We were supposed to have this done in November but cost issues have
> >>>> pushed it back this far already - so I'm not sure when this will
> >>>>
> > happen.
> >
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>> Cory Andrews wrote:
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>> The Aastra VentureIP system used a semi proprietary, non SIP
> >>>>> protocol.  I do not think it would integrate with Asterisk very
well.
> >>>>>
> >>>>> Cory J Andrews
> >>>>> ++++++++++++
> >>>>> VOIPSupply.com
> >>>>> 454 Sonwil Drive
> >>>>> Buffalo, NY 14225
> >>>>> ++++++++++++++
> >>>>> voice - 716.630.1555 X22
> >>>>> email - Cory at VOIPSupply.com
> >>>>> AIM - B2CORY
> >>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Carlos Chavez"
> >>>>> <cursor at telecomabmex.com>
> >>>>> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
> >>>>> <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> >>>>> Sent: Saturday, January 14, 2006 6:04 PM
> >>>>> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] I need feed back on how an Aastra
> >>>>> VentureIP 4FXO
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>
> >>>>>> On Sat, 14 Jan 2006 11:22:51 -0600, Tim Litwiller wrote
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>> works with Asterisk.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>> I'm thinking I'd need 2 to support 6-8 lines - Or suggest some
other
> >>>>>>> equipment that will provide up to 8 fxo ports and connect to
> >>>>>>>
> > asterisk.
> >
> >>>>>>> for future projects I'd also like something with 2 fxo ports and
4 -
> >>>>>>> 5 fxs ports - I suppose a digium card would do fine for 2 fxo and
> >>>>>>> 2fxs and I could do a sipura 2002 for 2 more.
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>>
> >>>>>>     I do not think that the Venture IP will work with Asterisk at
> >>>>>> all.  As
> >>>>>> far as I know it is a self contained system.  The gateway unit will
> >>>>>> autoconfigure the phones so they work together.  The firmware for
the
> >>>>>> phones
> >>>>>> is not the same as the one used for SIP and Asterisk.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>> -- 
> >>>>>> Carlos Chavez
> >>>>>> Director de Tecnología
> >>>>>> Telecomunicaciones Abiertas de México S.A. de C.V.
> >>>>>> Tel: +52-55-91169161 Ext 2001
> >>>>>>
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