[Asterisk-Users] Re: Choosing an FXO card, Asterisk-Users Digest, Vol 18, Issue 100

[steve]

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Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 00:18:18 +0000
From: Mike Hemstock <mike at csits.net>
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Choosing an FXO card
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Folks,

I'm looking at buying an FXO card for my home Asterisk setup.  The question I 
have is, should I got for a the Digium Wildcard FXO or settle for the 
winmodem that Digium sell?  I have spoken to the UK distributor and they only 
sell the Wildcard.  They said that the quality of the modem was questionable.  
Does anyone have any experience of this?  Is the modem noticeably different 
from the Wildcard in terms of quality?  Does it do things the modem doesn't?  
Basically, it it worth putting out an extra £90 for the Wildcard?

Many thanks,
Mike.

I tried the X100P clone under two circumstances.  The first time was at home using and older system
and it would be slow to disconnect and answer incoming calls so I shelved it for a few months.  I then
tried it in a Dell server I had sitting around the office and it worked just fine. I suppose the real issue
would be the system you are planning on installing it in.  I think that either of the cards are rather rough
on a systems pci bus so faster is better.  If you are just wanting to play and experiment I would go with
the clone card and see how it works.

Your milage may vary,
Steve Cayona