[Asterisk-Users] DID over analog?

[Damon Estep]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Ken D'Ambrosio
> Sent: Monday, January 30, 2006 9:22 AM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] DID over analog?
> 
> I've some DID's that I'm using for in-bound faxing, but I'm having
some
> trouble with getting that working perfectly on my T1.  So I'm thinking
of
> pointing them to an analog line.  Will the DID's simply come in over
the
> analog, presumably sending the DID digits via DTMF?  Or is that not
> something that'll work?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> -Ken


One would have to think that fixing the T1 issue is a far better
solution, have you tried asking the questions related to the T1 fax
problems?

Analog DID trunks are problematic at best, and not supported as far as I
have seen in asterisk.

Most reliable DID trunks are 4 wire, not 2 wire. They require a special
DID trunk interface and I have not seen one for asterisk.

While there are 2 wire DID trunks form some telcos, they are a joke.

ISDN BRI (2B+D) is also a viable solution as multiple numbers can be
routed to an ISDN BRI line - call your telco and see if they will do
multiple numbers on ISDN and then look at the capi cards for use with
asterisk like the DIVA series from EICON. I have no personal experience
with them but many others do.

Damon