[asterisk-users] Re: Newbie Questions - Grandstorm phones?

[Ken Williams]

Thanks everyone for the input.  After pricing everything we need out,
it's not worth trying to get our old system to work, so I've pitched
ditching everything and starting over.  I'm very excited and hoping
they'll go for it.

Regardless, I'm going to throw a box together for my house, we have no
home phone (just cell phones) so this'll be a great way of testing.  

All that being said, any comments on the Grandstorm phones?  I've
ordered the GS-101 for my house, and I'm seeing the GXP-2000 is VERY
inexpensive for a business solution.  I see it has room for 4 lines with
7 programmable buttons.  I assume I can put a few more lines on the
programmable buttons (we have 6 lines at our main location).  

One last newbie question, I assume if I have an Asterisk PBX at 2
locations in different states, I'll be able to transfer a call that
comes into location1 to a user at location2.  

Thanks again for the quick responses & help.

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Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Re: Newbie Questions

Ken

If these are older comdials then they are just analog phones with "extra
signaling".  The extra signaling could be on the main twisted pair
(likely) or on the next twisted pair as data (9600 baud modem) like some
of the nortels do.  Always remember that it would cost the companies a
ton to make every system totally closed....

That being said, the entry price for IP phones or ADSI phones can be
much lower than you think.  Find a good consultant in your area, get an
ATA, a TDM card, and an Aastra/SNOM/Polycom/Granstream to play with.
You can order the Aastra phones from your local electrical supply
company (the place with a long counter and lots of electricians drinking
coffee ordering their parts.).


Andrew

On 10/31/06, Ken Williams <ken at intermountainelectronics.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> I knew I should've waited til tomorrow to send the e-mail so I could 
> have a nights thought on the subject.
>
> That being said, scratch the FXO/FXS thing, what I really picture is 
> someway of passing proprietary information through the Asterisk PBX's 
> on both ends to get remote locations on our phone system through a 
> VOIP connection.  That
> is:
>
> Comdial Phone -> Comdial System -> Asterisk PBX (FXO?) -> Internet -> 
> Asterisk PBX (FXO?) -> Comdial Phone
>
> I realize this isn't likely an option, but before I try pitching new 
> hardware for everything, thought I'd see if a cheaters option was
available.
>
>
> Thanks for any help.
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