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

[Jason Walker]

Ken,
Also stay away from Swissvoice phones
 
 I have found several ways to do the second thing.
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+Connect+2+servers
It works great.

Jason

Tom Vile wrote:
> I tend to stay away from the Grandstream phones for business use 
> because they simply break to easily.  I would suggest using Snom 
> phones like the Snom 300 for around $99.
>
> 2 Asterisk boxes in different locations?  Sure, you can do that and 
> its quite easily.
>
> On 11/1/06, *Ken Williams* <ken at intermountainelectronics.com 
> <mailto:ken at intermountainelectronics.com>> wrote:
>
>     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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>     Latham
>     Sent: Wednesday, November 01, 2006 5:51 AM
>     To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>     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
>     <mailto: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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