[asterisk-users] TDM Cards or PSTN>VOIP Gateways?

[Lee Jenkins]

Lee Jenkins wrote:
> 
> OK, I think I may have found the problem for myself at least.  Actually, 
> a friend of mine suggested it.  Apparently, Asterisk is a little too 
> fast for the card.
> 
> Placing a "w" in front of the number to insert a pause looks like it did 
> the trick!
> 
> Dial(ZAP/1/w5555555)
> 
> Looks like it gives the card a chance to come online?
> 
> So, at least in this case, it was not that Asterisk was keeping the line 
> open (which I doubted based on the fact that I could call into that line 
> anytime) but instead that the card was not coming on line fast enough 
> and Asterisk was just pushing part of the phone number to dial to the card.
> 
> My thanks to Rick Neubaurer who suggested the fix.
> 

I completely sent the wrong header in this post.  Sorry folks, this was 
mean the for the thread: Installed TDM02B - Problem when other end 
hangs	up.

I was going to ask this THIS thread what others thought about the 
Gateway products like the Grandstream 4104 that I say posted earlier 
this week.  Anyone else have any thoughts on these products?

Personally, I'd like to just purchase TDM cards if I can to support 
digium, but if the Gateways are easy to install and provide a way to 
offload processing from the server then maybe I'll buy one and tinker 
with it.

Just curious if anyone else had any input on these devices.


Again, sorry about the wrong initial post.

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Warm Regards,

Lee