[asterisk-users] cheap CHEAP ata

[Wilton Helm]

>Have you checked ebay? 

Just beware that there are a lot of ATAs on Ebay that are locked to Vonage
or similar providers.  While they are not impossible to unlock, it requires
considerable time and good Linux networking experience, as the process
generally involves creating an isolated world (with its own DNS, etc) that
mimics the provider and then "updates" configuration files.

If you want a lot of cheap ATAs it might be worth your while to set up such
a system, as most of the work would be for the first one and the rest would
be relatively easy.

On the other hand, if you weren't anticipating this problem, you might get
stuck with a bunch of useless paperweights, which wouldn't make the total
cost of the solution very cheap.

Wilton