[asterisk-users] cheap CHEAP ata

[Andrew Joakimsen]

Google shows one result for low cost ATA:
http://www.trixbox.org/forums/vendor-forums-non-certified/linksys-cisco/linksys-pap2-and-rt31p2-low-price

Buyer beware! Those are probably counterfeit!

On Fri, Apr 24, 2009 at 19:15, Wilton Helm <whelm at compuserve.com> wrote:
>>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
>
>
>
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