[asterisk-users] cheap ip phone with auto-answer

[Gordon Henderson]

On Wed, 30 Dec 2009, Leif Neland wrote:

> Tim Nelson skrev:
>> ----- "Leif Neland" <leifn at neland.dk> wrote:
>>
>>> I want some cheap ip-phones with auto-answer, to work as paging system
>>>
>>> at dinnertime.
>>> Options, please.
>>>
>>> Leif
>>
>> I've had great luck using the BT201 phones from Grandstream for this 
>> purpose. In fact, this is the only situation where I still use 
>> Grandstream handsets. They support "auto answer" as well as "auto 
>> answer by call info" which allows you to auto answer based upon the SIP 
>> header in case you don't want *ALL* calls to be auto answered.
>>
> I've ordered a couple of BT200, with two ethernet ports, so I don't need
> a hub on the single ethernet jack.
>
> It seems the older BT100 does not have the "auto answer by call info"
> with the latest *1.0.8.33*; can it use the firmware for BT20x, 1.2.2.19
> <http://www.grandstream.com/DOWNLOAD/FIRMWARE/BT200_GXP/Release_BT200_GXP_1.2.2.19.zip>
> ?
> Or is there "hacked" versions available?

Not that I'm aware of, but I'm surprised you can still get the BT10x's as 
I thought they'd been obsoleted... If you are using them, be aware that 
they have a 10Mb HUB and not a 10/100 Switch that the 20x's have..

Gordon