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

[Leif Neland]

Gordon Henderson skrev:
> 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..
>
>   

I didn't say I could/would get a BT100, I already got two, which don't 
do "auto answer by call info".

Leif