[asterisk-users] Really, really loud ringers

[Andrew Latham]

On Mon, May 9, 2011 at 4:40 PM, Justin Sherrill
<Justin.Sherrill at americanrocksalt.com> wrote:
> Anyone have some recommended equipment for alerting people to calls in a noisy environment?
>
> I have Polycom IP550 phones set up in some really noisy environments - our mine hoists - and they tend to drown out the ringers.  I'm using Clarity WR100s now.  They're analog devices, attached to Linksys PAP2T ATAs as part of a call group to get a loud (advertised as 95dB) ring out there, but it still could be louder.  Maybe a light-up option would be better.
>
> The old phone system here had some huge loudspeakers that someone had wired right into the speakers of the old digital phones.  I haven't figured out yet if they need a different voltage, or even if they still work; they were not responding when I replaced the attached phones.
>
> Justin C. Sherrill - American Rock Salt
> p: 585-991-6825 f: 585-991-6926 c: 585-298-6826

Look for ADA devices.  The Disabilities Act has encouraged some nice
products. And it allows for you to get ISDN service anywhere in the
country...

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