[asterisk-users] Intro to DECT vs IP

Michelle Dupuis mdupuis at ocg.ca
Fri Jun 29 18:12:44 CDT 2012


I like the look of the C610H.  Is there a matching DECT base station by Gigaset?

(I can't figure this out looking at their site)

I see a C610IP but it's not clear if that base station supports multiple SIP accounts, multiple calls active.

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From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Chris Bagnall [asterisk at lists.minotaur.cc]
Sent: Friday, June 29, 2012 6:27 PM
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Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Intro to DECT vs IP

On 29/6/12 11:16 pm, Michelle Dupuis wrote:
> Can you really mix & match any base station with any DECT handset?

Yes and no.

> Do handsets have proprietary features which only work with their own basestations?  (eg: transfer between handsets)?

Yes. And that's the 'no' part of my answer above - whilst they may make
& take calls, you might well lose additional functionality. Transfer
hasn't been a particular problem (in my experience, it's better to use
the native asterisk functions for this on DECT phones), but call lists
most definitely have been an issue.

> Can i buy a good base station and get cheap Costco Dect handsets?

As above, if you weren't worried about all the features, quite probably.
But reasonable Gigaset DECT handsets designed for the base aren't
exactly expensive - I think the C610H is around the 30GBP mark -
substantially less if you're ordering quantity. And I've seen older
models for substantially less - I picked up a batch of new - but old
model S450s for around 30GBP for 6.

I don't think I've seen DECT units in Costco for much less than 20 GBP.

Kind regards,

Chris
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