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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>I currently have a Toshiba Strata DK424 with a Stratagy
voicemail system (4 ports). I am looking to go from having a receptionist
answering the phone to an automated attendant. It appears that Asterisk
can be the solution, but I have some questions. Do I just replace the
Stratagy with the Asterisk or do I need to reconfigure the routing of the phone
lines? Currently, the POTS lines come in to the Strata phone system.
Would I need to have the POTS lines come in to the Asterisk then connect the Strata
to the Asterisk? The Strata is equipped with an automated attendant, but
only having 4 ports causes dropped calls. At the current time, we just
want to use the automated attendant and voicemail features, but we intend to
start using VoIP and SIP. Finally, which cards do I need to
purchase? I am not familiar with all the terminology, so I am a little
confused with FXS and FXO. Once I figure out where things need to go, I
think it would make things a little easier. All our phone lines come in
on POTS lines, but we may change to PRI at some point. I understand that
this will change which cards I need. I have mainly been looking at the
Digium cards do to pricing. The Intel (Dialogic) cards seem to be a lot
more expensive. Are the Intel’s any better than the Digium?
Any assistance would be greatly appreciated.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Thanks in advance.<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Arial><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Arial'>Michael</span></font><o:p></o:p></p>
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