[Asterisk-Users] ADSI Analogue phones

[Jayson Vantuyl]

On Thu, Apr 24, 2003 at 03:53:51PM +1000, Adam Goryachev wrote:
> I'm trying to work out whether I want an ADSI phone or not, and in fact,
> whether it is ... useful/works with Asterisk.
Yes, they are very nifty.  Some stuff needs to be disabled in * to make
them usable (ADSI in the voicemail system needs to be mostly disabled)
but that's pretty minor stuff for even a novice code-monkey.

> I have decided that for the cost/performance of the various IP based phones,
> I am not interested, I seem to get significantly better quality from a plain
> analogue phone using the TDM40B card.
I agree.

> Is it beneficial to get an ADSI phone as opposed to a plain old analogue
> phone from the local K-Mart?
Yes.  For PBX style operation they feel more . . . PBX-like.  The hard
part is getting the correct phones.

> What are the options for ADSI capable phones which will work with the
> TDM40B?
I like the Aastra PowerTouch 390 or 480 models.

> Is there anyone in Australia who can supply an ADSI capable phone?
Mmmmm.  I can get American ones but I doubt they're certified to operate
there.  The big problem is getting a phone that has a code that you can
get.  I've gone back and forth (I actually have had six different
phones) before they finally got me one that they would give me the
programming code for.  This is the number one problem with ADSI.

> Am I looking in the wrong direction and I just need to get a something else
> enabled phone?
The only other messaging specs * meets are Gnophone (pretty much a
computer based application) and CallerID.

> I'm mainly thinking that to replace an existing PBX where they have the
> various buttons for different extensions, or other slightly more advanced
> features....
I'd be willing to provide remote help on the software side and I can try
to direct you to the correct people for the Aastra phones (I've talked
to someone at Digium).

Jayson