[Asterisk-Users] Newbie just starting out with *

[John Todd]

>Nice...so mixing and matching IP and POTS is ok and common then?

Yes.

>I do care what the IP phones cost but then again I'm a gadget 
>freak..if it has a big enough "cool" factor I may be able to justify 
>price. What exactly does the Cisco phone get me over a Grandstream? 
>I have an NBX100 (3com voip) at work and while it has its nify 
>features 3com really dropped the ball on some of the features. Like 
>2K just to make it a true IP phone and then it only works with NT 
>and not a H.323 gateway..but thats a whole other thing that irks me.

A 79xx Cisco phone is (IMHO) higher quality and has many more 
features, including programmability with the large LCD screen.  The 
ATA-186 is simply an analog-to-ethernet adapter, and you'll need your 
own phone.  However, it still has some nice features and has seen 
much more testing than the Grandstream.  The Grandstream is cheap, 
but I prefer my nice Nortel phones or vtech wireless phones on my 
ATA-186, or the 7960 I use as my primary phone.

The one major advantage for a power user on the 7960 is that it has 
six line appearances, which makes inbound/outbound calling with 
identity differentiation possible.

>Can any of the IP phones play a wav file as a ring tone? What about 
>using an LDAP directory for dialing? I'd LOVE that and that may even 
>increase the "wife factor" too hehehe.

- Yes, the Cisco can play converted .wav files as ringtones (not raw 
.wav files, but minor effort required)

- LDAP for dialing: not easily.  Cisco 7960 supports xml directories 
for dialing, though, and it pulls that off a web server, so you could 
write a quick LDAP->XML dump with perl.

JT


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>WipeOut . wrote:
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>>My .02c...(Purely my own opinions)..
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>>Get the X100P and if you need 4 analog ports get the TDM400P..
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>>I use an X100P and a S100U(2 analog phone cordless system) and then 
>>4 IP phones..
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>>Your choice of IP phones are..
>>
>>"I don't care what it costs" - Go for Cisco..
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>>"I do care what it costs but still want something stylish and 
>>feature packed" - Go for Snom200..
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>>"Cost is very important cos the budget is tight but I still want a 
>>good usable phone" - Go for Grandstream 101 or 102..
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>>I have 2 Snom200's and 2 GS 102's..
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>>Hope that helps.. shout if you have more questions..
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>>Just a note.. IIRC fax machines sometimes have some issues..
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>>Later..
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>>>Hey all...I'm brand new to * and I want to convert my home into a pbx
>>>type setup. I've figured out that I want a Wildcard X100P to bring my
>>>single POTS CO into my Linux box. My problem is that I'm sure sure what
>>>I need to do to get my analog phones connected up into a structured
>>>phone system. It *looks* like I can go the route of the Cisco Analog ->
>>>VOIP for about $100 on ebay. That will get me two analog devices on the
>>>system. If I have four analog devices (2 normal phones, 1 fax and one 4
>>>phone cordless system) is this the best setup? Do I need the TDM10B with
>>>the Asterisk TDM Dev Kit or does that just let me do one analog phone
>>>into the system? When converting from analog to VOIP do I get all the
>>>same features that I would if I got a TDM400P (4 ports of analog devices)?
>>>
>>>As I said I'm new and I would LOVE any pointers, HOWTOs or any good
>>>advice from people who have already done something similar. This project
>>>started out because I'm tired of the telemarketers calling and it looks
>>>like this will be the best and most flexable way to get my phone system
>>>wired up. I'm interested in any opinions on any real VOIP phones for a
>>>house (assuming VOIP) is the way to go.
>>>
>>>I envision that I could have a phone in every room, be able to do an
>>>intercom, MOH so I can hear music in each room etc....ideas?
>>>
>>>Thanks for the help and your patience,
>>>Chris
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