[Asterisk-Users] was FXO cards

[Ariel Batista]

I have a strange but do-able Idea.

There is a box Called MediaTrix that gives you 4 FXO ports.  It's called the
1204.  Your set this unit up to forward the incoming number to your asterisk
system. Then on the Asterisk box you put 2 X100P cards.  The Mediatrix is
under $ 700.00 and it works.  I am using one of them and configured it with
SIP Sean help me out with this unit from NetXusa.  In fact I think he has
other FXO box's that can work lowering your cost and not having to put so
many boards into your Asterisk box.  Sean help us out here with a good box
Idea.  I have lots of Dialogic boards I there not good for Asterisk.
Hopefully by the beginning of the year Digium will have there 4 port FXO
board done!  It would really be nice to be able to mix and match it like 2
FXS, and 2 FXO ports on it!

I have also found and am working on getting a small blue box about 3X8X8
800mhz VIA chip set system running. It has one PCI slot.  This will make a
great Asterisk server!  Better then the Xbox setup.  Smaller and not
branded!

Good luck.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Michael Rowley" <os2doc at bellsouth.net>
To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Tuesday, December 09, 2003 9:48 PM
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] was FXO cards


> Hey guys,
>
> appreciate the input.  Here are some thoughts.
>
> ADSI phones are out of the question.  This is a business environment, I
> can't worry about my employees not knowing how to forward calls, answer
> calls when away from the multiline phone, and no ADSI phone will handle
> multiple lines that I have found.
>
> I would love to put 6 X100P cards in a case and run asterisk on it.
> but...
>
> I hate the idea of running a channel bank.  It just seems unecessary,
> and more crap to break, set up, and buy.
>
> DIalogic 4 and 12 port cards are expensive.  The 12 port prohibitively
> so, so I think I would be better off getting 2 of the 4 port cards.  I
> have found them for <900$ apiece on ebay.
>
> That compairs  as:
>
> Case 1  Channel bank
>
> Asterisk box: 500$ (provably less than this, as it is a minimal machine)
> T100P card: 500$
> Channel Bank 600$ (actually, from what I can find, provably more like
> 1000$ before I am done)
> Phones:  I am going to go with the Mitel Networks 5055, they are about
> 400$ apiece.
> Total: 1600$ for the setup (to 2000$) + 2000K for 5 phones.
>
> Case 2: FXO cards
>
> Asterisk box 500$
> Dialogic 4 port card 900$
> Phones: same as the above
> Total 1400$ plus phones, 2K$ for 5 phones.
>
> Case 3 proprietary system
>
> Mitel 3100 server: 3K
> Phones: 250$ apiece, 1250$ total.
> 4250$ total.
>
> Case 1 and 2 are ties in my eyes, except the channel bank would
> provably be cheaper to upgrade to 8 lines.  I am just afraid of the
> channel bank.  I just don't know anything about them.  If I buy the
> wrong crap, it gets really expensive fast, plus adds another layer of
> complexity.
>
>
> Michael Rowley MD
> FP
>
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