[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk Hardware - Channelbank vs SIP etc

[Scott Lambert]

On Wed, Jun 11, 2003 at 12:42:57AM -0500, denon wrote:
> We're doing a new * installation at a remote office soon, and I was just 
> curious what people's opinions were on hardware these days .. I've had 
> decent luck with T100Ps and Adtran, but I know times change ..
> 
> I'm looking to do roughly 15 handsets and 15 pstn, with some room to 
> grow.  I had planned on two T100Ps and two adtran 750s, one for handsets, 
> one for pstn.  

You might check the pricing on getting your 15 lines delivered on
T1/PRI.  It may be the same price or even cheaper.  And you save one
channel bank and the associated complexities.

It also only take 2 pair; which can be important in some neighborhoods.

<flashbacks of taking out an entire CO the first night we brought up our
 new PoP with 300 POTS dail-up lines.  The telco thanked us when we put
 in Cisco AS5200s instead of our Lucent PM2es. >

> I'm thinking of going SIP on the other side, though.  I've 
> been looking at the Grandstream budgetone phones, as well as their 
> "handytone".  Anyone have anything good or bad to say on these?  Cisco is 
> out of that office's budget, I'm afraid. We're replacing a cheapo key 
> system there, so it's all about the benjamins.. :\
> 
> I was also looking at:
> http://clipcomm.co.kr/eng/e_product/e_product_voip_analoggateway_4.html 
> (rumored to be D-Link's OEM?)
> and
> http://www.yoda.com.tw/SOLUTIONS/vg422r.htm
> 
> Any thoughts on these?
> 
> Has anyone had good luck with other low-cost channels banks? (noo, not 
> Zhone.. :)
> 
> Any tips are appreciated, you can catch me here or on irc as always ..
> 
> -d
> 
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Scott Lambert                    KC5MLE                       Unix SysAdmin
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