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

[Ing. Angel Gomez Garcia]

denon wrote:

> At 06:44 PM 6/11/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>
>> 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. >
>
>
>
> Yep, that's the ideal way, but unfortunately, PRIs are horribly 
> expensive at the offices I've been looking at, so I'm stuck with analog.
>
> -d
>
>
>
>> > 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 
>
I have one and it works very well, there might be some things that can 
be enhanced ( like the indicator of new voice mail messages ) but hey, 
its only $85.00 dlls.

>>
>> > 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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