[Asterisk-Users] Global configuration question

[David Carr]

Not to incite a flame war, but the only phone I like is the Cisco 7960. If
you look hard enough you can find them off-lease for around $235 with a
power brick. Cisco just came out with some new firmware that adds features
previously sorely missed (like call forwarding). Once you get used to being
able to search the company directory, get weather information, and pull up
stock quotes all from the handset you will never want to go back. This
assumes you know how to have a little fun with xml but fun it is.

Take my advice cautiously though because the only other IP phone I have
experience with is the Grandstream BudgetTone which I regret ever
purchasing. If you really want to go cheap, buy a $200 channel bank on ebay
and put in analog phones.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of Sérgio
> Bernardo
> Sent: Wednesday, November 12, 2003 1:18 PM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Global configuration question
>
>
> Hi there,
>
> I'm new to Asterisk. Installed, configured, but not really used it
> yet...
>
> I'm considering some investment on mounting a small network for voice
> phones, say 20 to 30 terminals.
>
> What hardware should I use for the telephones ? IP Phones seam too
> expensive and I'm sure they do a lot of things that are not needed in
> Asterisk context...
>
> Are there other hardware solutions?
> What about USB phones connected to personal computers? Anything out
> there?
>
>
> Thanks to all for this briliant product!!!!
> --
> Sergio
>
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