[Asterisk-Users] Strange T1 Problem - FIXED plus new question

[Mike Machado]

On Fri, 2004-04-16 at 08:45, mattf wrote:
> Sadly it's a limited to PRIs(at least that's what I've been told) You just
> can't send that much call data with a good old non-PRI T1. The up side is
> you get one extra voice channel to use as compared to a PRI. It's strange
> that the carrier doesn't have PRI cabability, I've run into many more
> carriers that can't do non-PRI. I've even had one that couldn't send me
> ANI(CallerID) on non-PRI lines.
> 
> Once you get into the world of ISDN and PRI, you start to be able to do a
> lot more with the signaling of calls, and you even have the ability to do
> faster call switching as compared to a non-PRI.
> 
> My advice is to get a different carrier, there are hundreds out there. And
> if you absolutely have to have dynamic CallerID transmission you should
> verify that your new carrier will let you do that before you sign a
> contract(Make sure you verify it by talking to an actual switch tech from
> the carrier, sales people will lie through their teeth to get you to sign
> that contract).
> 
> Hope this helps,
> 
> MATT---
> 


My situation is a little different. The carrier switch is about 100 feet
away from my asterisk box. The company I am working for is a CLEC and
they have their own switch. The switch I am connected to does not have a
very expensive PRI signaling card ($35k), so they can only do CAS.

If I was a customer and getting service from a carrier, I would
definitely have gotten a PRI. Thanks for your perspective on this.