[Asterisk-Users] Lucent Phones

[Steve Towlson]

If you just wanted to get IP connectivity to your ICS, then using Citel products may not be the way to go.

If you have outgrown your ICS and want to add more phones, or if you want to add a voice mail system for example, then moving to an IP system can be more cost effective.  It all comes down to where you want to take your system and how much it costs.

If you are already using Asterisk for VoIP then you've already made the decision and sorted the phones out - you wouldn't buy a handset gateway.  But if you were a legacy phone user now, and you were considering VoIP, then you wouldn't have to be tied to the same legacy PBX vendor.  Using a handset gateway gives you the choice of going with various IP-PBX solutions.

The question originally asked was whether legacy phones could be supported from Asterisk - the answer is yes.  If the solution suits a particular requirement then fine, if it doesn't then you have to look elsewhere, but there are plenty of legacy PBX users out there who are intending to take advantage of IP telephony, but who want to keep the huge investment they've made in their handsets.

Regards,
Steve.

-----Original Message-----
From: Andrew Kohlsmith [mailto:akohlsmith-asterisk at benshaw.com]
Sent: 29 April 2004 14:33
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Lucent Phones


> I've only just picked up on this thread, and being responsible for
> engineering activities at Citel Technologies, I have a direct interest in
> some of the points being discussed.  For the purpose of this forum, I'll
> keep this response brief, but for anybody involved in actual business
> opportunities that Citel products may help with, please don't hesitate to
> contact me directly using the details below.

I reviewed your product for the Norstar phones and I have to ask what clear 
advantage your solution gives me over purchasing a PRI and clocking card for 
my Norstar Modular ICS system?

The product literature on your site states that I can remove my modular ICS, 
buy a 3com NBX system and your card and plug all my phones into your card.  
The NBX takes care of the VOIP.

I might be missing something, but I think I can get the same functionality and 
probably more by keeping my existing Modular ICS and simply plugging it into 
a T100P or TE405P.

Am I missing something?

Regards,
Andrew
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