[Asterisk-Users] Newbie Question: Building an Asterisk system to replace an old PBX but using existing phone

[Sean Rima]

Tom Rymes wrote:
> On Aug 11, 2005, at 11:49 AM, Sean Rima wrote:
> 
>> Tom Rymes wrote:
>>
>>> On Aug 11, 2005, at 10:35 AM, Sean Rima wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Andrew Kohlsmith wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> On Thursday 11 August 2005 09:31, Sean Rima wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> They are standard phones but I also want them to have all the  
>>>>>> features
>>>>>> that Asterisk does provide, so I may build a bos for my house 
>>>>>> and  show
>>>>>> them that as well
> 
> Sean,
> 
> The client has a good idea in keeping the basic analog phones, since 
> all of their guests know how to use them. If you put a SPA-841 or a 
> Polycom IP301, you will likely intimidate the guests. This might  sound
> silly to most of us techies, but picture a 74 year old guest  just
> trying to call and let his children know he arrived safely. He  might
> very well look at the Polycom and be confused, especially if he  dials
> and has to press send, etc.
> 
> Also, if they already have the phones, the per channel cost of using  a
> T1 card and a channel bank is reasonably low, compared to a decent  SIP
> hardphone. Not to mention that if you don't spend the extra money  for a
> good hardphone, you are likely to have quality issues, as I  have heard
> many quality complaints about many of the cheaper phones.
> 
> Finally, sticking with the analog phones means you won't have to re-
> wire the whole place.
> 

I never thought of it this way, I will prive up a T1 card and bank,
possibly on ebay as well as there are a a few items there for sale

Sean

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