[Asterisk-Users] USB handset wanted

[Bill McCready (PCPhoneline.com)]

> Give me a handset with a ringer and hook that both work under Linux and
> I will buy 30 pieces on the spot!
> No kidding..

RESPONSE:  We are working on it and want to make sure we have the product 
definition correct to best serve the Linux community.   Please private 
e-mail me to clarify if your first target application is the Asterisk PBX so 
there is no misunderstanding regarding your basic requirements.   Thanks !!!

Best regards...Bill

> Bill McCready (PCPhoneline.com) wrote:
>
>> We are planning to develop versions of our USB based phone and gateway 
>> products for Linux.  The plan is to make them will work like regular 
>> phones exactly like our Windows versions do including physically ringing 
>> loudly on incoming calls.
>>
>> Which versions of Linux are the most popular at the moment in the 
>> workplace so we can decide which one to focus our energies on first?
>>
>> Best regards,
>>
>>
>> Bill McCready
>> PCPhoneline.com
>>
>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matt Riddell" 
>> <matt.riddell at sineapps.com>
>> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion" 
>> <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
>> Sent: Thursday, August 11, 2005 1:38 PM
>> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] USB handset wanted
>>
>>
>>> Ondrej Valousek wrote:
>>>
>>>> Matt,
>>>>
>>>> You have forgotten the ringer.
>>>> In fact, I don't care that much about LCD & buttons. I want to use it 
>>>> with something like X-lite.
>>>> Initially, I used machine builtin soundcard with X-Lite (worked well) 
>>>> but then I realized that if the phone is supposed to compete with the 
>>>> standard analog phone, it must have a working ringer.
>>>
>>>
>>> Fair enough.
>>>
>>>>  From what I see I suppose that every handset with builtin ringer must 
>>>> be recongized to the OS as 2 USB soundcards - one for speaker/mike, the 
>>>> second as a ringer.
>>>
>>>
>>> The ones I have worked with have a seperate ringer that just takes an 
>>> int to decide which ringtone to play.  I.E. it is not shown as a 
>>> soundcard.
>>>
>>> -- 
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Matt Riddell
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