[Asterisk-Users] Any 24 (or 30) way FXS PCI cards?

[Steven Critchfield]

On Fri, 2005-03-25 at 10:53 -0700, Max W Blackmer Jr wrote:
> Just found a 12 port single card with opensource drivers
> 
> 12 user configurable FX0/FXS analogue ports for $1,680 at asterisk mall
> ( http://www.asteriskmall.com ).
> 
> I am not sure how well this card works with asterisk.  Has anyone used
> these cards?

Compared to a Channel bank(Rhino from asterisk mall, $1249) and T1
card($500) to get 24 FXS ports? $1749 - $1680 = $69 to have a more
expandable system.

Of course you could look around ebay for cheaper channel banks too.

> > Voip supply has a few 24 port gateways that are FXS based. The biggest
> > one for FXO is 10 ports. They are not cheap the both cost about $2000
> > USD.  a Channel bank with a T1 card will cost you about the same at
> > least with a FXS ports.
> >
> > FXO costs more usually because that is typically the Office station side
> > that has much lager power requirements. Where FXS is the phone/customer
> > side of the Communications. .

-- 
Steven Critchfield <critch at basesys.com>