[Asterisk-Users] Mission-Critical Deployments

[pdhales at optusnet.com.au]

---- Original Message ----- 
From: "Brian Capouch" <brianc at palaver.net>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
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Sent: Friday, November 18, 2005 10:18 AM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Mission-Critical Deployments


> C F wrote:
>
> > This is exactly what I disagree with. The BT101's are not worth
> > *anything* even if you pay me to take them I will *never* install them
> > for a client. They need babysitting, rebooting, terrible sound
> > quality, and are very not userfriendly. Going the analog way (vs
> > BT101) is not close pricewise it is a *lot* cheaper, since it works.
> > The BT101's don't, it creates tooooooooooooo much trouble for any
> > office to deal with.
>
> We've got a couple dozen BT-101s deployed in an office environment.  No
> babysitting, no complaints from users, no rebooting.  Their sound
> quality isn't the same as a Cisco 7920, but neither is their price. . .
>
> In other words, folks, YMMV.
>
> I say it's worth a person's while to invest a bit in a prototype lab,
> and that way you can form your own opinions and not have to rely on the
> often-conflicting opinions of others. .
>

Sounds like why I wrote - 'I would have to test them side by side'

PaulH