[Asterisk-Users] Solution for 12 to 16 FXO to asterisk connection

[Tom Rymes]

Ben,

I assume from your posts that you are in an area serviced by a small  
independent phone company. We have this situation as well, and you  
might very well have to pay much higher rates than other areas. You  
might try contacting Long Distance carriers (we use Paetec) and find  
out if they can work a deal with the local provider and help you get  
it for cheaper. The savings on Long Distance can also make up the  
additional cost for the T1.

Tom

On Sep 8, 2005, at 11:49 PM, Ben Brown wrote:

> Heck...our CO still had analog switches until about 10 years ago!  
> PRI is not an option going with the local telco. Luckily, there are  
> a couple of non-local telco's that can apparently service me for a  
> more reasonable rate.
>
> Damon Estep wrote:
>> 500-600 is more typical these days depending on where you are, but  
>> insist on PRI unless the service central office can not provide it.
>>
>>
>>
>> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk- 
>> users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Ben Brown
>> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 9:41 PM
>> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Solution for 12 to 16 FXO to  
>> asterisk connection
>>
>>
>>
>> Is this standard in the industry? My local telco in the US wants  
>> $1050/month for T1 (not PRI!) I can buy 24 POTS lines for $840/ 
>> month. Gotta love small towns!
>>
>> BEN
>>
>> Sean Cook wrote:
>>
>> Not sure about where you are but 16 pots lines generally run about  
>> $25-$30 /
>> month = $480/month.  For about $400/month I can get a PRI (23+1)  
>> and go
>> straight into a TE100.
>>
>> Just a thought.
>>
>> Sean
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of  
>> Erick Perez
>> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 11:04 PM
>> To: Damon Estep
>> Cc: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Solution for 12 to 16 FXO to asterisk
>> connection
>>
>> cant find a cisco one so far.
>>
>> So what i need is a voip gateway?
>> i found the octtel sp1632 for about USD.1500
>> http://www.octtel.com.tw/eng/product_1632_2.php
>>
>> so i configure the equipment to register with the asterisk? as  
>> sip? or
>> some other thing? it will only be used to make outgoing calls, the
>> config is like this
>>
>> nortel (12 port pstn card)----->(device with
>> 16fxo)----->asterisk----->voip_provider
>>
>> no chance to use an e1/t1 on the nortel.
>>
>> On 9/8/05, Damon Estep <damon at suburbanbroadband.net> wrote:
>>
>>> How about a used cisco iad2400 with a 16fxo module? Check ebay -  
>>> no t1
>>> card required. Probably $1000
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk- 
>>>> users-
>>>> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Erick Perez
>>>> Sent: Thursday, September 08, 2005 8:27 PM
>>>> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
>>>> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Solution for 12 to 16 FXO to asterisk
>>>>
>>> connection
>>>
>>>> Hi, today a customer asked how to use asterisk with 12 to 16 FXO
>>>> ports. I can use a channel bank with 16 FXO ports and connect the
>>>> channel bank with a T1 cable to a T1 card in the Asterisk Server.
>>>> Asterisk will then send the calls to the Voip provider over the
>>>> internet.
>>>>
>>>> However a 16 fxo port channel bank is about USD 1500 + a t1 card  
>>>> USD
>>>> 500 + a USD 1000 computer = 3 thousand us dollars + my installation
>>>> fees (life isn't free).
>>>>
>>>> Sounds expensive for such a small install.
>>>>
>>>> Suggestions?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>>
>>>> -------------------------------------------
>>>> Erick Perez
>>>> Linux User 376588
>>>> http://counter.li.org/  (Get counted!!!)
>>>> Panama, Republic of Panama
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