[asterisk-users] Digium TDM400P Vs Sangoma A200

[John Novack]

Rich Adamson wrote:
> Correction... it only plugs into "one" pci slot, but anything beyond 
> four ports covers up additional pci slots (even though it doesn't plug 
> into the pci connector). So, a 24 port a200 card would essentially 
> render "all" pci slots unusable due to size.
Depends on where the MB lives in the case, to be sure. Some ( rack 
mount, to be sure ) cases have many more openings for cards than modern MB's
And growing much beyond 8 ports would seem to dictate another solution, 
perhaps a T1?  Not having a need I haven't looked closely at the 
economics, but a Sangoma T1 card and a used Adtran would be in the 
neighborhood.
Regardless the A200 works with a much larger selection of MB's and 
Sangoma doesn't tell you to "try another motherboard"!

JN
> The tdm2400 card consumes a single pci slot, but its length is so long 
> that on many systems one would need to use a tin's snip to cut the 
> fixed disk drive bays out of the way to make it fit.
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> John Novack wrote:
>> The A200 is a far better card. More forgiving of Motherboards, MUCH 
>> more expandable, slightly lower cost. Only real drawback is modules 
>> are in pairs, so if you want 4 FXO, you need to buy 4. It expands to 
>> 24 ports using one PCI slot
>> Also, if you ever are rich, hardware echo cancel is an option
>>
>> John Novack
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>> Jonathan Borden wrote:
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>>> I was wondering which of these cards would be better for a 1-2 line 
>>> SOHO.  I would like room to grow as well as I am concerned with 
>>> voice quality and life expectancy of the product.  Any input into 
>>> which one and why would be greatly appreciated.
>>>
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