[Asterisk-Users] Hardware recommendations

[pdhales at optusnet.com.au]

Hmmm....do you mean that the system needs 4 lines? Or that you need a phone
that can make 4 concurrent calls?

PaulH

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dane Reugger" <dane at downtownpc.com>
To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
<asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 4:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Hardware recommendations


> I need 2 concurrent connections but prefer 4 - we spend a lot of time on
> the phone here. Once things recover in New Orleans we will probably
> build our staff up to 7 or 8 quickly.
>
> -Dane
>
> pdhales at optusnet.com.au wrote:
> > Needing a 4 line phone is going to decrease your choices of phones.
> >
> > Why do you need 4 lines?
> >
> > PaulH
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: "Dane Reugger" <dane at downtownpc.com>
> > To: <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> > Sent: Tuesday, January 24, 2006 2:45 PM
> > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Hardware recommendations
> >
> >
> >
> >> We would like to test Asterisk in our small office - 5 users. We are a
> >> small computer shop in New Orleans and would like to offer VoIP and
> >> Asterisk to our clients but we are very new to VoIP and Asterisk. We
> >> feel the best way to learn is to jump in.
> >>
> >> We've signed up w/ Teliax and setup a D-link phone that works OK - but
> >> our goal  is an Asterisk PBX. We would like to avoid as many costly
> >> mistakes as possible. We plan on keeping 2 analog lines for
emergencies,
> >> VoIP down, 911, credit card machine, and Fax machine as we understand
> >> Fax and CC machines are very unreliable w/ VoIP but plan on integrating
> >> them in to the Asterisk with an FXO card
> >>
> >> We are looking for recommendations for  VoIP phones and a 1 or 2 Line
> >> FXO(?) card. I suspect the first is kinda vague and the latter is a
> >> Digium card. Just looking for solutions, brands, and even vendors that
> >> are known to work well.
> >>
> >> Phone needs 4 lines, Hold, VM, Caller ID
> >>
> >> Any advice appreciated
> >>
> >> Thanks,
> >>
> >> Dane
> >>
> >>
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