[Asterisk-Users] Best FXO hardware for home use

[Kerry Garrison]

> echo cancellation is pretty limited on these cheap devices. 
> the spa3000 manual for example states the AEC is limited to 
> 8ms. good AECs will handle 64ms or more. in my experience the 
> spa3000 echo canceller is cranky. it works most but not all 
> of the time.

I have been using one for 6 months without any problems. Make sure you have
the most current firmware on it and it should work just fine.
 
> also, the spa3000 is only 10mbit.

How fast of an ethernet port do you need for an 80k audio stream?

> if you can, get something with a good hardware echo canceller.
> 
> sangoma has a new line of FXO products. they're a bit spendy 
> but look very nice.

I would highly recommend the SPA3000 for HOME use since that was what this
post was about. In a business environment I would move up to a Mediatrix
1204 or something like that.

Kerry Garrison
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