[Asterisk-Users] Analog Desktop Phone

[Kerry Garrison]

You really aren't going to find an analog phone that works as well as a SIP
phone for what you are trying to do. Some people suggested the GXP2000 for
$85 which works ok in a home environment. It is not a top quality phone but
it has all the features you want plus works very nicely with Asterisk. 

This same conversation is constantly going on on numerous forums. If you
think about what you are trying to accomplish, it might put things into
perspective. You are taking a state-of-the-art phone system flush with every
business feature you may ever want and trying to install it into your home
and you want to use a cheap phone on it. Things are just not designed that
way. If you want to be happy with your system, not to mention putting some
value on your time (and heaven help you if you have a wife that will use the
system) you do NOT want to use a cheap phone on this system. At a minimum go
with a Linksys SPA941 or a Snom 360. You will have either one working in a
matter of minutes. If you don't put any value on your time, then keep
monkeying around with a lesser solution, but the few hours you will save
just dropping in a decent phone should more than make up for the extra cost.

Kerry Garrison
Director of Technical Services
Tech Data Pros - Orange County's Mobile IT Service Provider
(949) 502-7819 x200 - kerryg at techdatapros.com
http://www.techdatapros.com

 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
> [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
> Thczv F. Thczv
> Sent: Monday, March 13, 2006 8:57 AM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Analog Desktop Phone
> 
> On 3/12/06, Martin Joseph <ast at stillnewt.org> wrote:
> 
> > > But what the OP wanted was a sulotion that together with 
> the SAP3000 
> > > makes for something that works even when there is a 
> blackout, since 
> > > the SPA3000 allows for failover to the FXS port from the FXO port 
> > > if/when there is no power to the unit. Which makes it a very good 
> > > solution when needed because of 911 reasons or the like.
> 
> > Actually it seems to me the Sipura 3000 is overkill in that case.
> > There are many other ATA's that are less expensive that 
> also have a 1 
> > port FXS, and a PSTN failover for blackout. It seems the OP doesn't 
> > need the FXO at all?
> >
> > The PA168V based ATA I have does this and was a little more 
> then half 
> > the cost of a SPA3000.  Works well too.
> 
> Shame on me, but I already have the SPA3000.  I like it very 
> much and it works fine.  Perhaps if I need another, I will 
> look at different products.
> 
> This is for my own home, where I am keeping my POTS line, partly as a
> 911 solution.  I have found a lot of analog desktop phones 
> that have some of the features I want, but not all of them.  
> The Cortelco 2200 looks like it might fit the bill.  But it 
> costs about $80.  I'm not sure I want to pay that much for an 
> analog phone that isn't wireless. 
> Other than that, the closest I have found so far is the AT&T 959:
> 
> http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00067KETY/ref=wl_it_dp/104-2
> 261851-2083919?%5Fencoding=UTF8&colid=1SGHZOJ18P2FB&coliid=I23
IRSR1SF2HPG&v=glance&n=172282
> 
> The problem with that one is that (as near as I can tell from 
> the photos and the manual) it has no visual MWI.
> 
> Still looking,
> 
> Dave
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