[Asterisk-Users] Analog Desktop Phone

[Martin Joseph]

On Mar 13, 2006, at 8:57 AM, Thczv F. Thczv wrote:

> 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.
That's great, and it gives you the option of resharing your home POTS  
line also...
>
> 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/104-2261851 
> -2083919?%5Fencoding=UTF8&colid=1SGHZOJ18P2FB&coliid=I23IRSR1SF2HPG&v=g 
> lance&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.

Is your ATA going to be able to turn on the MWI light on an analog  
phone?  How does that work?  Just curious.

Marty