[Asterisk-Users] Receptionist Phones

[John Novack]

The reality is, of course, that telephone systems have provided this 
function for many years. A DSS/BLF is available on MANY so called legacy 
systems, so until this function is readily available , customers that 
require a receptionist will continue to go elsewhere.
Perhaps it is time to rethink the way data is exchanged between the CPU 
and the DSS/BLF?
As someone said a very long time ago:
Results, not excuses.

JMO

John Novack


Christian Stredicke wrote:

>Well the problem with the sidecar is simple. Just try to light all
>lights three times within one second. If you have 50 keys there is
>already hell breaking loose. If you cascade side cars and say have 100
>LED, this is a real Xmas tree. The CPU drowns in XML notifications. We
>already had trouble, and we don't want to double it at this time. Good
>work, IETF. 
>
>BTW this is not only a problem if the phone. If the PBX has to supply 50
>phones with 50 LED and e.g. they are going off hook at the same time, we
>are talking about a burst of 50 * 50 = 2500 messages which will have
>some impact of the PBX CPU as well. 
>
>We need to do something about this first before we can start having 100
>or 150 LED on a device.
>
>Christian - yes I am from snom. 
>
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>>-----Original Message-----
>>From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com 
>>[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of 
>>mustardman29
>>Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 8:47 PM
>>To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
>>Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Receptionist Phones
>>
>>So how did the Polycom with sidecars work?  I like the idea 
>>of a dedicated FOP display but not sure why you would need it 
>>if you have a Polycom with sidecars.
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>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>From: Jerry Jones [mailto:jjones at danrj.com]
>>>Sent: Tuesday, March 28, 2006 7:28 AM
>>>To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>>>Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Receptionist Phones
>>>
>>>We installed a snom with 3 sidecars. Kinda worked, but had so many 
>>>quirks they had us replace with a Polycom. All their other 
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>>phones were 
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>>>of the poly variety. We installed a dedicated lcd running FOP for 
>>>display. Receptionist was much happier.
>>>
>>>One of the key problems was she like to set the handset on 
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>>her desk.  
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>>>But then the snom would not ring.
>>>
>>>On Mar 28, 2006, at 9:01 AM, Bob McDowell wrote:
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>>>>Can you chain these to get more that 42 buttons?  I need 
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>>about 60...
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>>>>Bob McDowell
>>>>
>>>>-----Original Message-----
>>>>From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
>>>>[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf
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>>>>
>>>Of Darrell
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>>>>Long
>>>>Sent: Monday, March 27, 2006 4:32 PM
>>>>To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
>>>>Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Receptionist Phones
>>>>
>>>>The 360 has an expansion unit. It adds 42 extensions.
>>>>
>>>>Darrell S. Long
>>>>BestWeb Corporation
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>>>>Daniel Hazelbaker wrote:
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>>>>>Hmm, which phone from Snom are you using for this? I've
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>>>looked around
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>>>>>their website and I can only find 3 VoIP phones, the 
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>>300, 320 and 
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>>>>>360.
>>>>>The 360 by the looks of it only has 12 buttons you can assign to 
>>>>>different extensions; am I missing something or is that
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>>>the phone and
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>>>>>you just do 12 per phone?
>>>>>
>>>>>Daniel
>>>>>
>>>>>On Mar 27, 2006, at 2:28 PM, <pdhales at optusnet.com.au> 
>>>>><pdhales at optusnet.com.au> wrote:
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>>>>>>Yes - set up about 10 of them at a business last year.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Monitoring is fine - picking up calls is a bit iffy at
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>>>the best of
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>>>>>>times.
>>>>>>(that is, picking up a ringing call by pushing the
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>>>extension button.
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>>>>>>*8 works fine)
>>>>>>
>>>>>>Paul Hales
>>>>>>Technical Manager
>>>>>>AsteriskIT
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