[Asterisk-Users] Receptionist Phones

mustardman29 mustardman29 at hotmail.com
Wed Mar 29 15:22:03 MST 2006 

I agree that some of these features which are considered quite basic on
legacy phone systems are a major weakness on the Asterisk system.  

It seems to me that more time should be put into getting the basics working
nicely rather than all the work going into the whiz bang bells and whistles.

Just an observation not a complaint.  I am not a coder so maybe I don't
understand some of the challenges.  


> -----Original Message-----
> From: John Novack [mailto:jnovack at stromberg-carlson.org] 
> Sent: Wednesday, March 29, 2006 6:08 AM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Receptionist Phones
> 
> 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. 
> >
> >  
> >
> >>-----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.
> >>
> >>    
> >>
> >>>-----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 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>phones were 
> >>    
> >>
> >>>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 
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>her desk.  
> >>    
> >>
> >>>But then the snom would not ring.
> >>>
> >>>On Mar 28, 2006, at 9:01 AM, Bob McDowell wrote:
> >>>
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>Can you chain these to get more that 42 buttons?  I need 
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>about 60...
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>Bob McDowell
> >>>>
> >>>>-----Original Message-----
> >>>>From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> >>>>[mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>Of Darrell
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>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
> >>>>
> >>>>  	
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>
> >>>>Daniel Hazelbaker wrote:
> >>>>        
> >>>>
> >>>>>Hmm, which phone from Snom are you using for this? I've
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>looked around
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>>their website and I can only find 3 VoIP phones, the 
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>300, 320 and 
> >>    
> >>
> >>>>>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
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>the phone and
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>>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:
> >>>>>
> >>>>>          
> >>>>>
> >>>>>>Yes - set up about 10 of them at a business last year.
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Monitoring is fine - picking up calls is a bit iffy at
> >>>>>>            
> >>>>>>
> >>>the best of
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>>>times.
> >>>>>>(that is, picking up a ringing call by pushing the
> >>>>>>            
> >>>>>>
> >>>extension button.
> >>>      
> >>>
> >>>>>>*8 works fine)
> >>>>>>
> >>>>>>Paul Hales
> >>>>>>Technical Manager
> >>>>>>AsteriskIT
> >>>>>>            
> >>>>>>
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