asterisk users - Feb 2003 - Looking for Channel Banks

I'm looking for reccomendations for basic T-1 channel banks. 
I'm looking for models with FXO interfaces and models with FXS
interfaces.  I imagine that models with only one type of
interface would be cheaper than the modular models.  I don't
need anything fancy since I'm planning on connecting them to
Asterisk via the Digium 4-port T-1 cards.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Eric Wieling" <eric at
fnords.org>
> I'm looking for reccomendations for basic T-1 channel banks. 
> I'm looking for models with FXO interfaces and models with FXS
> interfaces.  I imagine that models with only one type of
> interface would be cheaper than the modular models.
===
You might also want to consider the T1 to Fixed-Wireless (cell-phone on a board)
approach...
http://www.valiantcom.com/vclgsm/t1/vcl_gsm_t1.htm

Those FX* interfaces can be viewed as FXO, but if you have a wireless service
that allows for
unlimited calls from other wireless devices, then, people can call into those
FX* interfaces and
be connected to your Asterisk server via the T1. It is like taking 24 (T1) or 30
(E1) cellphones
and hooking them to your server. They can dial in and out to the wireless
provider for local
(whatever local is) voice transport and access to the PSTN.

Jim Fleming
http://IPv8.isfun.net

I was looking to do this exact thing, but hadn't found an easy hardware 
solution.  Do you have any idea what their cost is on this product? In my 
case, I've really only got the need for a couple channels of wireless at 
most, no need for a full T of em..

Thanks

At 11:55 AM 2/21/2003 -0600, you wrote:
>You might also want to consider the T1 to Fixed-Wireless (cell-phone on a 
>board) approach...
>http://www.valiantcom.com/vclgsm/t1/vcl_gsm_t1.htm
>
>Those FX* interfaces can be viewed as FXO, but if you have a wireless 
>service that allows for
>unlimited calls from other wireless devices, then, people can call into 
>those FX* interfaces and
>be connected to your Asterisk server via the T1. It is like taking 24 (T1) 
>or 30 (E1) cellphones
>and hooking them to your server. They can dial in and out to the wireless 
>provider for local
>(whatever local is) voice transport and access to the PSTN.
>
>Jim Fleming
>http://IPv8.isfun.net
>
>
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