A few months ago I discovered *. Recently have taken more interest
in it, since I have to install phones into my wife's small office.
Hope that my questions weren't discussed recently and are not to
dumb.
The current requirements for * consist of a single incoming ISDN
BRI line (currently have 5 MSN allocated), 3 internal extensions
and a single analog fax.
1. I plan to buy some el cheapo (relatively, since VoIP phones are
still quite expensive here) "Planet" VoIP phones for internal
extension: http://www.planet.com.tw/product/product_dm.php?
product_id=192&menu_id=3
Anybody have experience with those and *?
2. Any good device geared toward SOHO application that plugs into
ethernet, gives two PSTN ports (one for fax, second for future
needs) and works with *? Do the Planet VoIP Gateways seem
reasonable? I also found some Cisco gear but I am not sure if that
does what I want.
3. Best ISDN card (EuroISDN) that could pass CallerID to the VoIP
phones and works with * (Dialplan based on ISDN MSN)? Those Fritz
cards that are referenced on http://www.junghanns.net/asterisk/?
I wouldn't like to blame * later for my stupidity in choosing
wrong hardware. I will have time to experiment later but need to
buy HW ASAP.
Just pointers to some web sites would be enough, for me to
research those questions further. Information on hardware
compatibility for * seems scarce...
Thanks,
Kruno
--
Krunoslav Njers knjers@myrealboxdotcom +385-98-353636
"I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound
they make as they fly by."
Hi!> 1. I plan to buy some el cheapo (relatively, since VoIP phones are > still quite expensive here) "Planet" VoIP phones for internal > extension: http://www.planet.com.tw/product/product_dm.php? > product_id=192&menu_id=3 > Anybody have experience with those and *?Interesting, I've never seen this one. Can you attach a price to this device? Anyway, why do you want a phone with both IP and PSTN connectivity? Afraid of your own courage? And why would you want to have a second, free PSTN jack apart from the one for your fax? :-) Personally I'd ride the hype and go for a hardware SIP phone (e.g. SNOM 105), not a H323 phone.> 3. Best ISDN card (EuroISDN) that could pass CallerID to the VoIP > phones and works with * (Dialplan based on ISDN MSN)? Those Fritz > cards that are referenced on http://www.junghanns.net/asterisk/?The passive Fritz! works fine with caller ID etc. Some people here on the list state that they'd recommend active cards for production systems, but I think for SOHO you'll be fine with the cheap passive one. Just make sure you use CAPI (chan_capi) instead of isdn4linux (i4l). Cheers, Philipp
>> 1. I plan to buy some el cheapo (relatively, since VoIP phones are >> still quite expensive here) "Planet" VoIP phones for internal >> extension: http://www.planet.com.tw/product/product_dm.php? >> product_id=192&menu_id=3 >> Anybody have experience with those and *? > > Interesting, I've never seen this one. Can you attach a price to > this device?My supplier quotes around 160$ plus VAT.> Anyway, why do you want a phone with both IP and PSTN connectivity?That is "the new version" so that's the one my supplier has on stock. But, it is a nice feature, so the phones can be used as dumb devices until I get * working.> Afraid of your own courage? And why would you want to have a > second, free PSTN jack apart from the one for your fax? :-)Afraid of the time i'll need to set this up! :) The second jack would be handy if somebody need's to connect a laptop to send a quick fax without printing, or maybe a TV sat receiver which will need a POTS line for code updates.> Personally I'd ride the hype and go for a hardware SIP phone (e.g. > SNOM 105), not a H323 phone.Hmm, I wonder if those are available here, but I doubt it. What is the general difference between H.323 and a SIP phone? Any differences for the end user, like better call quality, easier call transfer or simplified management? Thanks, Kruno -- Krunoslav Njers knjers@myrealboxdotcom +385-98-353636 "I love deadlines. I like the whooshing sound they make as they fly by."