Hi, all Can a normal PCI modem be used to provide PSTN interface? I have seen modems that have answering machine capabilities, so there should not be a problem sending voice through them. Certainly, modem will be cheaper option then dedicated cards. Am I missing something? /*******************************************************/ Rudolf Ladyzhenskii Senior Design Engineer Open Networks Pty. Ltd. Level 26, 35 Collins Street, Melbourne VIC 3000 e-mail: rudolfl.ladyzhenskii@opennw.com phone: +61 3 9656 5107 fax: +61 3 9656 5122 web: www.opennw.com /*******************************************************/
> Hi, all > > Can a normal PCI modem be used to provide PSTN interface? I have seen > modems that have answering machine capabilities, so there should not be a > problem sending voice through them. > > Certainly, modem will be cheaper option then dedicated cards. Am I missing > something?Most modems don't operate at full-duplex. A normal modem can be used to send voice, then switch to recording voice, but it can't send and receive simultaneously.
Thanks. There goes a good idea ;=( Rudolf -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com]On Behalf Of PHP Mechanic Sent: Monday, February 21, 2005 2:36 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Modem as PSTN interface?> Hi, all > > Can a normal PCI modem be used to provide PSTN interface? I have seen > modems that have answering machine capabilities, so there should not be a > problem sending voice through them. > > Certainly, modem will be cheaper option then dedicated cards. Am I missing > something?Most modems don't operate at full-duplex. A normal modem can be used to send voice, then switch to recording voice, but it can't send and receive simultaneously. _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users