Has anyone used either the 8 port or 4 port FXO device from Grandstream? (GXW-4108 or 4104). They seem to be the lowest cost multi port FXO devices that I can find, so I'm getting ready to buy the 8 port version. I just want to see if there are any opinions on the device before I commit to the purchase. If people have not used the Grandstream, are there any issues with using similar devices (that is, FXO devices that connect to the Asterisk server via SIP over Ethernet). I am looking to connect at least 8 PSTN lines, and as many as 12 or 16 to Asterisk (Currently using Trixbox, but I'm also looking at either AsterixNow or just building from scratch on a bare linux box). Money is a major concern in my purchases, which is why I'm looking at the Grandstream (even used on ebay, I don't seem to be able to find 8-16 port FXO devices for less than the approx $50 per port the Grandstream will get me... plus it has a video input for a security camera which is just a plus to me as installing a web capable surveillance camera at the location is on my to do list). -chris <www.mythtech.net>
I would be very interested in getting an 8 port FXO myself. They are very new so I don't think there are any used ones out there yet. Does anybody out there in Canada stock them yet? Henry L.Coleman CEO *VoIP-PBX* 1-866-415-5355 Toronto Ontario Canada> Has anyone used either the 8 port or 4 port FXO device from > Grandstream? (GXW-4108 or 4104). > > They seem to be the lowest cost multi port FXO devices that I can > find, so I'm getting ready to buy the 8 port version. I just want to > see if there are any opinions on the device before I commit to the > purchase. > > If people have not used the Grandstream, are there any issues with > using similar devices (that is, FXO devices that connect to the > Asterisk server via SIP over Ethernet). > > > I am looking to connect at least 8 PSTN lines, and as many as 12 or > 16 to Asterisk (Currently using Trixbox, but I'm also looking at > either AsterixNow or just building from scratch on a bare linux box). > Money is a major concern in my purchases, which is why I'm looking at > the Grandstream (even used on ebay, I don't seem to be able to find > 8-16 port FXO devices for less than the approx $50 per port the > Grandstream will get me... plus it has a video input for a security > camera which is just a plus to me as installing a web capable > surveillance camera at the location is on my to do list). > > -chris > <www.mythtech.net> > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >
Chris, These devices are still very new to the market. Finding reviews on them may be tough still. From our experience its a good little device for the dollar; but, keep in mind, it's still a low cost gateway and that normally means don't expect too much. We've sold few cases here and response on them have been both good and bad. Grandstream for a while stopped shipping any units they had due to firmware problems on the unit. Quality of this product is driven a lot off of the firmware alone unfortunately as well as the environment the units are being used in. However, supposedly Grandstream began shipping the unit again recently and released new firmware on many of their products which they have boasted to us as being "much better". That being said, I can't say whether this unit works great, good, or poorly at this time. I would say it could work very well for a budget conscious,small office or home office setup. I'd like to see some good user reviews on this unit from people that have it running in a live environment. We've only played with it here. Jessee Holmes Atacomm / Ataractic Corporation www.atacomm.com V: 1-877-700-VOIP jholmes@atacomm.com Looking for voice over IP products? Visit our VoIP store at http:// voipstore.atacomm.com/ On Dec 21, 2006, at 3:29 PM, cb wrote:> Has anyone used either the 8 port or 4 port FXO device from > Grandstream? (GXW-4108 or 4104). > > They seem to be the lowest cost multi port FXO devices that I can > find, so I'm getting ready to buy the 8 port version. I just want > to see if there are any opinions on the device before I commit to > the purchase. > > If people have not used the Grandstream, are there any issues with > using similar devices (that is, FXO devices that connect to the > Asterisk server via SIP over Ethernet). > > > I am looking to connect at least 8 PSTN lines, and as many as 12 or > 16 to Asterisk (Currently using Trixbox, but I'm also looking at > either AsterixNow or just building from scratch on a bare linux > box). Money is a major concern in my purchases, which is why I'm > looking at the Grandstream (even used on ebay, I don't seem to be > able to find 8-16 port FXO devices for less than the approx $50 per > port the Grandstream will get me... plus it has a video input for a > security camera which is just a plus to me as installing a web > capable surveillance camera at the location is on my to do list). > > -chris > <www.mythtech.net> > > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users-------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20061221/031d0f6b/attachment.htm
On 2006-12-21 13:29:47 -0800, cb <cb@mythtech.net> said:> Has anyone used either the 8 port or 4 port FXO device from > Grandstream? (GXW-4108 or 4104). > > They seem to be the lowest cost multi port FXO devices that I can > find, so I'm getting ready to buy the 8 port version. I just want to > see if there are any opinions on the device before I commit to the > purchase. > > If people have not used the Grandstream, are there any issues with > using similar devices (that is, FXO devices that connect to the > Asterisk server via SIP over Ethernet). > > > I am looking to connect at least 8 PSTN lines, and as many as 12 or 16 > to Asterisk (Currently using Trixbox, but I'm also looking at either > AsterixNow or just building from scratch on a bare linux box). Money > is a major concern in my purchases, which is why I'm looking at the > Grandstream (even used on ebay, I don't seem to be able to find 8-16 > port FXO devices for less than the approx $50 per port the Grandstream > will get me... plus it has a video input for a security camera which > is just a plus to me as installing a web capable surveillance camera > at the location is on my to do list).You get what you pay for. I originally deployed the GS HT-488 as an FXO gateway, as I also thought that was a "good deal". Turns out, I would have been much better off paying four times as much (which I did end up doing), to get something that actually works reliably. Sometimes a "good deal" isn't. Then again, I have no experience with the particular piece you mention. Personally I would never spend another penny on any grandstream product after dealing with the HT-488s FXO. Marty