I would just like to get a refresh of the situation for Australian users. It would seem that the TE400P is currently available and is likely to acheive approval for use in Australia within the next 2 months ? (when is the end of summer?). Once this is done, it will certainly suit larger installations, but it still leaves a number of 'gaps'. Anyone with analog phone lines will need either X101P or similar, or else an Australian approved channel bank. Since the X101P isn't approved, and doesn't appear to be approved soon, the chances of getting a Australian approved channel bank at a decent price is likely low. Again, with smaller offices (say 15 or less extensions) the price of a TE400P card is too expensive, will there be a TE100P card produced and approved for use in Australia? Even if it is, will this solve the problem? I'm thinking not, because the single port would need to connect to a channel bank which in turn would connect to the telco plus extensions, therefore we are back to the same situation as with analog lines above. So, really, are there any decent solutions for asterisk use in Australia? PS, currently I am using the TDM400B plus Traverse Netjet ISDN with I4L, but this doesn't seem suitable quality for re-sale. Regards, Adam
Adam why would you need a channel Bank for the E100P? Regards Mark McKibbin DCS Internet 64 Queen St Warragul Victoria 3820 Australia www.dcsi.net.au mark@team.dcsi.net.au Ph. 1300 665 575 (Help Desk) Ph. +61 356 241 120 (Direct) Fx. 1300 556 595 -----Original Message----- From: Adam Goryachev [mailto:mailinglists@websitemanagers.com.au] Sent: Sunday, 27 July 2003 11:32 PM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Australian Options I would just like to get a refresh of the situation for Australian users. It would seem that the TE400P is currently available and is likely to acheive approval for use in Australia within the next 2 months ? (when is the end of summer?). Once this is done, it will certainly suit larger installations, but it still leaves a number of 'gaps'. Anyone with analog phone lines will need either X101P or similar, or else an Australian approved channel bank. Since the X101P isn't approved, and doesn't appear to be approved soon, the chances of getting a Australian approved channel bank at a decent price is likely low. Again, with smaller offices (say 15 or less extensions) the price of a TE400P card is too expensive, will there be a TE100P card produced and approved for use in Australia? Even if it is, will this solve the problem? I'm thinking not, because the single port would need to connect to a channel bank which in turn would connect to the telco plus extensions, therefore we are back to the same situation as with analog lines above. So, really, are there any decent solutions for asterisk use in Australia? PS, currently I am using the TDM400B plus Traverse Netjet ISDN with I4L, but this doesn't seem suitable quality for re-sale. Regards, Adam _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Why don't you just plug the e100p into the onramp10-30 why do you need a channel bank? Regards Mark McKibbin DCS Internet 64 Queen St Warragul Victoria 3820 Australia www.dcsi.net.au mark@team.dcsi.net.au Ph. 1300 665 575 (Help Desk) Ph. +61 356 241 120 (Direct) Fx. 1300 556 595 -----Original Message----- From: Adam Goryachev [mailto:mailinglists@websitemanagers.com.au] Sent: Tuesday, 29 July 2003 12:29 AM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Australian Options> Adam why would you need a channel Bank for the E100P? > > Regards > > Mark McKibbinAs I specified below:> Again, with smaller offices (say 15 or less extensions) the price of a > TE400P card is too expensive, will there be a TE100P card produced and > approved for use in Australia? > Even if it is, will this solve the problem? I'm thinking not, because > the single port would need to connect to a channel bank which in turn > would connect to the telco plus extensions, therefore we are back to > the same situation as with analog lines above.[ie, requiring an E1 channel bank with approval for use in Australia] So, I still haven't received a single suggestion to this question:> So, really, are there any decent solutions for asterisk use in > Australia? > > PS, currently I am using the TDM400B plus Traverse Netjet ISDN withI4L,> but this doesn't seem suitable quality for re-sale.Add-on, I know this isn't suitable quality for re-sale because it uses I4L and not chan_capi, but I don't know of any chan_capi ISDN hardware which is approved for use in Australia either. If there was such a thing, this would at least easily enough provide 4 channels + 8 extensions with 2 x ISDN + 2 x TDM400B cards.... Then of course, for 10 channels in with 14 extensions ?? Still need a channel bank solution, or force the use of an OnRamp 10 with the TE400P which doesn't have approval yet. Regards, Adam _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
Why not use IP phones? Regards Mark McKibbin DCS Internet 64 Queen St Warragul Victoria 3820 Australia www.dcsi.net.au mark@team.dcsi.net.au Ph. 1300 665 575 (Help Desk) Ph. +61 356 241 120 (Direct) Fx. 1300 556 595 -----Original Message----- From: Adam Goryachev [mailto:mailinglists@websitemanagers.com.au] Sent: Tuesday, 29 July 2003 12:35 PM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Australian Options> Why don't you just plug the e100p into the onramp10-30 why do you needa> channel bank? > > Regards > > Mark McKibbinHow do you connect your extensions then? If you use the single T/E 1 port for your onramp, you end up with nil extensions, using a channel bank you can use the single T/E1 port for both 10 channels from the telco plus 14/20 channels for extensions... BUT, you need an australian approved channel bank. Or am I just being stupid, and there is something obvious I am missing for the use of asterisk in Australia *legally* ?? PS, for those interested, there is an option of the australian made openswitch cards, but since they are unsupported for use with asterisk, I don't want to go out and purchase them/sell them to a client only to find that it doesn't quite work properly in some situations... PPS, anyone who is successfully using the openswitch cards with asterisk, I would appreciate feedback on them Regards, Adam _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users