I fed up with X100P clone card and want to spurge for a better solution. I do not need a router or firewall within this device and really just need basic features. I am considering ATA adapters such as the Sipura 3000, Cisco ATA, Grandstream <http://www.voipsupply.com/product_info.php?cPath=96_287&products_id=451> 488 or a Digium Wildcard TDM400P with one FXO. Does anyone havedirect experience with both ATA's and the TDM400P with one FXO port they would share? Kind of Pro's and Con's on both solutions. You may reply off list. I appreciate any suggestions and assistance. Thanks, Chip -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20051122/a66cf575/attachment.htm
I personally prefer a single-box solution with a TDM400 (although I am one of the rare people who haven't had problems with the X100Ps I have put in). My office uses an SPA-3000 on a phone line that has call forward on busy to an iax.cc DID line, therefore I speak from experience with both types of solutions. Since I just happen to prefer a single box solution, I normally recommend going with the TDM400. In those cases where it is too inconvenient to get a phone to the server, the SPA-3000 works just fine. I have been running this setup for several months and it has been flawless. So...in my opinion, its more of a matter of what is most appropriate for your needs. If you have convenient access to a phone line, and may expand past a single phone line, then the TDM400 makes more sense. -Kerry _____ From: asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of cp Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 7:25 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: [Asterisk-Users] ATA verse Wildcard TDM400P I fed up with X100P clone card and want to spurge for a better solution. I do not need a router or firewall within this device and really just need basic features. I am considering ATA adapters such as the Sipura 3000, Cisco ATA, <http://www.voipsupply.com/product_info.php?cPath=96_287&products_id=451> Grandstream 488 or a Digium Wildcard TDM400P with one FXO. Does anyone have direct experience with both ATA's and the TDM400P with one FXO port they would share? Kind of Pro's and Con's on both solutions. You may reply off list. I appreciate any suggestions and assistance. Thanks, Chip -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20051122/dad2c3ae/attachment.htm
--Original Message Text--- From: cp Date: Tue, 22 Nov 2005 10:25:20 -0500 I fed up with X100P clone card and want to spurge for a better solution. I do not need a router or firewall within this device and really just need basic features. I am considering ATA adapters such as the Sipura 3000, Cisco ATA, Grandstream 488 or a Digium Wildcard TDM400P with one FXO. Does anyone have direct experience with both ATAs and the TDM400P with one FXO port they would share? Kind of Pros and Cons on both solutions. You may reply off list. I appreciate any suggestions and assistance. Thanks, Chip In my personal experience both are not good options. The SPA-3000 had audion issues...sound level too low. Echo issues when gains settings increased. The TDM400 is very sensitive to the motherboard/IRQ management issues. There is however a procedural solution that I arrived at in frustration. Sign up for a DID with an ITSP the call forward your POTS line to that number. Works beautifully. Not hardware required. You can drop the iPBX completely if needed by simply defeating the call forwardign and keeping a single analog phone handy. Michael -- Michael Graves mgraves@pixelpower.com Sr. Product Specialist www.pixelpower.com Pixel Power Inc. mgraves@mstvp.com o713-861-4005 o800-905-6412 c713-201-1262 fwd 54245