Re: Re: Telephone Systems

[Russ Olivant <russ.olivant@xxxxxxx>]

I'm pulling out an Omnicom fs2828 pbx from my house this weekend, and
sticking
it on ebay, if that is of any use...

It is a 2 line, 8 extension analogue PBX.

Check out http://www.smorgo.demon.co.uk/omnicom.htm

Russ

On Thursday 22 January 2004 17:40, matt_miles_uk wrote:
> Cheers for the advice Patrick!
>
> Matt
>
> --- In ukha_d@yahoogroups.com, "Patrick Lidstone"
<patrick@l...>
>
> wrote:
> > > The bonus is that it senses faxes and
> > > has a call director so will automatically transfer calls to
a
> > > specific extension when an external call comes in.  I have
>
> included
>
> > > a link to some product information below:
> >
> > Don't have any comments on the specific PBX - but an observation
> > about fax sensing in general: the PBX has to answer the line in
>
> order
>
> > to do the fax sensing. Depending on how it is implemented, this
>
> can
>
> > be very disconcerting for the caller (e.g. they hear 15s of
>
> silence
>
> > before then hearing simulated ringing). It is also anti-social in
>
> the
>
> > event that no-one answers the phone (the caller is paying to hear
>
> a
>
> > ringing tone, but may not be aware of this fact).
> >
> > If you want to receive occasional faxes, and have a BT line, then
>
> you
>
> > may well be better off with a distinctive ringing adapter. You
can
> > have two numbers assigned to the same physical line for a charge
>
> of
>
> > 1.50/month (BT call this "callsign"). Plug in a widget
like this
> > http://www.beststuff.co.uk/bt_twin_talk.htm
and the call gets
>
> routed
>
> > to the right place, based on the number dialed.
> >
> > PS. As a source for PBXs in general (new and second hand) you
>
> can't
>
> > go far wrong with the back of Exchange and Mart magazine.
> >
> > Patrick
>
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