Re: Telephone Systems

["matt_miles_uk" <m_miles@xxxxxxx>]

Thanks for the offer Russ, but my budget is WAY smaller than the=20
cost of your unit! (about =A380 - =A3150)  I'm also not planning to=20
purchase one for a while yet (too poor!).

Cheers,

Matt

--- In ukha_d@yahoogroups.com, Russ Olivant <russ.olivant@o...>=20
wrote:
> I'm pulling out an Omnicom fs2828 pbx from my house this weekend,=20
and sticking=20
> it on ebay, if that is of any use...
>=20
> It is a 2 line, 8 extension analogue PBX.
>=20
> Check out http://www.smorgo.demon.co.uk/omnicom.htm
>=20
> Russ
>=20
> 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=20
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=20
in
> >
> > the
> >
> > > event that no-one answers the phone (the caller is paying
to=20
hear
> >
> > a
> >
> > > ringing tone, but may not be aware of this fact).
> > >
> > > If you want to receive occasional faxes, and have a BT
line,=20
then
> >
> > you
> >
> > > may well be better off with a distinctive ringing adapter.
You=20
can
> > > have two numbers assigned to the same physical line for a=20
charge
> >
> > of
> >
> > > 1.50/month (BT call this "callsign"). Plug in a
widget like=20
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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