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RE: Re: Telephone Systems


  • To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
  • Subject: RE: Re: Telephone Systems
  • From: "Steve Morgan" <smorgo@xxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 23 Jan 2004 17:51:01 -0000
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Russ,

Now, I really _am_ amused that you referred everyone to my website for
further details!

This one's more up-to-date, though:

http://www.wormpurple.com/modules.php?name=Reviews&rop=showcontent&id=3

(although I see that there's some MySQL errors all of a sudden - wonder
what's caused that?)

Steve

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Russ Olivant [mailto:russ.olivant@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 23 January 2004 08:37
> To: ukha_d@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] Re: Telephone Systems
>
> 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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