Re: Asterisk line in/out cards

["Darren Honeyball [ML]" <mlist@xxxxxxxx>]

As for SIP phones, I use these:

http://www.voiptalk.org/products/index.php?cPath=27

Budgetone 102s (We use them at work) - Cheap and work just great with
asterisk - and at about 50 quid each...

James Hoye wrote:
>>I'm (slowly) getting all the bits together for my HA setup (just
need
>>a house to put it all in now).  I have recently been looking at
>>setting up an Asterisk (linux based) PBX.
>
>
> Snap!!!
> At the risk of starting a stampede, I've just had delievered
> http://www.ebuyer.com/qf.html?id=50562
 You will need the PSU as they're not
> supplied.
>
>
>>I can find cards for the incoming line on ebay for about £17.00,
but
>>the card for the extensions (the wildcard TDM400P) is not something
I
>>can find.  I have looked on the Asterisk website and a single card
is
>>$305!!!  At that rate it would be cheaper to buy one from BT!
>>
>>So, are there any alternatives to this card or anywhere that sells
>>them at a reasonable price?
>
>
> Digium (http://www.digium.com)
offer several kits to developers (limited to
> one per developer).
>
> You will need a FXO card to bring the incoming analogue line into
Asterisk,
> and a FXS card if you wish to support analogue extensions.
>
> They do a kit that is based on the TDM400P which comprises one FXO and
one
> FXS module.  http://www.digium.com/index.php?menu=devkit-fxofxs
> This has the advantage of only occupying one PCI slot (rather than the
two
> that would be required for separate FXO and FXS cards).
>
> TelAppliant are UK suppliers (others may be available - I've not used
any of
> them yet) and should be offering the combined FXO/FXS package in
"the next
> few weeks".  If you just want the FXO card (X100P) then they have
that for
> £60 here
> http://www.voiptalk.org/products/product_info.php?cPath=21_24&products_id=33
>
> I'm just about to buy a M10000 mini ITX board, Venus case and 512 DDR
from
> LinITX (who I can recommend) as a hardware platform.