RE: Telephony hardware (was xAP quiet?)

["Paul Gale" <groups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Ummmm - just thinking - would that mean that I'd need SIX SPA-300's for
three analogue lines and three analogue phones?

Paul.



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> Thanks Patrick,
>
> If I went the Sipura 3000 route x3 for all 3 analogue lines, would I
loose
> any functionality by not using the digital line at all?
>
> I think I want to use my existing 2x DECT systems in the house (at the
> moment) until I possibly upgrade to IP phones. The mini browser sounds
> interesting - just what I need to be able to browse a central address
book
> - do you use this?
>
> Paul.
>
> > -----Original Message-----
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> > Sent: 19 April 2005 15:49
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> > Subject: [xap_automation] Telephony hardware (was xAP quiet?)
> >
> >
> > >
> > > I suppose the big question for me is what telephony hardware
> > > do I need? I have one BT analogue line with ADSL and a home
> > > highway line with 2 x analogue numbers off of the digital
number.
> > >
> >
> > For the ISDN digital line: Fritz AVM ISDN card (aka BT Speedtouch
ISDN
> > card). Can be had off e-bay for around 20 notes. Use the CAPI
driver.
> >
> > For the direct exchange analogue line: Sipura 3000
> >
> > For ISDN analogue ports: Either upgrade to ISDN2e or Business
Highway,
> and
> > renumber your analogue ports as digital circuit MSN's (all of
which is a
> > relatively expensive process), or buy a further pair of Sipura
3000's,
> one
> > for each analogue port. Also worth mentioning, you won't get
caller id
> on
> > the digital circuit unless you ugrade to ISDN2e or Business
Highway - BT
> > refuse to supply it on homehighway.
> >
> > Digium are working on fixing the issues with running a TDM400 on
UK
> > analogue
> > circuits. Once this is done, it's likely that the TDM400 with 3
FXO
> > modules
> > would be an adequate/more cost effective solution.
> >
> > If you want to use existing analogue handsets, you can plug them
into
> the
> > FXS port on the Sipura 3000, or you can buy a TDM400 configured
with up
> to
> > four FXS modules. Alternatively you can replace the analogue
handsets
> with
> > IP phones. Either route will support caller id display on the
analogue
> > handsets. If you go for IP phones I'd recommend avoiding budget
IP
> phones
> > -
> > go with Cisco 79xx, Snom or Polycom. The Cisco 79xx are
particularly
> nice.
> > The have a built in simple browser, which you can use to access
your own
> > internal services (HA, weather, phone books etc).
> >
> > Sipura 3000's are available from linitx.com / voiptalk.org
> > Snoms are available from provu.co.uk
> > Cisco 79xx are available from ebuyer.co.uk
> > I don't know of a UK supplier for polycom phones.
> > TDM400's are available telappliant.co.uk / voiptalk.org or direct
from
> > digium.com, but import duty makes them virtually the same price
anyway.
> >
> > HTH
> >
> > Patrick
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