Re: [asterisk-users] OT: real 2 line phone vs. 1 line and call waiting

2008-09-30 Thread Lyle Giese
Brian J. Murrell wrote: I'm looking into getting a new phone and wondering what the difference in functionality is between a single line phone with call waiting and a real 2 line phone (either a real SIP phone or an analog 2 line phone and a 2 port ATA) is. Why would I want the real 2 lines

Re: [asterisk-users] OT: real 2 line phone vs. 1 line and call waiting

2008-09-30 Thread Brian J. Murrell
On Tue, 2008-09-30 at 08:23 -0500, Lyle Giese wrote: 1) a two line phone can register with two different * servers or sip carriers. Indeed. But if I only had the one * server which itself registered to my carriers... 2) It's easy for both incoming and outgoing to separate business from

Re: [asterisk-users] OT: real 2 line phone vs. 1 line and call waiting

2008-09-30 Thread Lyle Giese
Brian J. Murrell wrote: On Tue, 2008-09-30 at 08:23 -0500, Lyle Giese wrote: 1) a two line phone can register with two different * servers or sip carriers. Indeed. But if I only had the one * server which itself registered to my carriers... 2) It's easy for both incoming and

Re: [asterisk-users] OT: real 2 line phone vs. 1 line and call waiting

2008-09-30 Thread Brian J. Murrell
On Tue, 2008-09-30 at 17:29 -0500, Lyle Giese wrote: I have never been convinced that VM via email is a convenence. You have to use the loudspeakers on the PC or headphones, which is not as convenient as a handset. Depends on your working environment I guess. Not to mention the privacy

Re: [asterisk-users] OT: real 2 line phone vs. 1 line and call waiting

2008-09-30 Thread Andrew Joakimsen
On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 9:23 AM, Lyle Giese [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: 1) a two line phone can register with two different * servers or sip carriers. Many phones/ATA with multiple lines only allow 1 server and multiple registrations! On Tue, Sep 30, 2008 at 6:29 PM, Lyle Giese [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[asterisk-users] OT: real 2 line phone vs. 1 line and call waiting

2008-09-29 Thread Brian J. Murrell
I'm looking into getting a new phone and wondering what the difference in functionality is between a single line phone with call waiting and a real 2 line phone (either a real SIP phone or an analog 2 line phone and a 2 port ATA) is. Why would I want the real 2 lines vs. just being able to take