-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Steve Underwood wrote: > Dave Cotton wrote: >> Joseph wrote: >> >>> On 07/11/08 18:37, Dave Cotton wrote: >>> >>>> SIP wrote: >>>> >>>>> Joseph wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> I need another Sipura 3K and the replacement I think is Linksys SPA3102. >>>>>> Any input on how reliable is it? >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> We have a few dozen subscribers using them at any given point in time. I >>>>> and my wife even use them at our respective homes. Rock solid stable. >>>>> No issues whatsoever. >>>>> >>>> The only reservation I've got with the 3000/3102 units is that I've had >>>> 3 destroyed by lightening recently. But I'm told it's because I'm on the >>>> end of 3kms of cable across open countryside. The others I've installed >>>> in non rural installations work faultlessly. >>>> >>>> DC >>>> >>> If you plug it into to UPS some of them have protection for phone lines, it >>> should protect it from lightning. >>> >> Should is the operative word. They didn't. >> >> DC >> > I'm very suspicious of the effectiveness of the things they put in low > end UPSes. However, if you buy the kind of lightning suppressor that is > attached to phone lines as the enter your house, and put one at each end > of your 3km of cable, it should help a lot.
The APC UPSes we use come with a warranty for equipment attached to them, as do the belkin filters. Check if yours does any you may be able to get the units replaced at no cost. - -- Kind Regards, Matt Riddell Director _______________________________________________ http://www.venturevoip.com (Great new VoIP end to end solution) http://www.venturevoip.com/news.php (Daily Asterisk News - html) http://www.venturevoip.com/newrssfeed.php (Daily Asterisk News - rss) -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.4.7 (MingW32) Comment: Using GnuPG with Mozilla - http://enigmail.mozdev.org iD8DBQFIfVG6DQNt8rg0Kp4RAuSTAJ91LkVnGPoCa+DGDMe8mxAqDvC91wCgqQB+ 4egBNtmFgigz+ECMS2v4pyI= =m3aR -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- _______________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- AstriCon 2008 - September 22 - 25 Phoenix, Arizona Register Now: http://www.astricon.net asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users