On Mon, 2004-10-25 at 16:15, Reid A. Forrest wrote: > I may be wrong, but from what I've seen so far, an FXS port will run you > about $100/port anyway, plus the cost of the analog device. At this price, I > can't see any reason not to dump the analog and go with a cheap VOIP device. > Even the lowest end (i.e. Grandstream) will give you more functionality than > most analog phones at the same price. Now if you have a source for cheap or > free channel banks, that's another story.
The cheapest VoIP phone won't get you PoE. I expect my phones to be powered when the AC power is out. The only way to do that is with PoE or FXS and channel banks, and good UPS in your closet. Putting a UPS on each user's Grandstream just is not effective. Anyone that does not include power calculations in the VoIP projects is not doing their homework. I would love to see a good cheap phone with 802.3af, but they have yet to come out. We have been looking at the Zip 4x4, as it's about the best of the lot. We tried to look at the UIP200, but it was not even readily available. I could go for a $100 granstream with PoE VS a $65 Grandstream without it. Harry > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- Harry McGregor, Computing Manager Tucson Support Group - U.S. Geological Survey University of Arizona - Environment and Natural Resource Building 520-670-5574 (office) - [EMAIL PROTECTED] 520-661-7875 (Cell) - [EMAIL PROTECTED] The opinions/statements expressed herein are my own and should not be taken as a position, opinion, or endorsement of the University of Arizona or the U.S. Geological Survey. _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users