Thanks guys. I guess I'll order the SPA-3000. Otherwise, I'll be waiting too long to get Asterisk up and running. Too bad the GNET unit doesn't work that well, but I guess you get what you pay for. Just because the SPA-3000 is Linksys doesn't mean it will work OK either but I gather that Sipura had a good reputation before they were bought out.
Peter M. > Hello John: > > > > Are you saying don't buy the box? I just ordered one for home so I > > can finally get an Asterisk server into production but now I am > > thinking that I should cancel. Does it seem like GVC is working on > > the problem at all? Several vendors carry that adapter it seems. > > There don't seem to be any reviews online though. I like the PSTN > > fallback option also. Would any other boxes have that? I haven't > > seen any. The firmware is switchable also. You can change to the > > SIP version for instance. Their phones do that as well I noticed. > > > > Peter MacFarlane > > Charlottetown PEI > > > I have not yet figured out if I would purchase one again or not. My plan > is to try a SIP device (Polycom 500) and if it works fine then I'm going > to try a Sipura. They have a SIP model that does the failover I think. > If either of those works with good sound quality I'll never buy a GVC > again. > > Also I have not worked through GVC support on this. > > > > > > > > > > I have put two in place. I really liked two of the features. The box > > > will take both IAX and PSTN calls, as well if the IAX is not available > > > it will place calls through the PSTN port. I liked these features > > > because it allowed me to experiment with VoIP at home more easily. > > > > > > One box I put in place gave me nothing but grief. The box wouldn't > > > detect the DTMF from the phone. It would for some digits but not > others, > > > In fact it really depended on the sequence. For example pressing '4' > > > alone would work but after other digits it would not. It could take > > > multiple presses of a digit to get it recognized. I RMA'ed that unit > and > > > received another that seems to work better but eventually ended up the > > > same way. > > > > > > The other box was attached to a PBX in my business partner's home and > it > > > had none of these problems. > > > > > > Both, however, had bad sound quality and lots of echo. The start of > > > inbound calls often had alot of white noise. During a call the first > > > syllable of a sentence (i.e. after a period of silence) was often > muted. > > > It is still in use with this bad quality, it's worse than cell phone > > > quality, but usable. > > > > > > I tried putting QoS on the router to fix problems but nothing worked. > I > > > also tried the various supported codecs and none seemed to be a lot > > > different. > > > > > > My next step is to try a Polycom phone at home to see if it is any > > > better. > > > > > > -- > > > > > > > > > John Van Ostrand Net Direct Inc. > > > Director of Technology 564 Weber St. N. Unit 12 > > > Waterloo, ON N2L 5C6 map > > > < > http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Net+Direct+Inc.,+564+Weber+St.+N.+Unit+12 > <http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Net+Direct+Inc.,+564+Weber+St.+N.+Unit+12> > , > > > > +Waterloo,+ON+N2L+5C6,+canada&ll=43.494599,-80.548222&spn=0.038450,0.073 > > > 956&iwloc=A&hl=en> > > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> <mailto: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Ph: 519-883-1172 > > > ext.5102 > > > Linux Solutions / IBM Hardware < http://www.netdirect.ca > <http://www.netdirect.ca> > Fx: > > > 519-883-8533 > > > > > > > > > ********************************************************** > > Peter MacFarlane > > Network Administration & Programming > > Target Call Center/Message Centre PEI > > ********************************************************** > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > -- > > > John Van Ostrand Net Direct Inc. > Director of Technology 564 Weber St. N. Unit 12 > Waterloo, ON N2L 5C6 map > <http://maps.google.ca/maps?q=Net+Direct+Inc.,+564+Weber+St.+N.+Unit+12, > +Waterloo,+ON+N2L+5C6,+canada&ll=43.494599,-80.548222&spn=0.038450,0.073 > 956&iwloc=A&hl=en> > [EMAIL PROTECTED] <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Ph: 519-883-1172 > ext.5102 > Linux Solutions / IBM Hardware <http://www.netdirect.ca> Fx: > 519-883-8533 > ********************************************************** Peter MacFarlane Network Administration & Programming Target Call Center/Message Centre PEI **********************************************************
