Agreed.
_____ From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ian Service Sent: February 7, 2006 8:17 PM To: John Lange Cc: Jim Van Meggelen; Roy Morris; Toronto Asterisk UG Subject: Re: [Fwd: RE: [on-asterisk] Asterisk as answering machine with existing PBX] I'm guessing that if you quoted a nickle and dimer on using this versus a feature rich batch of new phones, they would probably bite those nickle and dimes and buy the new phones instead. - Ian On 2/7/06, John Lange <HYPERLINK "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Thats a cool product but too bad its price model makes no sense. $3100 US / 24 (assuming you max it out) is $130 US per handset. There are several good options for brand new SIP handsets in that same price range (sub $200 Canadian). If you don't max it out it makes even less sense. Thanks to the poster for pointing it out though. Very interesting. John On Tue, 2006-02-07 at 17:10 -0500, Jim Van Meggelen wrote: > Roughly USD$3100 > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Roy Morris [mailto:HYPERLINK "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Sent: February 7, 2006 1:27 PM > > To: Toronto Asterisk UG > > Subject: RE: [Fwd: RE: [on-asterisk] Asterisk as answering > > machine with existing PBX] > > > > Any idea what the ball park cost of this is for 24 port? > > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Ian Darwin [mailto:HYPERLINK "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Tuesday, February 07, 2006 1:00 PM > > > To: Toronto Asterisk UG > > > Subject: [Fwd: RE: [on-asterisk] Asterisk as answering machine with > > > existing PBX] > > > > > > > > > Jim sent me this off-list (and said it's OK to forward). > > > Basically it's an expensive rack-mount unit that converts > > "60 models" > > > of proprietary telephone sets including NorStar and > > Meridian (that's > > > probably 10 or 15 of the models right > > > there) into SIP phones. > > > > > > Not cost-effective at present for less that about 16 handsets, but > > > interesting (and hopefully the cost will fall, before the > > company does > > > :-)). Does work with Asterisk. > > > > > > Thanks to Jim for pointing this out. > > > > > > Ian > > > > > > > >Be careful what you ask for: > > > > > > > > > >HYPERLINK "http://www.citel.com/products/handset_gateways/"http://www.citel.com/produc ts/handset_gateways/ > > > > > > > > > >The only problem is that it only comes in a 24 port, but > > they are > > > > >working on 8 and 16 port versions. > > > > > > [The PDF brochure mentions 12- and 24-port versions -- Ian] > > > > > > > > > >Scott Lawrence from Pingtel tells me it does an excellent job of > > > > >complying with the SIP RFCs. I have one in my lab here and > > > > it seems to work quite well. > > > > > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: HYPERLINK "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional > > > commands, e-mail: HYPERLINK "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To unsubscribe, e-mail: HYPERLINK "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED] For > > additional commands, e-mail: HYPERLINK "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > > > > -- > > No virus found in this incoming message. > > Checked by AVG Free Edition. > > Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.2/252 - Release > > Date: 06/02/2006 > > > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: HYPERLINK "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: HYPERLINK "mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]"[EMAIL PROTECTED] -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.2/252 - Release Date: 06/02/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.375 / Virus Database: 267.15.2/252 - Release Date: 06/02/2006
