Hi All, Bruce - excellent points. 2N is a good equipment company however can only run 4 concurrent GSM calls at the same time. The feedback about integrating 2N with Asterisk is that usually that there are no major issues.
The cheap (lite) version of a GSM gateway from 2N (a company in Czech Rep.) can run about $3k CDN , however the enterprise version (+smtp, +h323, etc.) will set you back about $7k CDN. There are some cheap Taiwanese products out there http://www.portech.com.tw/ (some as cheap as $200) - but I have never tried nor I know anyone that did. Also you should definitely compare the functionalities of any GSM gateways as they vary. One of them is for sale here: http://cgi.ebay.com/MV-372-2-ports-VoIP-GSM-Gateway-dual-band-Tri-Band_W0QQitemZ330157262341QQihZ014QQcategoryZ61839QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Claudius - good luck! -- Alex Kovalenko 877.585.VOIP ext. 701 514.907.3192 ext. 701 http://www.VoIPGizmos.ca Canadian VoIP Store "IP Phones, FXS Adaptors, PBXs, Digium cards, and more..." On 8/23/07, Bruce Nik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello Claudius, > > There was another thread on the same topic which I think I responded to. > Anyhow, I think you can hardly find anyone in Canada that would sell this. > You can always try ebay and you will find some stuff. However, there is no > variety to them. 2n and Quescom are the companies that make the better > quality GSM gateways but at a very high cost. You are looking for 1800 Euro > or so to buy a 4 SIM. Way too expensive. But, these two companies offer > different quotes for different people. Try contacting them and before they > give you any quote they will ask 100s of questions to find out what you use > it for so that they can fix the price accordingly. > > I think that any GSM gateway would do the job and it's not necessary to buy > from them. However, someone else on this list also mentioned that the low > quality ones don't work properly. So, since GSM VoIP gateways are so young, > why don't you go for GSM analogue gateways and hook them up with an FXS > device. They are way more mature and cheaper than the GSM VoIP gateways. > > By the way, don't let that high figure through you out as 2 SIM can be found > for less than $400 on ebay. If you find anything in GTA let me know too :) > > Behrooz > > > > > Date: Thu, 23 Aug 2007 12:07:11 -0400> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL > > PROTECTED]> CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; biz@taug.ca> Subject: Re: [biz] Re: > > [on-asterisk] RE: [biz] GSM Gateway> > Claudius,> > I think you can get > > something like this and get it to work with your Asterisk:> > > http://www.2n.cz/products/gsm_gateways/voip_gsm_gateway/voiceblue_voip_gsm_gateway.html> > > > Thanks for heads up Dave - we will not solicit offers to Claudius to> > > buy from us ;)> > --> Alex Kovalenko> 877.585.VOIP ext. 701> 514.907.3192 > > ext. 701> > http://www.VoIPGizmos.ca> Canadian VoIP Store> "IP Phones, FXS > > Adaptors, PBXs,> Digium cards, and more..."> > > On 8/23/07, Dave Donovan > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > Hi Claudius,> >> > I know this isn't exactly > > an answer to your question, but I think I've heard> > about a module for > > Asterisk that connects to a cel phone using bluetooth.> > When a call comes > > in on the cel phone, Asterisk answers it. When you want> > to place a call > > out, Asterisk uses the cel phone.> >> > My guess is that it attaches like a > > handsfree headset.> >> > This might get you started.> > > > http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+Bluetooth+channels> >> > On a > > side note, this is a borderline biz question since "Where do can I> > buy?" > > type questions tend to solicit answers from resellers etc.> >> > It sounds > > like you've got an interesting project on the go. Good luck with> > it.> >> > > > Dave> >> > On 8/23/07, Claudius Fortis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:> > >> > > > > Sorry, forgot to mention, I'm looking for a device I could pick up > > locally> > > (GTA)> > >> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [EMAIL > > PROTECTED]; biz@taug.ca> Date: Thu,> > > 23 Aug 2007 09:38:15 -0400> > > Subject: [biz] GSM Gateway> > Morning All,> >> > > I'm looking an > > inexpensive GSM gateway (support for 1 GSM SIM card is> > > sufficient) to > > conduct some tests on a particular project.> > Essentially, I> > > want to > > be able to make and receive calls from/to Asterisk via the GSM> > > > > cellular network.> > Any pointers?> > Thanks and have a great day!> >> > > > > Claudius> > > _________________________________________________________________>> > > > > News, entertainment and everything you care about at Live.com. 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