I would think that the uBR is about the cheapest entry you could get (you can pick them up off ebay for about £60). The uBR has 2 "phone" ports each, but my understanding is that one of these would normally connect to a standard PSTN port, that way if you have an IP outage you will still have a "backup" outside line using the normal PSTN. This would leave one port availble for you to plug in any standard analogue phone. You can then do you POTS to IP mapping and make it so that this phone would dial you oversea's router.
I don't see how this setup would allow for multiple lines though, unless you start making use of IP phones, and then you would required Call manager or if into the opensource, something like vovida. Quality etc is comparable, but as always, reliant on QoS, and how reliable your choosen ISP is. uBR's will only work with Cable, not ADSL. You can get ADSL based routers with FX ports though, which would serve the same purpose! Cheers T mic shoeps wrote: > > Hello folks. > I'm trying to save the cost of the international phone bills > for small scale SOHO environment for now. Someone has suggested > that the uBR-924 would be the best solution for my application. > I was wondering how good the quality of the VoIP be compare to > the regular PBX phones. Would I be experiencing substantially > lower voice quality and the longer delay over IP? At most, two > to four people will talk at the same time. > What else is required for the uBR-924? We don't have any > dedicated router/ switch setup yet. I'm think about using the > uBR-924 as a stand alone unit. Would any of the cable internet > providers do? Could I use uBR-924 over DSL? Is it necessary to > use the dedicated IP phone? (I was thinking about hooking up > ordinary wal-mart brand wireless phones into the uBR-924s). > Would I be able to configure the uBR-924 remotely without using > console connection? (without flying over to Europe). Do I need > supplimentary routers for the uBR-924? > Lastly, is there better low cost alternatives to the Cisco > uBR-924? > > Your help is greatly appreciated. Message Posted at: http://www.groupstudy.com/form/read.php?f=7&i=69560&t=69477 -------------------------------------------------- FAQ, list archives, and subscription info: http://www.groupstudy.com/list/cisco.html Report misconduct and Nondisclosure violations to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
