RE: [biz] Looking for VoIP cards
David, You should not need any special hardware. VoIP just runs over the same network card as everything else. There are performance considerations that come with VoIP, so you may have to invest in routers and switches that can provide QoS, but this is often more an engineering consideration than a matter of having the right hardware. Have you done testing of your VoIP environment? If your Wan connection cannot handle the QoS needs of VoIP, better to find that out before you yank all your analogue circuits. Cheers, Jim -- Jim Van Meggelen Core Telecom Innovations [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.coretel.ca 416-425-6111 x6001 877-CORETEL x6001 (Canada) www.oreillynet.com/pub/au/2177 http://downloads.oreilly.com/books/9780596510480.pdf -Original Message- From: David LEWIS [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: January 18, 2008 7:26 AM To: biz@taug.ca Subject: [biz] Looking for VoIP cards Hello everybody Im now using Analog but I am making the switch to a pure VoIP system. Anybody have the hardware I need? Im not even sure what Ethernet cards (if any) I need but you got something for sale and if you got info on it please reply. Thank you David Lewis - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [biz] Asterisk PA/Paging
Hey Keith, We use a Polycom IP301 and connect the speaker of the phone to the PA (Bogen PA). We also program the IP-301 phone to automatically answer any incoming calls and program asterisk to set the proper Header for auto-answer. BUT BY OPENING THE IP-301 PHONE, YOU WILL VOID THE WARRANTY. I also have a customer who's using the VoIP paging gateway from CyberData: http://www.cyberdata.net/products/voip/voip-pager.html Cheers. Stephan Monette Unlimitel Inc. Tel.: 613-688-6212. x221 TF : 1-877-464-6638, x221 FAX : 613-482-1077 Keith Major | Aquarius Telecom Inc. wrote: Hi All, We have a prospect in a warehouse that would require paging to be done on a PA type of system through the phone, i.e. someone answers an inbound call, puts the person on hold, enters a feature code and says, “Keith line 1 please, Keith line 1”. Similar to what you would find at the grocery store. We would like to deploy an Asterisk solution for them but, this is one requirement that is needed. If anyone would like to share their thoughts on this it would be appreciated. Thanks, Keith Major Business Development Manager Aquarius Telecom Inc. HYPERLINK http://www.aquariustel.com/www.aquariustel.com 416.800.0833 ext. 2005 ___ This e-mail may be privileged and/or confidential, and the sender does not waive any related rights and obligations. Any distribution, use or copying of this e-mail or the information it contains by other than an intended recipient is unauthorized. If you received this e-mail in error, please advise me (by return e-mail or otherwise) immediately. Ce courrier électronique est confidentiel et protégé. L'expéditeur ne renonce pas aux droits et obligations qui s'y rapportent. Toute diffusion, utilisation ou copie de ce message ou des renseignements qu'il contient par une personne autre que le (les) destinataire(s) désigné(s) est interdite. Si vous recevez ce courrier électronique par erreur, veuillez m'en aviser immédiatement, par retour de courrier électronique ou par un autre moyen. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.6 - Release Date: 17/01/2008 12:00 AM - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [biz] Asterisk PA/Paging
If they don't already have a PA system as Alex suggests, then there are companies that do paging. One of the companies I dealt with once was Valcom and I was quite happy. Most paging systems provide you a very convenient interface. If I recall, you just plug their system into an FXO port. You just go offhook, wait a second or so for that chime, and send the audio. Simplest way, just put in an FXO board and give it extension 5123. Whenever someone dials 5123, they'll hear the chime and they can just say Keith, line 1, it's your wife and she sounds upset! The one time I dealt with paging was in a warehouse. The speakers have to be installed 30 feet up so I was happy to let Valcom do the paging and just give me the interface I needed. They do this stuff all day so I'm sure they can make it work for you. I hope that helps, Dave On Jan 18, 2008 3:37 PM, Keith Major | Aquarius Telecom Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, We have a prospect in a warehouse that would require paging to be done on a PA type of system through the phone, i.e. someone answers an inbound call, puts the person on hold, enters a feature code and says, Keith line 1 please, Keith line 1. Similar to what you would find at the grocery store. We would like to deploy an Asterisk solution for them but, this is one requirement that is needed. If anyone would like to share their thoughts on this it would be appreciated. Thanks, Keith Major Business Development Manager Aquarius Telecom Inc. HYPERLINK http://www.aquariustel.com/www.aquariustel.com 416.800.0833 ext. 2005 ___ This e-mail may be privileged and/or confidential, and the sender does not waive any related rights and obligations. Any distribution, use or copying of this e-mail or the information it contains by other than an intended recipient is unauthorized. If you received this e-mail in error, please advise me (by return e-mail or otherwise) immediately. Ce courrier électronique est confidentiel et protégé. L'expéditeur ne renonce pas aux droits et obligations qui s'y rapportent. Toute diffusion, utilisation ou copie de ce message ou des renseignements qu'il contient par une personne autre que le (les) destinataire(s) désigné(s) est interdite. Si vous recevez ce courrier électronique par erreur, veuillez m'en aviser immédiatement, par retour de courrier électronique ou par un autre moyen. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.6 - Release Date: 17/01/2008 12:00 AM - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[biz] Asterisk PA/Paging
Hi All, We have a prospect in a warehouse that would require paging to be done on a PA type of system through the phone, i.e. someone answers an inbound call, puts the person on hold, enters a feature code and says, Keith line 1 please, Keith line 1. Similar to what you would find at the grocery store. We would like to deploy an Asterisk solution for them but, this is one requirement that is needed. If anyone would like to share their thoughts on this it would be appreciated. Thanks, Keith Major Business Development Manager Aquarius Telecom Inc. HYPERLINK http://www.aquariustel.com/www.aquariustel.com 416.800.0833 ext. 2005 ___ This e-mail may be privileged and/or confidential, and the sender does not waive any related rights and obligations. Any distribution, use or copying of this e-mail or the information it contains by other than an intended recipient is unauthorized. If you received this e-mail in error, please advise me (by return e-mail or otherwise) immediately. Ce courrier électronique est confidentiel et protégé. L'expéditeur ne renonce pas aux droits et obligations qui s'y rapportent. Toute diffusion, utilisation ou copie de ce message ou des renseignements qu'il contient par une personne autre que le (les) destinataire(s) désigné(s) est interdite. Si vous recevez ce courrier électronique par erreur, veuillez m'en aviser immédiatement, par retour de courrier électronique ou par un autre moyen. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.516 / Virus Database: 269.19.6 - Release Date: 17/01/2008 12:00 AM
Re: [biz] Asterisk PA/Paging
Asterisk has the ability to page via the soundcard, and that should fit this scenario nicely. Get a half-decent soundcard and find a way to hook it into the PA system. AR On Jan 18, 2008 3:37 PM, Keith Major | Aquarius Telecom Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Hi All, We have a prospect in a warehouse that would require paging to be done on a PA type of system through the phone, i.e. someone answers an inbound call, puts the person on hold, enters a feature code and says, Keith line 1 please, Keith line 1. Similar to what you would find at the grocery store. We would like to deploy an Asterisk solution for them but, this is one requirement that is needed. If anyone would like to share their thoughts on this it would be appreciated. Thanks, Keith Major Business Development Manager Aquarius Telecom Inc. HYPERLINK http://www.aquariustel.com/www.aquariustel.com 416.800.0833 ext. 2005
