Re: [Asterisk-Users] Room Monitor

2004-02-20 Thread Jamin W. Collins
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 04:06:50PM -0500, James Golovich wrote: > > To bring this back on topic. Have you considered leaving a phone with > the handset off the base, or speakerphone turned on in the room? Set > the zap channel to immediate and send it to a special context. Have > the s extensio

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Room Monitor

2004-02-19 Thread James Golovich
On Thu, 19 Feb 2004, Jamin W. Collins wrote: > Actually the baby monitors tend to be in the 47Mhz band, but yes they > still suck. There are newer models in the 900Mhz and 2.4Ghz range. > However, reviews of the 900Mhz models are almost unanimous in declaring > them to be worse than the 47Mhz m

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Room Monitor

2004-02-19 Thread Jamin W. Collins
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 10:28:09AM -0500, Walt Reed wrote: > > Hmm. Is it just me, or does this sound like a sledgehammer for a > thumbtack kind of application? > > Radioshack has cheap intercoms that work fairly well. They have 900Mhz > wireless and FM over powerline versions. Most cheap baby mo

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Room Monitor

2004-02-19 Thread Walt Reed
On Thu, Feb 19, 2004 at 10:01:37AM -0500, Jim Flagg said: > - Original Message - > From: "Greg Hill" > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 9:24 PM > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Room Monitor > > > > On Wed, 18 Feb 2004

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Room Monitor

2004-02-19 Thread Jim Flagg
- Original Message - From: "Greg Hill" To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 9:24 PM Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Room Monitor > On Wed, 18 Feb 2004, Jamin W. Collins wrote: > > > On Tue, Feb 17, 2004 at 10:04:02PM -0800, David Liu wro

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Room Monitor

2004-02-19 Thread Steve
On Monday 16 February 2004 08:51 pm, Jamin W. Collins wrote: > Do any of you know of a cost effect device that could be connected to > an Asterisk station port to provide room monitoring? I'm looking to > replace the wireless baby monitor we currently have, since there is > too much interference b

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Room Monitor

2004-02-18 Thread Greg Hill
On Wed, 18 Feb 2004, Jamin W. Collins wrote: > On Tue, Feb 17, 2004 at 10:04:02PM -0800, David Liu wrote: > > Well use a Polycom IP 500 and put to auto answer and ringer off. Then you > > can use it as a room monitor device. > > Seems like that could do the trick. However, I was hoping for a sub

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Room Monitor

2004-02-18 Thread Jamin W. Collins
On Wed, Feb 18, 2004 at 01:58:19PM -0600, Jonathan Moore wrote: > OK, I think I was wrong on the Grandstream. I loaded up the web config and I am > not seeing the option. I would suggest contacting them directly to see. If not > that I am pretty sure the snom100 has an auto answer mode. It's liste

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Room Monitor

2004-02-18 Thread Jonathan Moore
OK, I think I was wrong on the Grandstream. I loaded up the web config and I am not seeing the option. I would suggest contacting them directly to see. If not that I am pretty sure the snom100 has an auto answer mode. -- Jonathan Moore Director of Technology Winfield Public Schools Office 620.22

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Room Monitor

2004-02-18 Thread Jonathan Moore
I think the Grandstream Budgetone has an auto answer option. Not sure how good the mic pickup is, but you could probably wire in a better mic cheap and that would only run you about $65 plus shipping. Happy monitoring. -- Jonathan Moore Director of Technology Winfield Public Schools Office 620.22

RE: [Asterisk-Users] Room Monitor

2004-02-18 Thread Regovich, Timothy
Two coffee cans and a tight string? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Jamin W. Collins Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 12:06 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Room Monitor On Tue, Feb 17, 2004 at 10:04:02PM -0800

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Room Monitor

2004-02-18 Thread Jamin W. Collins
On Tue, Feb 17, 2004 at 10:04:02PM -0800, David Liu wrote: > Well use a Polycom IP 500 and put to auto answer and ringer off. Then you > can use it as a room monitor device. Seems like that could do the trick. However, I was hoping for a sub $200 solution. Anyone know of a less expensive soluti

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Room Monitor

2004-02-17 Thread David Liu
Well use a Polycom IP 500 and put to auto answer and ringer off. Then you can use it as a room monitor device. - Original Message - From: "Jamin W. Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2004 10:01 PM Subject: Re: [Asteri

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Room Monitor

2004-02-17 Thread Jamin W. Collins
On Tue, Feb 17, 2004 at 11:36:20PM -0600, Jonathan Moore wrote: > What about a phone, analog or IP, put in an auto answer mode? Do you know of any off hand that support this? Perhaps one with the ability to turn off the ringer? -- Jamin W. Collins To be nobody but yourself when the whole world

Re: [Asterisk-Users] Room Monitor

2004-02-17 Thread Jonathan Moore
What about a phone, analog or IP, put in an auto answer mode? -- Jonathan Moore Director of Technology Winfield Public Schools Office 620.221.5100 Fax 620.221.0508 Quoting "Jamin W. Collins" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > Do any of you know of a cost effect device that could be connected to an > Aste