Yea, for two lines, get a couple of Linksys spa3102's (shudder... did I just recommend that?) and have them connect direct to voip.ms and be done with it. Voip.ms has a good set of instructions for setting up the 3102's.
Leave out the complexity of a phone system. Mike On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 9:51 PM, Philippe Laurent <p...@ideos.com> wrote: > Thanks folks! Pure play Voip.ms was my first inclination (I cut my own home > bill to 1/10 of what it was using them), but I was concerned about the > shelter freaking out over the 'what do you mean I can't get the phones from > Walmart' syndrome, and doubled back on that thought. Also the cost of SIP > devices (whether 802.11 or DECT based) was also a concern, but the yearly > savings will heavily offset that investment. > > I appreciate helping me see the light... sipX is the right thing to do, but > only under the right circumstances. > > FYI Gabe, the TWBC folks don't hand off SIP lines at all, only analog > termination, hence the hesitation. > > > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 7:09 PM, Gabe Casey > <gca...@franklinamerican.com>wrote: > >> Tw should be able to hand off a sip line if that can be done your job will >> be much easier/cheaper I bet the device they drp off is an ata/cable modem >> anyway >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >> On Mar 29, 2011, at 4:07 PM, Philippe Laurent <p...@ideos.com> wrote: >> >> Folks - >> >> Of all the knowledgeable goodness on this list, I know that someone can >> point me in the right direction for this project. >> >> Client: Local Humane Society >> >> Case: Time Warner cable (TWBC) offering a promo for one free line with the >> purchase of broadband. With this deal, and the need to have one more line >> (at $43/month), cost of $22/line. Termination is analog. >> >> Problem: We want both numbers to ring when someone calls, as if the >> lines were bridged, and we want to be able to use both lines for both >> inbound and outbound calls. Apparently TWBC cannot bridge the lines. >> >> Solution? Non-profit, so not a great deal to spend. My work is free. >> 1. Deal with it. (Not a great solution). >> 2. Get a Patton or Audiocodes FXO (2) interface device ($) and connect an >> instance of sipX to it. Provision with something like the wireless IP >> Quickphone. >> 3. Get a Patton or Audiocodes FXO (2) /FXS (2) interface device, connect >> the FXO to sipX, and the FXS to regular analog phones. >> 4. Abandon the TWBC deal and instead go for a pure play voip.ms solution >> over their broadband, using wireless and wired IP phones. >> 5. Other? >> >> Any brief input would be most appreciated. >> >> Philippe >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sipx-users mailing list >> sipx-users@list.sipfoundry.org >> List Archive: <http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/> >> http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/ >> >> >> >> _____________________________________________________________________ >> This message contains confidential information. If you are not the named >> addressee you should not disseminate, distribute or copy this e-mail. Please >> notify the sender immediately if you have received this e-mail by mistake >> and delete this e-mail from your system. Finally, the recipient should check >> this email and any attachments for the presence of viruses. The company >> accepts no liability for any damage caused by any virus transmitted by this >> email. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> sipx-users mailing list >> sipx-users@list.sipfoundry.org >> List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/ >> > > > _______________________________________________ > sipx-users mailing list > sipx-users@list.sipfoundry.org > List Archive: http://list.sipfoundry.org/archive/sipx-users/ > -- There are 10 kinds of people in this world, those who understand binary and those who don't. mpic...@gmail.com blog: http://www.sipxecs.info call: sip:mpic...@sipxecs.info
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