[VoIP] Panasonic KX-T624 or like system

[David Josephson]

Lee Spenadel wrote:
> I'm looking for a small hybrid telephone system to replace my Merlin.
> Something that can handle a minimum of 4 trunks and 6 stations.  KSU/PBX
> must support display phones and Caller ID (Caller ID needs to be in system
> already).  Phones must support two-way speakerphone.  MOH not required.
>   
Lee,

I have had reasonable success with a Merlin Legend system. 8-trunk 
caller ID boards are about $50, 8-station display phone boards are $15 
or less. You can generally get a whole system for $200 or so. I just 
bought 10 "yellowed" white MLX-10D phones (display, two-way 
speakerphone, handsfree answer on intercom, etc) for $70 including 
shipping on eBay ($7 apiece). You can also get ATL cards to use your old 
Merlin phones, and regular analog cards for single line sets. The system 
can also be set up to do pulse to tone and tone to pulse conversion -- 
it is a bit of a learning curve but all of the documentation, software 
tools, and a lot of other information are available online for free.

--
David Josephson