[VoIP] ATAs and Gateways

[john jones]

--- "John R. Covert"
<john_reads_cnet_via_archives at covert.org> wrote:

> >I had an offer [for the Cisco MC3810] of $110
> accepted.
> 
> That's consistent with the counter-offer I received.
>  I guess I've
> just not decided why I'd really need one of these
> other than as an
> extra play-toy.  I've got more stuff right now than
> I need; I've
> loaned a new Digium FXO card to a friend (the FXS
> module is put
> away to protect it from an accident) and also loaned
> him a 186,
> and have another 186 on the shelf (about to be used
> though), and
> a Linksys VoIP phone is in the closet.
> 
> Important questions to help me decide: You have the
> MC3810 working:

I'll have to test CID.  This started out as a project
to get DP working so I only have a bunch of 500 sets
around right now and haven't tested any CID functions.


> Do its FXO and FXS ports support CallerID and
> CallerID Name?  Is
> the dialplan capability on the FXS ports as rich as
> with the 186?

The dialplan is very sophisticated but certainly
terse.  It uses the standard Cisco IOS syntax.

> How about 3-way, call waiting, and transfer? 

Don't know.  I don't have my linksys Asterisk set uo
to do that.  Are these functions of the ATA?

> Is there a manual
> for the current version of the firmware available?

There is a ton of documentation but nothing as
straight-forward as a product manual.  It is more
similar to Asterisk.  Th einfo is out there but
finding it can be challenging at times.

> 
> I have until about 4pm Eastern tomorrow to decide;
> I'll be in a
> meeting in Cambridge most of the afternoon though. 
> These are not
> moving fast.  There are 38 still available, probably
> not counting
> the one that could be mine.

Not a hgh risk that this is your last chance.
> 
> /john
> 
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