[VoIP] CNET for Collectors who are not Switchers

[Steph Kerman]

I think you missed the "don't".  As I read it, you've made it a double 
negative: "don't think it shouldn't be a problem" makes it a problem.

Steph

Shane Young wrote:
> I thought I'd start a new thread, but quote something from Dennis:
>
> Quoting Dennis D Hock <hockd at dteenergy.com>:
>
>   
>> I also don't think that what a person chooses to hang off their Asterisk
>> box should be a problem.  Certainly the "C" stands for Collectors but what
>> one collects is and can be different for all of us.
>>     
>
> I think Dennis meant to say "shouldn't be a problem..."
>
> There are several reasons why somone might collect phones but not switches.
>
> Space needed for a switch
> Cash to buy a switch
> Power needed for a switch
> Might not particularly interested in that aspect of telephony
> etc.
>
> These collectors could be using Asterisk to simply provide  
> connectivity for their phone displays.
>
> I've been to Richard Rose's home (he's only about a half-hour away,  
> even without the 35W bridge).  He has a great display of phones, but  
> none of them are connected to anything.
>
> Currently, my rather small display at home is connected just to  
> Asterisk via an old channel bank.  When I get my Itec EMS2 up, they'll  
> be connected to that, but for now you can call the phones and make  
> calls from them to both the PSTN and CNET.
>
> I have a T1 card in my asterisk box that feeds this and other channel  
> banks, but there are other ways to connect as well.  There are a bunch  
> of FXS gateway / analog telephone adapter devices out there.  We've  
> talked about the Cisco 3810 here several times which would make a good  
> FXS gateway for a display.
>
> I think as collectors, we should encourage everyone who collects to  
> participate in any way they can.
>
>
>
> --Shane
> +1-821-7311 CNET
>
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