[VoIP] CNET for Collectors who are not Switchers

[Shane Young]

I should stop reading stuff while I'm at work :)



Quoting Steph Kerman <stfkerman at jps.net>:

> 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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--Shane
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