[VoIP] CNET for Collectors who are not Switchers

[Phil Braverman]

> Date: Thu, 1 Nov 2007 10:43:27 -0500> From: voiptandem at shaneyoung.com> To: voip at ckts.info> Subject: [VoIP] CNET for Collectors who are not Switchers> > 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> > ----------------------------------------------------------------> > _______________________________________________> VoIP mailing list> VoIP at ckts.info> http://lists.ckts.info/mailman/listinfo/voip> Project Web Page: http://www.ckts.info/Dear Shane,
 
I have been interested with old telephones for 40 years.  Would it be possible to hook up
my 2 old telephone to your switch using a sipura 1000 or 2000 converter.
 
Thanks for your time.
 
Philip Braverman
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