On Wed, Apr 13, 2011 at 11:34 AM, Andreas Sikkema <[email protected]> wrote: > On 4/12/11 1:21 AM, Don Kelly wrote: >> Continuing top posting... >> >> The same argument could be made for any commercial solution. Why use >> Asterisk when we could throw $4,000 at our problem for a commercial >> solution? >> >> I'd like to have a solution that would have the features you suggest for >> $400. > > What part of the system isn't working? The "route calls to the > appartment" part? That could be replaced by Asterisk with enough > (analogue?) ports to serve the front door and appartments using existing > wiring. > > If the door part also needs replacing because it is proprietary to the > old system, you could use a SIP dooropener/intercom, but these are > generally expensive, starting around EUR800/$800? or so and probably > need an expension for apartment buttons. And you'd need to run new > wiring to the door and perhaps change the lock. > > And then there's the apartments, it could get *very* expensive when you > need to replace wiring and the "phones" in each apartment to something > VoIP like. > > > -- > Andreas Sikkema > > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: > http://www.asterisk.org/hello > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > My apartment building switched from something that tapped into phone lines to having the panel outside take a 3 digit extension, and then it does a phone call. Needs a bit of administation to associate the extensions to the right number to call, but then the call can go to a cellphone or a voip provider... I like being able to buzz myself in with my laptop :)
Outdoor intercom SIP phone + server + door striker and hopefully less than $2000 in time to tie it all together. -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
