I'd look at the Polycom IP300 or IP500. They do an awfull lot for under $200 each. Moreover, you'd have multi-line capability, transfers, conferencing on-phone, etc. They are provisioned centrally from an ftp server and easily configured. You can can also power them over ethernet, which would eliminate the gaggle of wall-warts that the Sipura's need.
You might also consider the Sipura IP phone, although I have no experience with it. It's supposed to be a two line phone. I just think that an all-digital solution is way more promising in the long run. Worth the effort, even if the initial cost is slightly more. Michael On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 13:28:20 -0800, Sys Admin wrote: >exactly u bring me to one more anamoly in this industry: >(the first one was IAX being beter then SIP but not yet ready for prime time) > >with a sipura 2001 FXS port the company I am consulting with can plug >in very high end quality analog phones each say for $50 offering >speaker phone / cordless phone / answering machine integrated with the >phone which they can hear before they decide to pick up or not etc >etc... So each workstation ends up costing say $90 ($50 for the phone >and $40 for the one FXS port on a sipura 2001) > >Now this same feature set if I was to look for in a IP phone, the cost >would be more then $300, > >whats up with that ? > >t > >On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 15:21:16 -0600, Michael Graves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 13:14:12 -0800, Sys Admin wrote: >> >> >each of the desks already has two rj45 network ports so it makes sense >> >for me to put a sipura 2001 at each of the deks rather then getting a >> >channel bank and then having to do new cabling, >> > >> >will i be ok with ordering 25 of the sipura 2001 since each one of >> >them have 2 FXS ports. Or are there firmware/voice quality/asterisk >> >integration issues to use both FXS ports on a sipura 2001 >> >simultaneously. >> > >> >t >> > >> > >> >On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 14:52:48 -0600, Michael Graves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> >wrote: >> >> On Fri, 25 Mar 2005 12:46:41 -0800, Sys Admin wrote: >> >> >> >> >after two days of experiments finally decided to go with sipura 2001. >> >> > >> >> >I was wondering to support a 50 people call center do i need 25 sipura >> >> >2001 or 50 of these ? >> >> > >> >> >t >> >> > >> >> >> >> For such a large installation you'd be far better of with a channel >> >> bank to provide FXS ports. Much less network cabling and hassle. You'd >> >> use a t-1 connection to bridge between * and the channel bank. The wiki >> >> has lots of detail on this stuff. >> >> >> >> If you already have all that Cat5 then why not consider low end IP >> phones? >> >> I shudder to think about having to configure and support all those >> SPAs. All those wall-wart PSUs. >> >> Seems less than elegant. >> >> Michael >> >> -- >> Michael Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Sr. Product Specialist www.pixelpower.com >> Pixel Power Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> o713-861-4005 >> o800-905-6412 >> c713-201-1262 >> >> >_______________________________________________ >Asterisk-Users mailing list >[email protected] >http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > -- Michael Graves [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sr. Product Specialist www.pixelpower.com Pixel Power Inc. [EMAIL PROTECTED] o713-861-4005 o800-905-6412 c713-201-1262 _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
