priller
join:2000-10-20
Gainesville, VA | reply to eviljafar
Re: Which ATA to buy?
Do you really need dual FXS, or do you just need to register to two providers?
My Zoom 5801 allows me to register with 4 providers, to a single FXS. |
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eviljafar
join:2007-04-10
Montreal, QC
| I don't "need" dual FXS ports but I need to register two providers which my SPA-3000 won't let me do. So after I buy another ATA I will have at least two FXS ports, either in one unit or across two units.
And I have two nice new DECT cordless phones (ie two base stations) so I might as well use both of them.
I've gone off the PAP2T because I don't think it has the gateway feature like the SPA-3000 has, and it's a feature I use. Do any of the Zoom units have this feature?
A unit I have found with 2 FXS ports and the gateway feature is the Billion 6404VP but I can't find it in Canada/US anywhere. Does anyone know where I can buy one of these in Canada/US? Or does anyone know of any other unit that does the same thing?
Thanks, Jaf. |
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redshift
Premium
join:2004-03-23
Beverly Hills, CA | As you know, Billion is not very popular outside of Australia. You aren't going to find it in futureshop/bestbuy (do they have those in Qc?) Anyway you may just have to order it from Oz and have it shipped to you. |
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eviljafar
join:2007-04-10
Montreal, QC
| reply to priller
The Zoom 5821 looks interesting. It has two FXS ports which I would like.
I called Zoom sales and asked if this unit will do what Sipura would call Gateway in the SPA3000/3102. The person I spoke to checked with some tech person and said the chipset allows it but the firmware causes the feature to be unreliable.
Can anyone shed any light on this? I'm not sure if this unit really has this feature as the sales person didn't seem to understand what I was asking about.
I also asked about registering more than two providers but again the sales person, while helpful, didn't give me the impression they understood what I was asking.
Thanks,
Jaf. |
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redshift
Premium
join:2004-03-23
Beverly Hills, CA
| Your best bet would be to stick with the SPA 3102 so you can do PSTN to voip bridging. Assuming you have a 5 favourite number plan, or even an unlimited evening/weekend plan with your cell you can use the SPA 3102 to make calls using your cell to Australia. To register your other provider (assuming it won't work as a gateway) you could try Voxalot so you can have multiple registrations, or just add another ATA.
Unfortunately I have the same situation and have had to add the Pap2T along with the SPA 3102. |
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