RE: DECT phones for use with Asterisk PBX

["Paul Gale" <groups2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've been thinking about this for a couple of years - but one of the
biggest features I'd want is a central, scrollable phone book i.e. no
copying lists between phones as this never gets done! Any of these IP
phones support that kind of functionality yet?

Paul.


> -----Original Message-----
> From: ukha_d@xxxxxxx [mailto:ukha_d@xxxxxxx] On Behalf
> Of Martyn Wendon
> Sent: 09 November 2007 16:52
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] DECT phones for use with Asterisk PBX
>
> Yeah I looked at a few of the stand-alone SIP phones but most were
> locked to
> a specific provider and were a bit pricey.
>
> I think a standard DECT phone is the way to go hooked up to an FXS
port
> on
> the Asterisk machine.  That way I can have Asterisk be in total
control
> of
> what each extension is able to do and do fancy stuff like least cost
> routing
> etc.
>
> But with the myriad of DECT phones available I'm hoping to get some
> advise
> from others who have been down the same route, especially with regards
> to
> things like CID and call waiting etc.
>
>
>
> Martyn
>
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Stuart Poulton" <stuart.poulton@xxxxxxx>
> To: <ukha_d@xxxxxxx>
> Sent: Friday, November 09, 2007 4:38 PM
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] DECT phones for use with Asterisk PBX
>
>
> > Martyn,
> >
> > I've been considering looking at
> >
> > http://www.tesco.com/internetphone/family/product2.html
> >
> > From what I can tell it's a Siemens S450IP phone, which has the
> > following feature list
> >
> >     * Can make calls over VoIP (SIP) or a normal telephone line
> >     * Can make two SIP calls and one PSTN call simultaneously
> >     * Use like a normal DECT cordless phone
> >     * Illuminated colour display with icon-based menu
> >     * Register up to 5 additional handsets
> >     * Handsfree speakerphone built into handset
> >     * Features 5 polyphonic ring tones and 10 melodies
> >     * Phone book for up to 150 numbers and names with birthday
> > notification
> >
> > With the Ethernet connectivity no need to convert using an FXS,
the
> > only concern of course is that the phone from Tesco is locked to
> > they're VOIP service.
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> > Stuart
> >
> > On 9 Nov 2007, at 16:23, Martyn Wendon wrote:
> >
> >> Anybody have any recommendations for DECT phones to be used
with an
> >> Asterisk
> >> PBX?
> >>
> >> I'm planning on using single DECT handsets & base
stations in each
> >> room (8
> >> in total) so that they can each be seen as an individual
extension
> in
> >> Asterisk.  Each handset will be connected to an FXS port on
the
> >> Asterisk
> >> machine.
> >>
> >> Is anybody using a similar setup and has stuff like Caller
ID, Call
> >> Waiting
> >> Caller ID, Message Indicator, SMS, etc working on their DECT
phones?
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> >>
> >> TIA,
> >>
> >> Martyn
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