RE: Telephony hardware (was xAP quiet?)

["Patrick Lidstone \(Personal E-mail\)" <patrick@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

> Thanks Patrick,
>
> If I went the Sipura 3000 route x3 for all 3 analogue lines,
> would I loose any functionality by not using the digital line at all?

No, not really - you would gain the use of a new number for voice calls if
you used the digital circuit. If you upgrade to ISDN2e it's a different
story - you can do a whole load of useful stuff, like call deflection.

> I think I want to use my existing 2x DECT systems in the
> house (at the moment) until I possibly upgrade to IP phones.
> The mini browser sounds interesting - just what I need to be
> able to browse a central address book - do you use this?

Yes. It works exceptionally well, allowing searching of entries in a nice
user friendly way.

> Ummmm - just thinking - would that mean that I'd need SIX SPA-300's
for
three analogue
> lines and three analogue phones?

No, each SPA3000 is a combined FXO (exchange line interface) and FXS
(handset line interface). Ie. You can plug up to one analogue line and one
handset into each each SPA3000. If you don't need private extensions/to
transfer calls between handsets, you can plug multiple handsets into the
same socket in parallel, as they would normally be wired in a conventional
home environment. If you need more handset interfaces, you could also add
SPA2000's or ATA's to your network,  which typically have sockets for
connecting up to two handsets.

Patrick