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SIP phone or POTS phone + adaptor?
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| Brian Abbott 2005-09-29, 5:45 pm |
| Hi All
Looking at the specs and prices, it seems to me that I'd be better off with
an adaptor + my choice of POTS phone rather than a SIP phone. Or am I
missing something?
Cheers
Brian Abbott
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| Hmm .. if you aspire to 1'st class be my guest 
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| Brian Abbott 2005-09-29, 5:45 pm |
| peter wrote:
> Hmm .. if you aspire to 1'st class be my guest
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Sorry?
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| Brian Abbott wrote:
> Hi All
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> Looking at the specs and prices, it seems to me that I'd be better off with
> an adaptor + my choice of POTS phone rather than a SIP phone. Or am I
> missing something?
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> Cheers
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> Brian Abbott
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I would recommend getting a Linksys PAP2, and using a DECT cordless phone
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"Brian Abbott" <brian@abbott.plus.com> wrote in message
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> Hi All
>
> Looking at the specs and prices, it seems to me that I'd be better off
with
> an adaptor + my choice of POTS phone rather than a SIP phone. Or am I
> missing something?
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Well
It depends, Is this for your office or home? Your desk or to use round the
house ?
Personally an ATA is mainly for connecting Dect phone and faxes, Where as a
hard phone is for where you would normally have a corded phone, IE Desk or
office.
Ian
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| Brian Abbott 2005-09-29, 5:45 pm |
| Ian wrote:
> Personally an ATA is mainly for connecting Dect phone and faxes, Where as a
> hard phone is for where you would normally have a corded phone, IE Desk or
> office.
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> Ian
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So is there a reason for that, like a hard phone gives better quality?
Brian Abbott
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| Ivor Jones 2005-09-29, 5:45 pm |
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"Brian Abbott" <brian@abbott.plus.com> wrote in message
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> Ian wrote:
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> So is there a reason for that, like a hard phone gives
> better quality?
Not really, an ordinary phone (DECT or normal phone) with an ATA is no
different to a dedicated IP phone, but the ATA gives you more flexibility
as to the choice of phone as you can plug anything in.
Ivor
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"Brian Abbott" <brian@abbott.plus.com> wrote in message
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> Ian wrote:
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> So is there a reason for that, like a hard phone gives better quality?
Yes, Features, like multiple line keys, Hands free, head set working, You
could say quality but to the human ear there is negligable differance.
Ian
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| themgt 2005-09-29, 5:45 pm |
| Ivor Jones wrote:
> "Brian Abbott" <brian@abbott.plus.com> wrote in message
> news:433c3d94$0$38041$5a6aecb4@news.aaisp.net.uk
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> Not really, an ordinary phone (DECT or normal phone) with an ATA is no
> different to a dedicated IP phone, but the ATA gives you more flexibility
> as to the choice of phone as you can plug anything in.
I can dial SIP addresses directly from my IP phone, could I do that with
a DECT phone & ATA ?
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| themgt wrote:
> I can dial SIP addresses directly from my IP phone, could I do that with
> a DECT phone & ATA ?
The linksys PAP2 i have allows me to have 8 quickdials, which can all be
SIP addresses, and i have my dial plan so #1xxxx# sends as
xxxx@fwd.pulver.com, #2xxxx# sends as xxxx@voipfone.co.uk etc...
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| Ivor Jones 2005-09-29, 5:45 pm |
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"Sean" <seanhardy88NOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> themgt wrote:
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> The linksys PAP2 i have allows me to have 8 quickdials,
> which can all be SIP addresses, and i have my dial plan
> so #1xxxx# sends as xxxx@fwd.pulver.com, #2xxxx# sends as
> xxxx@voipfone.co.uk etc...
What he said..! I can enter them as speed dials but otherwise I wouldn't
think so.
How often do you need to do that though rather than using the normal phone
number..?
Ivor
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| Brian Abbott 2005-09-30, 2:45 am |
| Ian
But is there any of that which I couldn't do with the right POTS phone?
Cheers
Brian Abbott
Ian wrote:
> "Brian Abbott" <brian@abbott.plus.com> wrote in message
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> Yes, Features, like multiple line keys, Hands free, head set working, You
> could say quality but to the human ear there is negligable differance.
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> Ian
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| Ivor Jones wrote:
> "Sean" <seanhardy88NOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> What he said..! I can enter them as speed dials but otherwise I wouldn't
> think so.
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> How often do you need to do that though rather than using the normal phone
> number..?
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> Ivor
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Quite often actually.
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"Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Sean" <seanhardy88NOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> What he said..! I can enter them as speed dials but otherwise I wouldn't
> think so.
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> How often do you need to do that though rather than using the normal phone
> number..?
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Very often.
Ian
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> Ian
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> But is there any of that which I couldn't do with the right POTS phone?
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> Cheers
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> Brian Abbott
Yes line keys, registered to different lines working seamlessly.
But I use the sets for business and dont want to faff about with a pots
phone. ATA power supply etc. I want 1 phone and 1 lead. and then 1 lead from
that phone to my laptop.
Ian
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| Ivor Jones 2005-09-30, 2:45 am |
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"Sean" <seanhardy88NOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Ivor Jones wrote:
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> Quite often actually.
Ok, why..?! I don't think I've ever had to..! What's wrong with a phone
number..? ;-)
Ivor
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| Brian Abbott 2005-09-30, 2:45 am |
| OK thanks
Ian wrote:
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> "Brian Abbott" <brian@abbott.plus.com> wrote in message
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> Yes line keys, registered to different lines working seamlessly.
> But I use the sets for business and dont want to faff about with a pots
> phone. ATA power supply etc. I want 1 phone and 1 lead. and then 1 lead from
> that phone to my laptop.
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> Ian
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| Phil Thompson 2005-09-30, 7:45 am |
| On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 08:13:30 +0100, "Ivor Jones"
<ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote:
>Ok, why..?! I don't think I've ever had to..! What's wrong with a phone
>number..?
wan't the sip concept based on having an address like ivor@jones.com
that you could be dialled on, with the DNS systems & a SIP server
resolving it to the IP you are on.
The current landscape is populated with service providers offerring
number based systems but the above doesn't need an SP just a SIP
server (like my IX66 router)
Phil
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| Ivor Jones wrote:
> "Sean" <seanhardy88NOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Ok, why..?! I don't think I've ever had to..! What's wrong with a phone
> number..? ;-)
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> Ivor
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I work on the FWD welcome line, and call people back on different
providors
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"Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Sean" <seanhardy88NOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Ok, why..?! I don't think I've ever had to..! What's wrong with a phone
> number..? ;-)
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Why, well i dont ant an acount with every vosp its far easier to just dial
the sip address. And as you never doing it,Every call you make is done like
that. Its just that your sevice provider does the conversion for you.
for example to call a sipgate user 1234567 i just dial
sip:1234567@sipgate.co.uk
have a look at an ethereal trace of a sip call.
Ian
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| Ivor Jones 2005-09-30, 5:45 pm |
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"Phil Thompson" <phil.thompson@spamcop.net> wrote in
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> On Fri, 30 Sep 2005 08:13:30 +0100, "Ivor Jones"
> <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote:
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> wan't the sip concept based on having an address like
> ivor@jones.com that you could be dialled on, with the DNS
> systems & a SIP server resolving it to the IP you are on.
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> The current landscape is populated with service providers
> offerring number based systems but the above doesn't need
> an SP just a SIP server (like my IX66 router)
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> Phil
Possibly, but all the systems I've used provide a phone number so that it
can be dialled from a phone. I don't think my Auntie Vera in Bexhill on
Sea or wherever she is will be minded to even try and dial all that lot,
even if her phone allowed it ;-)
Ivor
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