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Date: Mon, 12 Sep 2005 09:24:33 +1000
From: Quark AudioVisual - Hilton Travis To: Aussie Isp Message-Id: <001c01c5b727$f82f1590$1c45a8c0@QuarkIT.local> References: <3EEA11FF2DE02B4E9F178B734B5D9FB69C1D5B@aunswa001.au.tcnz.net> Subject: Re: [Oz-ISP] Housing Complex |
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Hi Michael, The intention is to have a POTS available to each home if they choose to utilize this. AFAIC, VoIP should not be used for emergency services at all (yet) and a POTS or mobile service is what's needed for this function. The other reason for having POTS there upon request is that we don't want to scare these people by not giving them a standard phone line. :) Technology is great unless it unsettles folks, and then it is no longer something "fun". With the SPA-3000 (or similar) they still get to use their normal handset for VoIP calls which is comforting. Regards, HiltonT ----- Original Message ----- From: "Michael skeggs" <M i c h a e l . S k e g g s @ a a p t . c o m . a u Sent: Monday, September 12, 2005 8:58 AM > It would be good to consider emergancy services when designing the phone > system. > Presumably if you are supplying a VoIP PBX you aren't intending to have > POTS lines as well (at least not by default?). > The PSTN is great in non-ideal situations, self powered by DC and with CLI > that is tied to the line. Plus its uptime is pretty good (although > restoration when there is a fault is poor). Will a VoIP PBX with > presumably no on-site management offer as good a service? > A VoIP PBX with support infrastructure (power/UPS, no single point of > failure) necessary to deliver PSTN equivalent service may end up being > costly up front. > Its probable that the 45+ market is less likely to value the added > features/savings, especially if it comes with lower reliability. > Regards, > Michael Skeggs > > -----Original Message----- > From: m a j o r d o m o - o w n e r @ k o a l a . a u s s i e . n e t on behalf of Quark AudioVisual - > Hilton Travis > Sent: Sun 11/09/2005 4:00 PM > > > Hi All, > > We've been asked by a local developer to supply various services for a > number of projects he is working on including the IT, telecommunications, > Internet connectivity, security, Clipsal integration and home theatre > configuration. We're quite capable of doing all of this, but are > interested > in the group's input as to Internet connectivity as we've not taken on a > project of this size before. > > Basically, they want to have all of the 66 townhouses networked together > so > that they can use a common Internet connection, and also carry some > Clipsal, > security and other communications between the townhouses and the Manager's > office. These townhouses are being aimed at the 35+, most likely 45+ > "early > retirement" market and are in an area currently unable to get ADSL2 > connectivity. > > We're seriously looking at hosting an Asterisk server in the comms room > and > making this available to the individual townhouses, calls billed by their > ITSP supplier of choice, although we could also take this on. Each > Townhouse will have something like a Sipura SPA-3000 that enables their > telephone handsets to make both VOIP and POTS calls. > > This question I suppose comes at an appropriate time as Vanessa and Skeeve > have also been asking similar questions on the VOIP side. > > I welcome any and all input and any off-list communications will be > summarised back to the list if appropriate. > > Regards, > HiltonT > > Director, > Quark Group Pty Ltd > http://www.quarkgroup.com.au/ ---- email "unsubscribe aussie-isp" to m a j o r d o m o @ a u s s i e . n e t to be removed. |
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