sundance-communications.com/forum Forums General General Telephone & Systems Information Which is a good phone system for a house?

Hello.

I'm looking for a good phone system for my house. I need.

Having problems with Asterisks, its very complicated, The phone don't really have very many universal buttons like the regular phone system manufacturers do.

Can anyone recommend a good small system for a house.

This is what I need:

18 phone extensions

a few analog extensions for fax machine, ReplayTV, few analog device, answering machine maybe even a few

door bell Intercoms

room intercoms( calls-to-auto speaker feature)

Something that is userfriendly.

I need caller ID for the analog ports(for Caller ID BOX), LCD phones, and maybe phones that have a Call Log.

If it had the ability to support SIP protocol, that would be cool in case I needed to network with the office.

I need something resonable price not some monsterous unit and something I can buy(not lease)

Please let me know if anyone has any suggestion.

Thanks.

Just about any small system would be what your looking for. A Comdial DX-80 will do everything you just posted.

All but the SIP portion.

I'm partial to the Inter-Tel systems. I like to have plenty of versatility. I use the Axxess in my home but it's a bit costly for home use. A scaled down version is the Axxent. My biggest complaint is that the phones don't retain CID info for later scroll back. There is an SMDR log you can look at though.

The Vodavi STS is a good system as well.

Whatever the case just make sure you get it set up the right way in the beginning. 90% of later headaches can be avoided.

What part of the world are you in Sarg?

I looked at the Comdial DX-80 phones. It looks like they have 30 universal buttons! Why don't any of the phones for Asterisks have that? I mean what is the theory behind not having universal buttons of the VOIP keysets?

I am going to have to take a better look at this Comdial system.

Real basic question but why do you want an IP system?

I don't really want an IP keyset. I was reading an article about asterisks and thought it look interesting. I did not realize that all asterisks phones don't have universal keys like the phones for a regular phone system. I just did not know the logic behind that?

I have been reading many of the post in this forum and I actually can't find a phone system that I like because it seem like all the systems has faults.

The inter-tel forces everyone to lease their phone right? So it feel like your dealing with a leasing company and everything is monthly payments that end up costing you 10 times as much and you still never own your phone system.

The lack of a call log feature on the inter-tel.

Nitsuko 28I lacks a Call log also and seem to be difficult to program and configure.

Samsung does not have caller ID to analog extensions so you can't just buy a Caller ID box and have it log all your missed calls.(maybe you can bypass the phone system in the wiring to get caller ID to your the analog extension?)

Samsung's Caller ID(for digital phone) only shows number but no name unless you get someone to reprogram the settings when it shows name but no number. Thats a pain too.

Panasonic systems look nice but I was reading in a brochure that the intercom room-to-room calls were only 1-way. In other words, lets say you are in the garage working under the car and your wife calls. I guess you can't have a 2-way conversatoin with her unless you pick up the actual phone hook. It just does not place it on a 2-way speaker phone for intercom calls.(I could be wrong but that is how I read it).

This is a very hard decision to make because I can't find a system which has it all. They all seem to have problems.

I need something that

1.Resonable priced system you can buy(not forced to lease)
2. 2-way speaker intercom
3. Full name and number Caller ID to digital and analog extensions.
4. Call logs on phones so you can see missed calls without having to look on SMDR call accounting software.
5. Phones that can have at least 18 buttons. So 1 button per room.(I don't want to memorize extensions)

6. Need about: 18 Extensions, 4 analog extensions = 22 total extensions

7.Optional(but nice) VOIP SIP/H323, inexpensive VM system.

8: Optional (but nice): Caller ID routing

I'm looking for a good match. Please let me know if anyone has any suggestions. This system is for Avon,CO

Looks like your practical knowledge of phone systems is seriously lacking. The fact that you were even looking at an IP based system speaks volumes.

First, I don't know where you got the idea that you have to lease any system.

Second, you can't get information that you can understand on any system from the internet or even the literature. You may not believe it but your application (home system) is quite simple. There are many systems out there that will work well for you. I would suggest that you start talking to dealers in your area, Panasonic and Avaya come to mind but there are many others. Let THEM find a fit for you.

-Hal

Toshiba CTX is the way to go. I cant tell you where to get it because they may erase my post like they always do.

Sarg: I wouldn't lease anything from Inter-Tel. You will save a lot of money buying the older software if it's for your home and you really don't give up much. The later software versions are a pain. Inter-Tel tries to play Microsoft and force you to pay a license fee for each phone. Personally I don't think you gain much on the later versions. The only thing I really miss is CID on the single line ports.

If you go with Inter-Tel for your home I would suggest you go with a refurbished system. There are some very reputable vendors out there who can give you a warrantied system. If you need names PM me.

Samsung does have cid to slt the idcs 16 sends to slt very well. The only thing lacking is that fact that you see name or number not both. It also retains a call log 50 numbers max and the system maxes at 12 digital 4 analog and 6 lines

the idcs 100 does everything you asked except cid routing

https://product.samsung.com/cgi-bin...path=/Networks/Business+Telephone+System