Been there , done that a couple of times. Well gotta tell you that a T1 into your KSU is not the way I prefer. I insist upon a channel bank from the CLEC so that I end up with POTS lines terminated onto a RJ25. Make the CLEC pay for the magic black box to decipher the T1 , don't make the customer pay for a card (expensive), especially since your only messin with 8-9 lines. Make sure the CLEC is not in or near bankruptcy like many are. Make the CLEC supply a tech on site and a programmer at their switch the day of cutover so that if there are any problems your customer dosn't suffer for long. Check the loop current and the ring voltage from their channel bank!! It has been known to affect your customers switch. and GOOD LUCK dealing with the CLEC.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim McAtee" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, March 20, 2003 4:29 PM Subject: KX-T: KX-TD T1 Integration > The boss was speaking with our sales rep from our telephone line provider > (McCloud) today. The rep is pushing the benefits of T1 service. Given our > current number of lines (eight into the KX-T, one for our FAX) the monthly costs > are pretty much a wash, but apparently the long distance savings are > considerable. We use a _lot_ of long distance minutes. > > Anyone care to clue in the (truly) clueless regarding what switching to T1 will > entail. Just a few questions off the top of my head: > > 1. Looks like I need a KX-TD187 T1 module. Not cheap. Is there any additional > hardware required? > > 2. We've got a -4 system. It appears to be the earliest rev compatible with the > above T1 module. Any shortcomings or problems for a -4 with T1 service vs. > later revisions? > > 3. The rep said something in regard to keeping one standard line in case the T1 > goes down. Does this make any sense? Is this merely protection against having > all your eggs in one basket - one line failure causing all of the phone lines to > go down? > > 4. How easily can the FAX be integrated or split off? I'm guessing that the > easiest thing might be to send incoming FAX calls to an XDP port on a digital > set. Is it relatively simple to disable access to one line from all (7230) sets > so that someone doesn't mistakenly tie up the line for an outgoing call? > > Thanks, > Jim > > > _________________________________________________________________ > KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ > Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt > > _________________________________________________________________ KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt
