At 01:29 AM 8/18/2006, David Lesher wrote: >You might recall I asked about a smaller than KXTD system. > >Well, I'm trying out a VoicePro 206 I bought from some old >"Gee, no GTE" guy. (It came with a K bottle of N2 in case >the line cord leaks...)
Just so you don't think it came with a tube of KY and a reach around :-) >It now has the Stok ROM upgrade. > >It's no Jack Kennedy, but might be acceptable. > >A) The promised fax CNG detection does not work. I'm told my >hardware may be too old, so we went with ILEC Distinctive Ring. > >B) We had TERRIBLE crosstalk. Even with the two stations on separate >CAT3 cables... Plus, there was lots of 60hz. > >I finally decided its station outputs were not balanced, and the >150 ft+ run to the closet was unacceptable. > >I moved it into the office; with the phones plugging into it via >10' modular cords. Crosstalk gone. I seem to remember that lower voltage systems always end up with this garbage. This lesson was taught me back 20 years ago. Probably the reason we always used Mitel PBX's with the 48 volt feeds over 12 and 24 volt systems in certain applications. One of the original Legend stations cards only fed 12 volts. >C) It uses 90v message waiting lamps, which has been driving the >set choices. The customer hated the Vodabi sets we tried first. >I bought an Aastra and within a week, the hookswitch failed. > >I now have a Panasonic KXTS105 on order; it claims to have a >"ringer" light that I hope is a neon... otherwise I need some >beehives... But they use batteries, ugh... And they're extra light. About the same as Campbells soup cans. >The REAL problem is the customers were spoiled in their last >office with a 1232+TSV102+7500 sets..... If it wasn't for the friggin' Voice Mail that you suggested you wanted you could have pried a td-308 full KSU out of me for 2x what you paid for the VP-206. Then you could have searched for phones and a TVS system. Hey, if you just needed basic phones, I still have a Spirit in the warehouse. LOL Carl _________________________________________________________________ KX-T Mailing list --- http://kxthelp.com/ Subscription changes: http://kxthelp.com/mailman/listinfo/kxt
