Buy Linksys by Cisco 8-Port Ip Telephony Gateway (Spa8000-G1)Linksys by Cisco 8-Port Ip Telephony Gateway (Spa8000-G1) Product Description:
- Product Type - Gateway
- Warranty - 1 year
- Call Waiting, Cancel Call Waiting, Call Waiting Caller ID
- Caller ID with Name/Number (Multi-national Variants), Caller ID Blocking
- It has Caller ID with Name/Number (Multi-national Variants), Caller ID Blocking
- It has 1 year warranty
- It has Call Waiting, Cancel Call Waiting, Call Waiting Caller ID facilitites.
- Product type is gateway
Product Description
The Linksys SPA8000 8-Port IP Telephony Gateway is a full featured Analog Terminal Adapter (ATA) for small business enterprises providing enhanced communication services via a broadband connection to the Internet.The SPA8000 features eight RJ-11 FXS ports to connect analog telephones to IP-based data networks and includes a single multi-port RJ-21 50-pin connector offering an alternative connection choice when deploying the telephony gateway in varied environments. The device also has one 10/100Base-T RJ-45 Ethernet interface to connect to either a router or multi-layer switch.Solid in design, the SPA8000 is an affordable solution that is ideally suited for use in business and consumer VoIP service offerings including call centers and multi-dwelling environments. Customers can also protect and extend their investments by continuing to utilize their existing analog telephones and teleconferencing equipment.
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8 of 8 people found the following review helpful.
Great Device
By Joseph J. Jablonski
I am a fairly technical person that was just starting out with IP telephony. Our startup needed a phone system and didn't have any money to pay for it. So, based on another review here, I downloaded Trixbox CE(a free Open Source IP PBX based upon Asterisk) and installed it on a machine we had laying around. I was very impressed with Trixbox. It allowed me to do everything I needed it to do. I signed up with a SIP provider - [...] and was able to get a SIP based phone number with 3000 minutes for $[...] per month (no taxes). I tried a software based SIP phone and I was actually able to make call from my laptop out through the Trixbox. I was also able to receive them to my laptop through the Trixbox PBX. I then decided that I need to use some old phones that I had lying around to hook up to the Trixbox. This is where the SPA8000 came in. I connected 6 old analog phones lying around the office into the SPA8000 and then configured it to talk to the Trixbox. What do you know? Everything worked flawlessly and it wasn't a pain in to get everything working. So I took 6 old cheap analog phones that I had around the office, an old PC, and invested a little money into the SPA8000 and I have a complete PBX system. I will say that I am an extremely picky person and I was absolutely surprised by how good the sound quality was throughout the system. The key here is that for $[...] a month, I have up to 8 channels coming into our new office and the international rates are ridiculously low. IP telephony is the way to go.... I hate traditional phone companies.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.Works as expected, nice product
By V. Richie
I have been deploying cisco ATA-186 and ATA-188 units on our system for quite some time. We have roughly 300 analog and fax devices on our ShoreTel system that require a sip gateway.As you know, availability of the Cisco boxes is getting tight and the price of the used gear is now beyond reasonable, they just aren't worth it and they work no better than the Linksys branded stuff.I decided to experiment with the Linksys PAP2, 2-port units at first. I deployed 5 or 6 of them for a trial run and they performed flawlessly.I do have quite a few locations where multiple analog device ports are required in a more confined space like in the data centers or IDF closets. We considered the Cisco VG series, but at over 2K each plus support, we just laughed at them and bought these SPA8000's instead.I have to say, these units perform just as well as the SPA2 units and it doesn't make nearly the mess as having a truckload of the 2-port units in a huge pile along with all of their A/C adapters. If you have ever configured an ATA before, you can do this one without reading the manual... there are just a few settings for each port (Don't get intimidated with the hundreds of customizable settings, you will rarely ever need to change any of them). I would change one thing about the SPA8000 if I could... get rid of the A/C adapter and put the power supply internal so I can use a regular power cable. 208v support and some way to rack mount would be nice additions as well. I'd pay an extra 50 bucks each for just the internal power supply. Do manufacturers realize how badly we HATE A/C adapters?We are successfully using these units for voice, data, faxing and credit card terminals without any issues as long as you stick with G711. This is not a Linksys limitation though, that is true for SIP in general. If you try to do faxing via G729, just go ahead and get a hammer and smash all your fingers with it. You can inflict all the pain on yourself at once instead of dragging it on for months and months.I highly recommend this product if you need analog presence with more than 2 ports, I would buy this over a cisco VG even if I did have the money to burn.If you are only needed 2 ports, go with the Linksys PAP2 units, they work just as great and are like 60 bucks retail.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.Excellent Product
By Michael Hart
I am using the Linksys Spa8000 with Trixbox CE 2.6.2 over an outdoor P2P 1.5 mile 802.11a wireless link. I am using 7 of the ports to connect to the trunk ports on a Avaya Partner ACS. I am using one of the ports for a fax machine. [...] Voice quality is better than the POTS lines I replaced and I haven't had any problems with quality so far. I was pleasantly surprised that I am able to send faxes with the Spa8000 without any problems or special configuration. I am impressed that there are so many configuration options, it seems that every single thing I could think of is available to be changed. Caller-ID works perfectly and I am using call forwarding with *72 / *73.The only con that I see is that it has a fan. I would prefer to not having any moving parts.This is the best SIP ATA that I have ever used for any price and this one is very inexpensive.
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