digit networks is just trying to make a quick buck of of Mark Spencer's time, money and effort.
The only thing that digit networks is going to do is cause more support requests to go thru Digium, because they are selling inferior hardware that just happens to function, because it has a very similar, driver compatible chipset to the actual chipset that Mark chose for Digium's X100P.
Then another topic is that they just happened to choose a company name very similar to Digium!? Coincidence? I think not.
Everything about their operation is totally shady in my book.
Mark wrote a custom driver and can at least justify the markup by actively supporting the hardware...digit networks can't say that...they have been referring support customers to the asterisk mailing list, irc channel and but of course Digium.
digit networks wouldn't be in business today if they didn't have Digium to step on, just to make a few a points of margin...how lame.
I tell everyone that come across NOT to buy from digit networks or GoVarion, which is yet another topic, even if they aren't looking to buy any hardware, but that's just me.
You are supporting the primary developer of Asterisk buy buying the hardware from them. After all they outright gave the world an absolutely amazing piece of software to begin with.
Digit networks is not going to support you. They are in this for a quick buck.
I can't speak for Mark, nor am I officially tied to Digium, but your project ~may~ have been something they weren't interested in taking on at that point or may have just gotten lost in the amount of email I know they have to deal with.
What I do know is Asterisk is very capable of doing anything you need it to do, but it is certainly not a polished plug-and-pray system like that proprietary crap you listed. Asterisk's real power comes in being open-source. If it doesn't do something you want it to do, you hire a local programmer geek yourself and/or plug into the Asterisk community and find an experienced geek that is willing to dedicate their time to your operation. I personally know more than a few out there that are certainly skilled enough to be of great value to anyone who needs them.
The "Visual Call Management" feature you mentioned is the only component that really doesn't exist today, everything else should either already be there or a just needs to be deployed and any issues ironed out along the way.
You need to revisit Asterisk. Lots and lots have changed as Asterisk has a large community following and a very dedicated core developer, Mark Spencer.
This sounds like the ongoing lawsuit Lockdown Corp filed against independant Keith Little for the negative review of their security software package called Lockdown 2000. There's a group helping Keith fight back.
Whoa wait a minute cowboy... I think what everyone is talking about here is Fixed Wireless. Not Mobile wireless.
Check out www.breezeCOM.com for info on FIXED wireless implementations
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Great analysis - You totally 0wn3d this guy's idea...hopefully he goes back to the drawing board.
What did you guys do with all of the Ping Pong balls?
Setting your Calling Party Number to a DID that you do not have legal rights to.
You better read the Terms and Conditions.
I have MythTV running on a VIA EPIA M10000. I only have a 40 gig HD in the mini-itx..... i've even done DVD playback via NFS without much trouble.
:)
Most certianly took all off 40 hours just to get functional, then another few hours every few days tweakin
73 de n8twj
digit networks is just trying to make a quick buck of of Mark Spencer's time, money and effort.
The only thing that digit networks is going to do is cause more support requests to go thru Digium, because they are selling inferior hardware that just happens to function, because it has a very similar, driver compatible chipset to the actual chipset that Mark chose for Digium's X100P.
Then another topic is that they just happened to choose a company name very similar to Digium!? Coincidence? I think not.
Everything about their operation is totally shady in my book.
Mark wrote a custom driver and can at least justify the markup by actively supporting the hardware...digit networks can't say that...they have been referring support customers to the asterisk mailing list, irc channel and but of course Digium.
digit networks wouldn't be in business today if they didn't have Digium to step on, just to make a few a points of margin...how lame.
I tell everyone that come across NOT to buy from digit networks or GoVarion, which is yet another topic, even if they aren't looking to buy any hardware, but that's just me.
73 de n8twj
Who's giving me odd that Digit networks paid for this story.
No, but Jim Dixon is a personal friend of Mark Spencer. Then Mark took it upon himself to improove on the design and also build a single port version.
Why shouldn't Mark be able to profit off of his work?
You are supporting the primary developer of Asterisk buy buying the hardware from them. After all they outright gave the world an absolutely amazing piece of software to begin with.
Digit networks is not going to support you. They are in this for a quick buck.
I'll donate a few gigs of bandwdith.
I can't speak for Mark, nor am I officially tied to Digium, but your project ~may~ have been something they weren't interested in taking on at that point or may have just gotten lost in the amount of email I know they have to deal with.
What I do know is Asterisk is very capable of doing anything you need it to do, but it is certainly not a polished plug-and-pray system like that proprietary crap you listed. Asterisk's real power comes in being open-source. If it doesn't do something you want it to do, you hire a local programmer geek yourself and/or plug into the Asterisk community and find an experienced geek that is willing to dedicate their time to your operation. I personally know more than a few out there that are certainly skilled enough to be of great value to anyone who needs them.
The "Visual Call Management" feature you mentioned is the only component that really doesn't exist today, everything else should either already be there or a just needs to be deployed and any issues ironed out along the way.
What do you need it to do? There isn't much Asterisk cannot do currently and there are many geeks around to build apps for you.
What are you smokin? Asterisk has never stopped moving forward.
You need to revisit Asterisk. Lots and lots have changed as Asterisk has a large community following and a very dedicated core developer, Mark Spencer.
that is a teaser..it says not an offical entry
Look out of your good eye next time
This sounds like the ongoing lawsuit Lockdown Corp filed against independant Keith Little for the negative review of their security software package called Lockdown 2000. There's a group helping Keith fight back.
Special License... what?
The only thing you need to get to become an ISP is either a DBA or Incorporate, at least in my neck of the woods.
Whoa wait a minute cowboy... I think what everyone is talking about here is Fixed Wireless. Not Mobile wireless. Check out www.breezeCOM.com for info on FIXED wireless implementations