Installing 20+ analog devices, do I need 20+ analog ports?

[jdrive]

I have 20+ devices I need to setup to dial out to process Credit cards. Is there a way I can setup some type of phone bank that knows what line is open so I don’t take up 20+ analog ports?

Thanks

 

[mikeydidit]

You can wire these up on a bunching block and have say 10 lines feeding 20 jacks. If you start getting busy signals you can add more numbers to the most used? Just my first thoughts.

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[jdrive]

That might work but I see myself getting a lot of calls because of busy signals. I was hoping to do this through definity with a pool of 5 or so ports. Any other thoughts?

 

[bsmo]

Well isn't this one of the uses of a PBX ? Map a certain number of analog ports to outside lines ?

 

[lopes1211]

tn746b with 16 ports are $10 or less on ebay. Are you completely out of slots?

-CL

 

[jdrive]

Yes, adding 20 would get us close to our limit on analog ports. I’m not sure what adding another board would do to our maintenance agreement. I did call avaya and asked this question and they said it wasn’t possible to do this.

 

[sjforcum]

It's not possible to add a card?

from a maintenance standpoint, if memory serves they only inventory once a year or a quarter or something...

SJF