Best Budget VOIP Adaptor #2

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Eitsop

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#121049 22-Jun-2013 16:09

Hi My SPA2102 died today.. so I need to get a new adaptor.. is the SPA122 any good?
Are there any other options?

Thanks
Dean

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#841583 22-Jun-2013 16:29

what happened to the 2102?
They have a history of power adapters dying which takes down the unit or causes noise problems among other things so it might be worth checking that out first.
Other than that the 122s are fine

edit: might be worth considering the 112 if you don't need the router functionality of the ata.

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#841586 22-Jun-2013 16:47

The system just resets over & over... I have tried a different power supply but no change

Thanks will have a look at the 112

Dean

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#841647 22-Jun-2013 18:39

SPA112 is all you need.

The routing in spa122 is very limited in terms of throughput.

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#841657 22-Jun-2013 18:55

You mentioned the word budget so the PAP2T comes to mind, have been using two of them for years and years now without a problem. Obviously no router built in.

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#841670 22-Jun-2013 19:05

The SPA112 looks ok.. I have Airport Extreme Router..

I would like to upgrade to Draytek 2130 VN.. but NZ Price is prohibitive compared to Aussie
AU http://shop.ozcableguy.com/detail.asp?product=Vigor2130Vn
NZ http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=399584

Just the Cisco stuff seems flaky.. its all name.. so substance

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#841672 22-Jun-2013 19:12

attewell: The SPA112 looks ok.. I have Airport Extreme Router..

I would like to upgrade to Draytek 2130 VN.. but NZ Price is prohibitive compared to Aussie
AU http://shop.ozcableguy.com/detail.asp?product=Vigor2130Vn
NZ http://www.ascent.co.nz/productspecification.aspx?ItemID=399584

Just the Cisco stuff seems flaky.. its all name.. no substance

Well the low end Cisco stuff is not made by Cisco at all, believe it's something like Sipura which you hear when you dial **** from a handset.

If you get a draytek, get one of the Linux based ones, very configurable if you like to tinker

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#841675 22-Jun-2013 19:21

What about SPA232D? anyone use this?

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#841698 22-Jun-2013 20:15

insane: You mentioned the word budget so the PAP2T comes to mind, have been using two of them for years and years now without a problem. Obviously no router built in.

there's almost no price difference between a new pap2t and a new spa112 so better to go for the newer model.

Although, like you I have been using a pap2t for years without problem.

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#841741 22-Jun-2013 21:45

I picked up both of mine from Trademe (xnet vfx model), $80 or so each. Not something i felt needed to be bought brand new (and i was being cheap)

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#841742 22-Jun-2013 21:50

insane: I picked up both of mine from Trademe (xnet vfx model), $80 or so each. Not something i felt needed to be bought brand new (and i was being cheap)

http://www.elive.co.nz/cisco-spa112-phone-adapter-voip-t23505.php

http://www.elive.co.nz/cisco-pap2t-phone-adapter-t9471.php

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#841785 22-Jun-2013 22:42

farcus:
insane: I picked up both of mine from Trademe (xnet vfx model), $80 or so each. Not something i felt needed to be bought brand new (and i was being cheap)

http://www.elive.co.nz/cisco-spa112-phone-adapter-voip-t23505.php

http://www.elive.co.nz/cisco-pap2t-phone-adapter-t9471.php

Point taken :) Guess they are a little more mainstream 6 years on...

For what it's worth they are $55-60 on TM :D

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#841838 23-Jun-2013 08:20

chevrolux: SPA112 is all you need.

The routing in spa122 is very limited in terms of throughput.

FWIW I did some casual tests on the SPA122 routing throughput a while ago.

With NAT turned on, it would top out at about 26-30 Mb/s.

With NAT turned off, it would happily manage full line speed (100Mb/s).