Comments on: Intel Announces FXS Card. Eh? http://saunderslog.com/2006/06/08/intel-announces-fxs-card-eh/ A daily round table on the tech industry with experts and callers from all over the globe. Join us as we pick apart the news and get to the meat of what\'s happening out there. Fri, 09 Jan 2009 14:23:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Alec http://saunderslog.com/2006/06/08/intel-announces-fxs-card-eh/#comment-16990 Alec Thu, 08 Jun 2006 23:45:04 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/06/08/intel-announces-fxs-card-eh/#comment-16990 Great critique Aswath! If only... Great critique Aswath! If only…

]]> By: Aswath http://saunderslog.com/2006/06/08/intel-announces-fxs-card-eh/#comment-16968 Aswath Thu, 08 Jun 2006 20:52:43 +0000 http://saunderslog.com/2006/06/08/intel-announces-fxs-card-eh/#comment-16968 In my opinion the product is disappointing in more critical respects. First, on the positive side it supports wideband codec - it is not clear which one it is. I hope it is an open source one like Speex rather than one that requires a license. Other than that the product is full of missed opportunities: 1. They should have built an FXO port as well and made it into a PhoneGnome clone (one can do it without touching PG's rights). 2. Since the "ATA" resides in the PC, it is a simple matter to do click-to-dial, with the ATA performing a third-party call setup. Great for address book dialing and for web click-to-call. 3. They should have included DECT base station and driven the screen with enhanced call information. 4. There are many other features that exploits the big screen and a huge storage device that PC brings to the table. Then one would be compeled to use this product even though it requires a PC running all the time. Given all that, if it is a PCMCIA form factor, rather than PCI card, it will have much wider use, because people can use it with laptops. If only they will ask me... :-) In my opinion the product is disappointing in more critical respects. First, on the positive side it supports wideband codec - it is not clear which one it is. I hope it is an open source one like Speex rather than one that requires a license. Other than that the product is full of missed opportunities:
1. They should have built an FXO port as well and made it into a PhoneGnome clone (one can do it without touching PG’s rights).
2. Since the “ATA” resides in the PC, it is a simple matter to do click-to-dial, with the ATA performing a third-party call setup. Great for address book dialing and for web click-to-call.
3. They should have included DECT base station and driven the screen with enhanced call information.
4. There are many other features that exploits the big screen and a huge storage device that PC brings to the table. Then one would be compeled to use this product even though it requires a PC running all the time.

Given all that, if it is a PCMCIA form factor, rather than PCI card, it will have much wider use, because people can use it with laptops.

If only they will ask me… :-)

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