BT Inspiration
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The BT Inspiration is a PBX telephone switchboard
made by Lake Communications of Ireland. It is also sold in Scandinavia and France under the name Doro ip500pbxw and is very similar to Pathway. The systemphones for Inspiration and Pathway look identical but they are not interchangeable.
The British Telecom
Inspiration is flexible as it can also be used with standard telephones. However the more dedicated Featurephones you use, the easier it becomes to operate your system. One freedomphone on extension 20 is a minimum. The system features expansion up to 8 lines and 16 extensions, analogue or ISDN
or a mixture of both; it supports Desktop ISDN and features like Call Transfer/Divert etc. and optional modules e.g. voicemail
, door intercom, call manager and battery backup.
Optional menu driven Featurephone provides voicemail monitoring, directory access and is headset compatible. Supports standard analogue telephones. Freedomphone default password
is 1111.
This switchboard is no longer sold by BT who now use BT Versatility
.
Telephone switchboard
A switchboard was a device used to connect a group of telephones manually to one another or to an outside connection, within and between telephone exchanges or private branch exchanges . The user was typically known as an operator...
made by Lake Communications of Ireland. It is also sold in Scandinavia and France under the name Doro ip500pbxw and is very similar to Pathway. The systemphones for Inspiration and Pathway look identical but they are not interchangeable.
The British Telecom
BT Group
BT Group plc is a global telecommunications services company headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It is one of the largest telecommunications services companies in the world and has operations in more than 170 countries. Through its BT Global Services division it is a major supplier of...
Inspiration is flexible as it can also be used with standard telephones. However the more dedicated Featurephones you use, the easier it becomes to operate your system. One freedomphone on extension 20 is a minimum. The system features expansion up to 8 lines and 16 extensions, analogue or ISDN
Integrated Services Digital Network
Integrated Services Digital Network is a set of communications standards for simultaneous digital transmission of voice, video, data, and other network services over the traditional circuits of the public switched telephone network...
or a mixture of both; it supports Desktop ISDN and features like Call Transfer/Divert etc. and optional modules e.g. voicemail
Voicemail
Voicemail is a computer based system that allows users and subscribers to exchange personal voice messages; to select and deliver voice information; and to process transactions relating to individuals, organizations, products and services, using an ordinary telephone...
, door intercom, call manager and battery backup.
Optional menu driven Featurephone provides voicemail monitoring, directory access and is headset compatible. Supports standard analogue telephones. Freedomphone default password
Default password
Where a device needs a username and/or password to login, a default password is usually provided that allows the device to be accessed during its initial setup...
is 1111.
This switchboard is no longer sold by BT who now use BT Versatility
BT Versatility
The BT Versatility is a telephone PBX switchboard sold by BT and targeted at small businesses. It is manufactured by Lake Communications in Ireland as the OfficeLink....
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