Affordable Intercom

[AndrewKirkbride]

Hi C4 forum people

Im busy putting a quote together for a client that wants to put an intercom system in his live in helps room. I tried to suggest something like a touch panel or a DS2 or even a door bird but hes shot all the ideas down as too expensive. Is there a cheap way to get an intercom connected to the system where all it needs to do is call through to his helpers room from a touch panel or from the app on his phone. No need for video feed or even a callback function for the helper persons side.

Any advice is welcomed

[christophers]

3 hours ago, AndrewKirkbride said:

Hi C4 forum people

Im busy putting a quote together for a client that wants to put an intercom system in his live in helps room. I tried to suggest something like a touch panel or a DS2 or even a door bird but hes shot all the ideas down as too expensive. Is there a cheap way to get an intercom connected to the system where all it needs to do is call through to his helpers room from a touch panel or from the app on his phone. No need for video feed or even a callback function for the helper persons side.

Any advice is welcomed

can you use a few old cisco phones that handle SIP on-device? you could even use twilio to do it if you can't do it locally. 

[RyanE]

Sounds almost like he wants a baby monitor.

He can turn on the monitor when he wants to communicate, off when not.

RyanE

 

[Matt Lowe]

alexa echos.

[AndrewKirkbride]

On 2/8/2018 at 1:56 AM, Matt Lowe said:

alexa echos.

Can they integrate into a c4 system?

[AndrewKirkbride]

On 2/7/2018 at 7:00 PM, Christopher Spitler said:

can you use a few old cisco phones that handle SIP on-device? you could even use twilio to do it if you can't do it locally. 

have looked at the SIP option and may just land up going that way

[wappinghigh]

Please keep us informed what you end up doing - you asked a great question! 

[msgreenf]

If you want to mix w c4 intercom sip is the answer

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[AndrewKirkbride]

On 2/8/2018 at 12:58 AM, RyanE said:

Sounds almost like he wants a baby monitor.

He can turn on the monitor when he wants to communicate, off when not.

RyanE

 

Funny idea right here. Im sure a baby monitor will integrate into a c4 system no problem. Thanks for the advice, you were very helpful

[RyanE]

On 2/9/2018 at 6:38 AM, AndrewKirkbride said:

Funny idea right here. Im sure a baby monitor will integrate into a c4 system no problem. Thanks for the advice, you were very helpful

You're welcome.

He sounds like quite the reasonable customer... good luck with that...

RyanE

 

[AndrewKirkbride]

On 2/7/2018 at 7:00 PM, Christopher Spitler said:

can you use a few old cisco phones that handle SIP on-device? you could even use twilio to do it if you can't do it locally. 

It looks like we are going to be doing this as the method to connect the helpers quarters to the system

Thanks all for help

[christophers]

11 hours ago, AndrewKirkbride said:

It looks like we are going to be doing this as the method to connect the helpers quarters to the system

Thanks all for help

sweet! glad i could help!