[Lvlug] Asterisk

[Randy Kramer]

On Saturday 15 October 2005 09:52 pm, Linc Fessenden wrote:
> Yes.
> The quality is as good or almost as good as a normal pots connection,
> the price is $10 a month for unlimited in state calling and only 3.9
> cents/min for out of state, and the gadgets are wickedly cool.  Aside
> from easilly running a software phone client, I also got a VOIP Systems
> MTA-102 2-line sip adapter from a friend for only $35.  This allows me
> to hook 2 regular telephones to my asterisk box each on their own
> extensions, not including any extensions I have set up for software
> clients.  So now I have a full PBX system in my house with different
> extensions for different phones, extension to extension calling, voice
> mail boxes for each (if I like), inbound and outbound VOIP phone
> service, wake up calls, local weather reports, music on hold, call
> transfering, and a myriad of other nifty things I have only begun to
> explore!

Linc,

What kind of broadband connection do you have?

I'm guessing it's not DSL, or, if it is, has the telephone company allowed you 
to cancel your standard POTS?

> Looking around on people's websites I see people doing things like
> having a door phone which rings only internal home extensions and is
> wired to electronic door latches, extensions that forward to other
> peoples asterisk systems, etc, etc..  Like I said, this is pretty cool.

Yes, neat stuff!

Randy Kramer