Re: [SLUG] basic VoIP home/small office system

[Howard Lowndes <lannet@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Gonzalo Servat wrote:
> On 6/7/05, Julio Cesar Ody <julioody@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hello all,
> >
> > I'm thinking about doing a few VoIP experiments. I know I need an
> > analog telephone adaptor if I have any plans to connect my current
> > telephone lines to my Linux box:
>
>
> [... snip ...]
>
> Another great source of VoIP info is (funnily enough):
>
> http://www.voip-info.org
>
> It really depends on what you want to achieve. If you just want to
> experiment and see how it works, you can get away with using a
> software VoIP client, like iaxComm (for Linux/Win/others), X-Ten's
> X-Lite (www.xten.com), Firefly, and of course there are many more
> floating around.
>
> The Digium cards will help you if you want to receive and make calls
> through your PSTN line (I'm talking about the FXO cards here),
> however, they are not A-Tick certified so you couldn't use them in
> Australia (legally).

You can buy Digium cards in AU at http://www.austechpartnerships.com/atp/

> You will also find a bunch of VoIP providers around Australia that
> will give you a direct indial number for a low monthly fee (such as
> $10/month) so you can receive calls to a number provided by them to
> your Asterisk server. This is pretty cool and costs less than the
> monthly rental from [insert telco]!
>
> There is also the #asterisk IRC channel on irc.freenode.net where you
> can occasionally get some good help from the guys. Always check the
> voip-info.org wiki, lots of good info on there.
>
> Good luck and hope this helps!
>
> Regards,
> Gonzalo

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