Yes and no.

A trunk is assumed to go to a PBX versus an endpoint so the provider may
enable, disable, or change some features.

The assumption on a trunk is that it will use more minutes than an ATA. 

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> Adam Moffett <mailto:[email protected]>
> September 23, 2020 at 13:40
>
> Yeah but there's no functional difference. The SIP registration from
> an ATA is just a SIP "trunk" that can only accept one or two calls. 
> There should be no reason you can't register that SIP user from Asterisk.
>
>
> On 9/23/2020 2:52 PM, [email protected] wrote:
>
>
> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]>
> September 23, 2020 at 12:52
> The provider charges more for a “trunk”.
> And Lewis, I already have this service set up through them for another
> system
> We have some unique LNP porting issues and really want the voip
> provider to have a direct connection to us. 
>  
> *From:* Brian Webster
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 23, 2020 12:35 PM
> *To:* 'AnimalFarm Microwave Users Group'
> *Subject:* Re: [AFMUG] OT sip question
>  
>
> It’s been a while since I have done an asterisk config but you still
> configure a SIP account much the same as you would for the ATA and it
> becomes a trunk as I recall and then you do whatever you need to with
> it as a single line trunk. Way back when I was learning it and playing
> I had multiple providers for single lines and even an IAX line too.
> Then I could use them as part of the dial plan and other features as
> to where it would ring and dial out.
>
>  
>
> Thank you,
>
> Brian Webster
>
> www.wirelessmapping.com
>
>  
>
> *From:*AF [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *[email protected]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 23, 2020 2:01 PM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT sip quiestion
>
>  
>
> If I get a voip service from some random provider and I have a sip
> device on my end, I am golden.  Say an ATA connected to a pots phone.
>
> Now, if I want that number to appear inside an asterisk PBX but I
> don’t want to buy a trunk, is there an easy way to do that?
>
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> Brian Webster <mailto:[email protected]>
> September 23, 2020 at 12:35
>
> It’s been a while since I have done an asterisk config but you still
> configure a SIP account much the same as you would for the ATA and it
> becomes a trunk as I recall and then you do whatever you need to with
> it as a single line trunk. Way back when I was learning it and playing
> I had multiple providers for single lines and even an IAX line too.
> Then I could use them as part of the dial plan and other features as
> to where it would ring and dial out.
>
>  
>
> Thank you,
>
> Brian Webster
>
> www.wirelessmapping.com
>
>  
>
> *From:*AF [mailto:[email protected]] *On Behalf Of *[email protected]
> *Sent:* Wednesday, September 23, 2020 2:01 PM
> *To:* [email protected]
> *Subject:* [AFMUG] OT sip quiestion
>
>  
>
> If I get a voip service from some random provider and I have a sip
> device on my end, I am golden.  Say an ATA connected to a pots phone.
>
> Now, if I want that number to appear inside an asterisk PBX but I
> don’t want to buy a trunk, is there an easy way to do that?
>
>
>

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