Thanks a lot Dean for that very complete answer !
The thing is I want to be as independent as possible, just having a 1900
like with France Telecom and a pbx with an online credit card billing
service..
I think I need a pbx to manage the waiting queue as people in the queue
have to hear the person talking with the clairvoyant and for the 30min.
sessions system. So I think it is cheaper to have it in my home than
paying an external service.
So I thought I needed a card...
But you say that it would be easier to have a SIP system but that
implies to have a SIP service provider for the connection with the PSTN.
Isn't it cheaper to do everything by myself at home ?
Sorry if I'm not very clear...
Thanks again for the time you take to answer me.
Dean Collins a écrit :
Hi Ben,
To be honest I couldn't understand what you were missing about the question.
You don't necessarily need to buy any cards to get phone lines connected, just
use a SIP carrier
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/VOIP+Service+Providers+B2B
France
Acropolis Telecom Providing DID and toll free number in all Europe. Also good termination prices in all Europe.
Bluesat Asterisk to/from PSTN gateway with low rates, French DID numbers, call termination
DirectCentrex Provinding all VOIP services, DID, toll free, termination ...
http://www.opencentrex.com Providing DID and toll free number as well as Fax2Mail, Mail2Fax, IP Centrex and IPBX.
Plug & Tel: Provides Telecom Solutions for operators,distributors,resellers (Termination,Origination,IPBx, Centrex IP, Callshops, Call Center, Switchless...and more).
Proformatique SSLL Invents, develops or adapts free software based solutions like Asterisk
Super Phone France:Super Technologies France division,provides US local phone service,broadband calls in France.
VTELCOM SIP/IAX termination, French DID
XIVO XIVO provides VOIP solutions based on Asterisk
Or if you have the 1900 number already being delivered to an ISDN line then
http://www.digium.com/en/products/hardware/te110p.php
Or if you have it delivered to a PSTN line and don't expect a high volume of
calls then this
http://www.digium.com/en/products/hardware/tdm400p.php
am I missing something about your question?
Cheers,
Dean
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From: Number-6 [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Tuesday, 31 October 2006 9:23 AM
To: Dean Collins
Subject: Re: FW: [asterisk-biz] hardware question
Yes, your remark is clever, I'll think about it.
Basicaly the idea was to use an overtaxed france telecom number.
Anyway, we'll need to have a credit card billing solution for "private
sessions".
For the moment, my main question is which card should I buy ?
Thanks again
--
Ben
Dean Collins a écrit :
Ahh French...the language of the world.....dont think France only.
Regarding billing, how are you billing at the moment? A 1900 service or
similar?
Yes you would have to bill via credit card or similar, but it would also
open up your potential market to non France telecom 1900 customers.
Cheers,
Dean
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Dean Collins a écrit :
Hi Ben,
You might also want to check out
http://www.mexuar.com/products_sdk.shtml or http://www.voip-
info.org/wiki/view/Mexuar
This will enable you to connect people to your asterisk server via the
web, eg instead of someone dialing to connect to the clairvoyant they
could connect from anywhere in the world via a browser to a meetme
session
(the clairvoyant could also use the same service to connect or just
dial
in via pstn/sip like normal).
Hi Dean,
Thanks for the link and infos but it is a french only service so the
worldwide availability doesn't seem to be useful.
Anyway that is an option that must be thought.
The other problem would be the payment, that would imply a credit card
billing webpage.
--
Ben
Regards,
Dean Collins
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-----Original Message-----
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Sent: Tuesday, 31 October 2006 8:21 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] hardware question
Terje Elde a écrit :
Number-6 wrote:
I'd want to make a phone service where people call a number to
speak
to
someone. Other people who want to talk to the same person listen to
conversations while they wait their time. With 30 minutes sessions
per call.
Sounds like an adult hotline?
Lol, not at all it is for a clairvoyance service.
What is the cheapest card I could get ?
Are you thinking about connecting a phoneline to an Asterisk box?
Yes indeed, a basic computer (ie a P3 800) with a pbx card.
If possible, I'd rather look into getting the incoming calls
delivered
using SIP. That way, you don't need any hardware, but just an
Asterisk box and an internet connection.
Ok, so it would be possible that the box handles simultaneously
something like 15 calls in the way : 1 is speaking to the clairvoyant
while 14 are listening ? Each one gets 30 minutes with a queue based
on
who phoned first.
Let me know if I can help out with some pointers.
I've got basic knowledge about telephony (pots, voip...), good
knowledge
about signal routing but help for the choice of the card would be
greatly appreciated
--
Ben
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