Santiago:
Ok then you can use asterisk as the "gateway" between the PSTN and an internal VoIP network. I assume you do not want to purchase any analog phones or VoIP phones, just PCs with a good sound card, speakers and a microphone? You did not clarify if your internal users were running Linux or Windows.
For Linux GnoPhone is an excellent PC based phone client and it speaks IAX, a very light weight VoIP protocol just for Asterisk. By the way if you want go with VoIP phones, the Snom phone is the only hardware VoIP phone I know of that speaks IAX and lots of people are out there using it now.
For Windows I have used MSN messenger 4.7, SIP and GSM codec and get so so performance from that combination. There are lots of other ones out there that will speak to Asterisk using H323 and SIP. I just do not know what they are cause I have no big need for them.
You still have to connect yourself to the PSTN through your phone provider of choice in your location. In Columbia I am not sure who that would be and what type of service you can get. T1 vs E1 for example. Perhaps someone on the list can help you out in that respect. Any Columbian Asterisk users out there?
- Matt
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From: santiago [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 12:51
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] newbie question - devices
thanks for the answer,
we need to use the data network for the transport of the voice, with the
pcs as telephone devices, with h323 (possibly), and can interact with
the PSTN (there is not VoIP providers here)
thanks again,
On Mon, 2003-08-04 at 11:51, Senad Jordanovic wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> So let me understand this better.
>
> Asterisk can use SIP gateways which offer PSTN access. For example
> www.iconnecthere.com, can be used?
> Is this correct? And if it is, than any incoming calls through that
> service, could be redirected by astrisk to its users?
>
> Senad
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> McAughan, Matt
> Sent: 04 August 2003 17:19
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] newbie question - devices
>
>
>
> Santiago:
>
> Just internally speaking for 20 users with very little room
> for growth you could purchase a T100P (T1 card) from Digium.
> Place the T100P it in the Asterisk server. Connect the T100P
> to a Zhone Z-Plex channel bank (or any other supported channel
> bank). The channel bank will break the T1 out in to 24 analog
> handset ports. Ports you could plug any analog phone in to.
>
> Next you worry about how to connect Asterisk up to the PSTN,
> using ISDN, PRI, or what ever is available in your area. It
> will necessitate the purchase of another card, something
> Digium can provide, but there are other options out there such
> as the ISDN cards supported under Linux. Actually if you have
> good bandwidth without any telephony cards you could choose
> PSTN access through any number of VoIP providers using SIP and
> IAX protocols.
>
> Hope this helps. Post a little more details and someone will
> jump in and lend you a hand, or contact me off list and we can
> discuss further. Good luck,
>
>
> - Matt
>
>
>
>
>
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> From: santiago [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Monday, August 04, 2003 11:06
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] newbie question - devices
>
>
> hi, I'm a newbie in this.
>
> I'm part of little company with 20 users, we need a
> pbx/central with
> access to and from the PSTN. i know that it is possible with
> asterisk,
> but i want to know which kind of devices i need, (interfaces
> and phones)
>
> thanks,
>
> --
> santiago josé ruano rincón
> administración servidores y servicios de internet
> red de datos
> universidad del cauca
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