All,
I'm starting to tinker with Asterisk for use in my home. Here's my
current setup:
Cox broadband telephone <--> spa3k-fxo
analog phones + answering machine (all on one line) <--> spa3k-fxs
I can pick up a phone in my house, dial a certain extension, and the
spa3k will connect me to Asterisk, which currently plays a message and
hangs up (not particularly useful). If I dial any other number, the
spa3k dials that number out on the fxo.
The main thing I'm trying to do right now is replace my answering
machine with *-based voicemail. I want to retain the ability to screen
calls (listen on a speaker while a person is leaving a message), but I'm
not sure of the best way to go about this. Recommendations are
welcome. Note that my * box and answering machine are on two different
floors in my house, so running a speaker in the kitchen (answering
machine location) from the sound card on the * box is doable, but not
desirable.
Also of note: I only have basic no-frills phone service (no caller id,
no call waiting, etc), though I am open to adding options if there's a
good reason.
The main reason for this e-mail is to see what other people are doing.
- What service provider/technology do you use for origination/termination?
- What hardware/software do you use and how does it all tie together?
- What tasks do you use * to accomplish?
- Any other pertinent info.
I'm trying to find practical uses for *, but I'd like to throw in some
fun/pointless stuff as well.
Thanks for your time.
Earle
_______________________________________________
--Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com --
asterisk-users mailing list
To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit:
http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
