Yes, you understood correctly. Thank you - and all others who replied so quickly - for your precise and guiding answers.
The Digium TDM11B looks looks like the perfect match for me: http://www.telephonyware.com/telephonyware/tw00068.html But one thing that I forgot to mention is that my business is only in its beginning stage and I need to be as thrifty as possible. While $216 is a reasonable price, I was wondering whether my (currently very modest) goal can be achieved by spending much less (under $100). For example, what if I buy one of those el-cheapo PBX boxes and connect it to an Asterisk server? http://www.soho-pbx.com/sp-104.htm Do you think this could work for me or did I expose a gross misconception on my part? Thanks, Lynn --- john beaman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Lynn, > > If I understand you question correctly, you would > need: > > A computer (preferably a server) to run Asterisk > An analog interface card such as the Digium TDM400P > An analog phone line (POTS) > An analog (real) phone > > Calls would come in on the POTS line, get answered > by Asterisk. Callers would hear your voice menu, > and input their choice. If they opted for a live > person, asterisk would then send the call to your > analog (real) phone. > > > > John Beaman > Telecom Specialist > Voice Telecommunications Services Department. > Good Samaritan National Campus > 605-362-3331 > > >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 8/1/2007 8:48:47 AM > >>> > Hello, > > I am a small business owner in need for a solution > that automatically answers an incoming call, prompts > the caller via touch-tone menu ("press 1 to leave a > message, press 0 to speak to a representative") and > will ring my (real) phone ONLY if requested by > caller. > > I know that Asterisk is capable of all the logic > behind what I described above. However, I couldn't > find a hardware product that will allow me to > accomplish the above (preferrable using Asterisk > software). Does such thing exists? > > Thanks, > Lynn > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's > Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. > http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222 > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by > http://www.api-digital.com-- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > ------------------------------------------------- > > This email transmission and any documents, files or > previous > > email messages attached to it may contain > information that is > > confidential or legally privileged. If you are not > the intended > > recipient, you are hereby notified that any > disclosure, copying, > > printing, distributing or use of this transmission > is strictly > > prohibited. If you have received this transmission > in error, > > please immediately notify the sender by telephone or > return > > email and delete the original transmission and its > attachments > > without reading or saving in any manner. > > > > The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society. > > --------------------------------------------------------- > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by > http://www.api-digital.com-- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ____________________________________________________________________________________ Need a vacation? Get great deals to amazing places on Yahoo! Travel. http://travel.yahoo.com/ _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
