Lynn, I am unfamiliar with soho-pbx, so I cannot comment on quality, service, configurability, etc. They are based out of Hong Kong, and their box is probably already running some flavor of Asterisk, so you would need nothing additional except for the phone line coming in and the telephone. I got quite a kick out of their description for the SP-104 box as referenced by your link:
"The photos below are model SP-104, a model that costs only tens of US dollars" Not sure how much that comes to, but sounds pretty cheap... John Beaman Telecom Specialist Voice Telecommunications Services Department. Good Samaritan National Campus 605-362-3331 >>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] 8/1/2007 10:29:51 AM >>> 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
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