Hello Tiago, I think that this is the route I will be trying to go as its a proof of concept sort of project. After that - we'll see. Thank you!
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 4:43 AM, Tiago Geada <[email protected]> wrote: > Hello there! > > If your box has a live Internet connection, then all you need is a sip > provider. > > Back to when I lived in the UK, there was this "voipuser.org" which gave me > a fixed british number for free, and some outbound call minutes too. > > I'm sure that if you search around for SIP Providers, you may be able to > find some free stuff. > I believe that Outbound calls cost money, not incoming calls. I'm not > totally sure tho. > > Anyway, you should find a provider and try to register with them, > > > - > > Regards, > > Tiago Lourenço Geada > > 2010/1/5 UIT DEVELOPMENT <[email protected]> >> >> Jamie - I will check that out! Thanks! It is just for testing and >> yes, the Asterisk box is connected to the Internet. Cool. >> >> -M >> >> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Jamie A. Stapleton >> <[email protected]> wrote: >> > Could use the free http://www.sipgate.com/one for some testing (assuming >> > that Asterisk is connected to the Internet) >> > >> > -----Original Message----- >> > From: [email protected] >> > [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of UIT >> > DEVELOPMENT >> > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 2:54 PM >> > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion >> > Subject: [asterisk-users] Really Silly Question From Total Newbie >> > >> > Hello All - >> > >> > I've been poking around the past few weeks, trying to familiarize >> > myself with all of this. I am new to Linux, VoIP and Asterisk -- to >> > be complete. This is my first exposure to all of these technologies. >> > >> > I installed AsteriskNow on my old dual Pentium 833mhz Dell PowerEdge >> > 2400 and the install went well. I can log in and poke around in >> > Linux and I even configured the box to be recognized on my windows >> > network. However, is there a GUI that I can access to help me set >> > things up? I've gotten so far as what looks to me like "DOS" windows >> > that I can change various things in the OS... >> > >> > I do not have any other hardware installed. No cards and no VoIP >> > phones. I havent got to the point where I can make a test call or >> > anything like that. I dont know how to tell if Asterisk is up and >> > running and how I can tweak it, etc. I've been reading a lot of >> > different things, and have become a bit confused. I think that in time >> > it will come to me but I needed to stop and ask because I need to know >> > if I am on the wrong path for what I'd like to do someday.... >> > >> > My main question is: CAN I make call from that box to my cell phone >> > using a soft-phone? If so, how can I do that? Also, can I use my >> > cell phone to call into that box? I dont know if I have to get a >> > phone number, or do I NEED a phone number? At the moment, I do not >> > have any dollars to throw at this project. Its purely for learning, >> > proof of concept sort of thing for myself on my spare time in the >> > evenings. I would simply like to be able to call out and be able to >> > call into that box. Later on down the road maybe I will get into >> > setting up an IVR using a database so I can call into that system from >> > wherever and get information read back to me. But, first things >> > first.... I'd like to know if I am heading down the wrong path here. >> > >> > Sorry for what might seem as really silly questions, but I am not sure >> > how to proceed. >> > >> > Thanks in advance for any insight that you folks can provide! >> > >> > Mike >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > -- 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 >> > >> > _______________________________________________ >> > -- 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 >> > >> >> _______________________________________________ >> -- 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 > > > _______________________________________________ > -- 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 > _______________________________________________ -- 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
