On 11-02-27 09:12 PM, Stuart Longland wrote:
I've tried researching this, and so far, have struggled to find any
contemporary information on the issue, so I do apologise if asking this
irritates people who have answered this before.
I have managed to set up Asterisk 1.8 on the web server here. I have
two softphones (Ekiga) able to communicate with it. So far so good.
I'm now curious to see if I can link it with the PSTN phone line here.
There are several very good answers in this thread, and I suggest reading them.
However, if hardware costs are the issue, then my recommendation is always to
look at a SIP connection from an ITSP as your connection to the PSTN. The costs
are nearly trivial (at least in Canada here you can have a DID for inbound calls
for something around $5 a month, with termination costs in the range of 1c/min
-- in other commonwealth countries I presume the costs are similar?).
My bill rarely rises above $20 a month, and I use my phone a lot. (Business,
personal, and 3 DID numbers are included in that cost.)
I highly suggest you spend your time and money elsewhere, rather than chasing
the dragon that seems to be winmodem FXO connectivity.
If you absolutely must have hardware, then I suggest you start with used ATA
(analog telephony adapters) that can be found on eBay, kijiji, craigslist, or
any other assorted websites.
Leif.
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