Steve Totaro wrote: > Just use a SIP client on your phone. Many providers have multiple > failover paths for inbound calls. > > This thread morphed from a nice home phone system into something > completely different.
Yup. >> > For my situation, DISA is pointless except for road warriors who >> > call all over the world, from anywhere, they can call into the corp >> > system, get dialtone and skip the whole process of expense reports >> > for work >> > related calls. It makes things less complex, not more. >> >> Using DISA also means getting a corp caller id, not a mobile. > > Yes, spoofing provides that. > >> >> > Maybe if you explain your situation and how your plan works, but >> > for me, personally, DISA would be a an added cost and complication. >> > >> > The only purpose I can think of for myself could be accomplished by >> > spoofing caller id. >> >> How is that done from a mobile? Sofar that has been my main reason >> for using DISA - cost is not a real issue. > > SIP client. Spoof card, yes it is DISA, but you don't have to do > anything but use the card. Steve, even if I could get SIP clients for our phones, doesn't this mean using a data connection rather than just voice? That would make it a lot pricier than the current setup with DISA (which is largely free). /Per Jessen, Zürich -- http://www.spamchek.com/ - your spam is our business. -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users