Re: [Asterisk-Users] just a few newbie questions

[Chris Lee]

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Hello List!
I just read an article about asterisk, and i would like to ask a few
questions to see if i understood the principle right.
Reciving Calls:
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- To be able to recive calls, i need to have an VoIP-Provider.
No, You can use one but you could also install a hardware PSTN/ISDN card 
for receiving and making calls via your Telco
- I need a Static IP, so that the VoIP-Provider can redirect the call to
my office/asterisk server.- asterisk will then forward the call to my phone
If you want to receive calls via a VoIP provider it makes things easier 
if your address is static.
Otherwise you need to register your address with the providers system 
each time it changes, I dont think this is an automated feature of asterisk.
Making Calls:
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- To be able to make calls, i need to have an VoIP-Provider.
See Above a Hardware interface can do the trick
- I need an account from a VoIP-Provider
If you want them to take your traffic.
- A call from a Softphone/Office will be made to the asterisk server,
which will then forward it to the VoIP Provider, which will then transfer
it to the normal telephone network.
Yes, unless you have a hardware interface then it goes SoftPhone -> 
Asterisk -> Telco
Correct to far?
Thanks, Mario
Chris.
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