Thanks Kevin. But I only need a DID, not a "solution in a box" type thing. (Unless I'm misunderstanding what Vonage supplies...) And I know that there are better solutions that Vonage (for my basic needs). Vonage has just never been very attractive to me - I class them much the same as Shaw providing VoiP services.... Over priced and wrong focus... But that's my own opinion...
The hardphone I have can be configured to connect to any server via IAX or SIP, so I don't mind letting someone else handle the server side of things. (ultimately this is for my roommate... so I'm also after minimum fuss...) For business use, I've seen what VoipStreet (hope I got that right) could provide. I'm after something similar. The cost is approx $10/month for a flat rate service (no per minute charges). But, I didn't see VoipStreet on that page I linked to and just don't know enough about the different distributors (or the technology to be truthful) to make an informed choice... Shawn Kevin Anderson wrote: > I've used Vonage to connect my Asterisk box up. There are a few caveats. > > 1) You need a hardware adapter for a normal phone line before you can use the > softphones. The softphones are the lines that you connect to with Asterisk. > The minimum package on the hardphone is $20/month. That gets you 500 mins. > $40 gets you unlimited all over North America. My current situation makes > this a steal of a deal. But depending on your needs, this may or may nt be a > deal breaker. > > 2) The softphones are $15 a month. You can add up to 5 per "real" line. I'm > currently using 2. These are limited to 500 mins per month, (again, anywhere > in North America) and then they incur an additional cost as well on a per > minute basis. Because I use the hard phone for most longer calls, I never > hit the 500 mins, so this is fine. > > 3) One thing I REALLY like is that since they are time based billing (I'm > assuming that's the reason) I can be on a call, and still recieve another one > on the same number. So that's great for how I'm using them. > > It's worth noting that Vonage is gettins sued left, right and center. I > really do expect that they'll be bankrupt at some point, but for now, they're > providing a great service for me. That nobody else can touch. > > I've kind of misused the hardphone and softphone works here, but I hope it'll > make sense for you. The hardphone you COULD connect to asterisk as well, but > you'd need an adapter card. With the softphone lines, there's no card > needed. > > Kev. > > > On Thursday 22 November 2007 00:36:23 Shawn wrote: >> I have a voip phone that supports both IAX and SIP. I'm looking to get >> it setup (finally - it's been a couple months), and need a DID. >> >> Does anyone have any recommendations on a DID provider? I'm looking for >> a package with a flat rate, and would prefer no per minute rates for a >> local termination (if possible). >> >> I found this site: >> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/DID+Service+Providers and have >> checked out some of the Canadian dealers. But my understanding is that >> these companies are much like domain registrars - just because they >> provide a service doesn't mean they are any good at it... So, I'm >> looking for opinions as well.. >> >> Comments/suggestions appreciated. :) >> >> Shawn >> >> _______________________________________________ >> clug-talk mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca >> Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) >> **Please remove these lines when replying > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
