Hi Ward! I'll attempt to keep it short and sweet.
Running (in default world on a San Fransisco located VPS) Asterisk based software PBX, pre-configured with extensions. Various IVR menus, voicemail boxes, odd call routing, operator functions and random call direction based on upon time/whatnot. Pre-arranged camps with power and internet (sourced through project by some of Burning Man tech over backhaul to Reno) will have VoIP adapters (ATA's) dropped at their camps and connected up to standard telephones over twisted pair (POTS). Generally 1 phone in camp, one out in front of camp for public consumption. Some camps have pre-configured phone-to-phone initial dial in the call tree so they can play with the public before passing them off to the rest of the PBX. Installation of phone done by "phone repair" folks in uniform with the proper tools of the trade. Attempts will be made to install phones in places (like the Burning Man Airport) through social engineering. Phones can be used to call out (with enough persistence and experimenting) however generally the goal is to keep the calls routed to other camps and 'interesting' places. Users can use automated menus to reach various places or go experimenting in the dark depths of the phone PBX. Outbound trunks protected with passcode to prevent phones from just being used like standard default world landlines. System cannot be used for emergency dialing (and attempting to do so places the caller in a deep dark rabbit hole). All of this done under the company name "Central Services - Telecom Division" (not quite the HVAC techs of the movie Brazil, but close). Feel free to contact me for more details. Very small group rolling out the project under the radar, hoping to keep things interesting in Black Rock City. We've been sourcing most of the equipment off ebay/surplus stores (ATA's and wireless bridges) since none of us have a lot of $ and this isn't a funded project. :-) Thanks! Brandon Mathis KD7INF [email protected] On Thu, Aug 7, 2014 at 5:19 PM, Ward Cunningham <[email protected]> wrote: > Yes, I think I have some old phones in my junk box. Send me (or the group) > info about the art project. -- Ward > > > On Aug 7, 2014, at 11:34 AM, Brandon wrote: > > Hello, > > Just a quick shout-out if anyone has some wall mount (ideal) or desktop > (still usable!) touch-tone corded phones laying around that they would like > to donate to a Burning-Man art project that a friend and I are rolling out. > > Very unique/cool rotary dial phones also considered too. > > No cordless phones please. > > Been keeping an eye on the surplus/second-hand stores as well. > > Thanks! > > Brandon Mathis > KD7INF > [email protected] > _______________________________________________ > dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list > [email protected] > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber > > > > _______________________________________________ > dorkbotpdx-blabber mailing list > [email protected] > http://music.columbia.edu/mailman/listinfo/dorkbotpdx-blabber >
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