Re: [asterisk-users] Connecting Skype to Asterisk
On Friday 12 October 2012, Philip Bennefall wrote: Hi all, I have an Asterisk PBX under development, that I would like to link to a Skype account if possible. The idea is that people would call a particular Skype username, and be redirected to my SIP and through that to Asterisk. Is this doable? I have looked around and saw the Skype for Asterisk driver, but of course that has been discontinued. Are there any other options? I would prefer not to have to go through the regular PSTN telephone network but directly from Skype to Asterisk via SIP. If you have any tips on how to configure my sip.conf to get this working, this would also be highly appreciated. Unfortunately, Skype is toxic, proprietary software, and was deliberately designed to be both incompatible with everything else, and hard to discover how to interface to. They give away binaries for free, on many platforms; but the Source Code, and the details of the protocols used, are jealously guarded. This is not, of course, the right way to do telephony. We have got used to expecting to be able to call any subscriber on any network (once upon a time, in the days of clicky-clicky dinosaur exchanges, there even used to be laws about that sort of thing), and it comes as a surprise to find a network so tightly-locked down that they don't want to let calls in or out. But that's the way the world is going now, unfortunately: from published standards enforced by governments so as to create an open market where players compete on merit, to proprietary standards enforced by corporations using dirty tricks where one eventually dominates and the others fall by the wayside. If you are any good with low-level stuff, you might want to check out the ongoing efforts to reverse-engineer Skype. But a better solution might well be to begin informing your customers of just why Skype is so terrible. I mean, you don't even get the Source Code with it -- would you eat a cake that didn't have the ingredients list on the box? -- AJS Answers come *after* questions. -- _ -- 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
Re: [asterisk-users] Connecting Skype to Asterisk
On 10/12/2012 11:17 PM, Philip Bennefall wrote: From what I gather, it costs extra for each channel even for direct Skype to Asterisk calls. Since my plan was to use this for business purposes, I'd need at least something like 30 channels which would be way out of my monthly budget unfortunately. If you *really* need this then have a look at FreeSWITCH which has a module for Skype calls (in/out) without the need for Skype Connect and its fees. Afaik you can use a regular Skype account and iirc even multiple Skype accounts. Regards, Patrick -- _ -- 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
Re: [asterisk-users] Connecting Skype to Asterisk
Or if you can continue to use Asterisk, you can create a gateway between FreeSwitch Skypopen Module And Asterisk. I use this solution and work very well. El 13/10/2012 04:31, Patrick Lists escribió: On 10/12/2012 11:17 PM, Philip Bennefall wrote: From what I gather, it costs extra for each channel even for direct Skype to Asterisk calls. Since my plan was to use this for business purposes, I'd need at least something like 30 channels which would be way out of my monthly budget unfortunately. If you *really* need this then have a look at FreeSWITCH which has a module for Skype calls (in/out) without the need for Skype Connect and its fees. Afaik you can use a regular Skype account and iirc even multiple Skype accounts. Regards, Patrick -- _ -- 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 -- _ -- 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
[asterisk-users] Connecting Skype to Asterisk
Hi all, I have an Asterisk PBX under development, that I would like to link to a Skype account if possible. The idea is that people would call a particular Skype username, and be redirected to my SIP and through that to Asterisk. Is this doable? I have looked around and saw the Skype for Asterisk driver, but of course that has been discontinued. Are there any other options? I would prefer not to have to go through the regular PSTN telephone network but directly from Skype to Asterisk via SIP. If you have any tips on how to configure my sip.conf to get this working, this would also be highly appreciated. Thanks in advance for your help! Kind regards, Philip Bennefall -- _ -- 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
Re: [asterisk-users] Connecting Skype to Asterisk
On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Philip Bennefall phi...@blastbay.com wrote: Hi all, I have an Asterisk PBX under development, that I would like to link to a Skype account if possible. The idea is that people would call a particular Skype username, and be redirected to my SIP and through that to Asterisk. Is this doable? I have looked around and saw the Skype for Asterisk driver, but of course that has been discontinued. Are there any other options? I would prefer not to have to go through the regular PSTN telephone network but directly from Skype to Asterisk via SIP. If you have any tips on how to configure my sip.conf to get this working, this would also be highly appreciated. It looks like this is what you want: http://www.skype.com/intl/en/business/skype-connect/ -- -Chris Harrington ACSDi Office: 763.559.5800 Mobile Phone: 612.326.4248 -- _ -- 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
Re: [asterisk-users] Connecting Skype to Asterisk
On 13/10/2012, at 7:54 AM, Christopher Harrington ch...@acsdi.com wrote: On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Philip Bennefall phi...@blastbay.com wrote: Hi all, I have an Asterisk PBX under development, that I would like to link to a Skype account if possible. The idea is that people would call a particular Skype username, and be redirected to my SIP and through that to Asterisk. Is this doable? I have looked around and saw the Skype for Asterisk driver, but of course that has been discontinued. Are there any other options? I would prefer not to have to go through the regular PSTN telephone network but directly from Skype to Asterisk via SIP. If you have any tips on how to configure my sip.conf to get this working, this would also be highly appreciated. It looks like this is what you want: http://www.skype.com/intl/en/business/skype-connect/ This is pretty straight forward to use for inbound skype business user names and outbound either to pstn, skype numbers are a little more to setup There is a monthly cost but its not much and if you have skype users out there its a good way for them to connect in -- -Chris Harrington ACSDi Office: 763.559.5800 Mobile Phone: 612.326.4248 -- _ -- 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 -- _ -- 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
Re: [asterisk-users] Connecting Skype to Asterisk
From what I gather, it costs extra for each channel even for direct Skype to Asterisk calls. Since my plan was to use this for business purposes, I'd need at least something like 30 channels which would be way out of my monthly budget unfortunately. Kind regards, Philip Bennefall - Original Message - From: Duncan Turnbull dun...@e-simple.co.nz To: ch...@acsdi.com; Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Cc: phi...@blastbay.com Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 11:08 PM Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Connecting Skype to Asterisk On 13/10/2012, at 7:54 AM, Christopher Harrington ch...@acsdi.com wrote: On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Philip Bennefall phi...@blastbay.com wrote: Hi all, I have an Asterisk PBX under development, that I would like to link to a Skype account if possible. The idea is that people would call a particular Skype username, and be redirected to my SIP and through that to Asterisk. Is this doable? I have looked around and saw the Skype for Asterisk driver, but of course that has been discontinued. Are there any other options? I would prefer not to have to go through the regular PSTN telephone network but directly from Skype to Asterisk via SIP. If you have any tips on how to configure my sip.conf to get this working, this would also be highly appreciated. It looks like this is what you want: http://www.skype.com/intl/en/business/skype-connect/ This is pretty straight forward to use for inbound skype business user names and outbound either to pstn, skype numbers are a little more to setup There is a monthly cost but its not much and if you have skype users out there its a good way for them to connect in -- -Chris Harrington ACSDi Office: 763.559.5800 Mobile Phone: 612.326.4248 -- _ -- 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 -- _ -- 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
Re: [asterisk-users] Connecting Skype to Asterisk
The only inexpensive way is to get siptosis but the developer has stopped the support and upgrade unfortunately. I have been using it for two years or more. Excellent quality and works very well On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 5:17 AM, Philip Bennefall phi...@blastbay.comwrote: From what I gather, it costs extra for each channel even for direct Skype to Asterisk calls. Since my plan was to use this for business purposes, I'd need at least something like 30 channels which would be way out of my monthly budget unfortunately. Kind regards, Philip Bennefall - Original Message - From: Duncan Turnbull dun...@e-simple.co.nz To: ch...@acsdi.com; Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion asterisk-users@lists.digium.**comasterisk-users@lists.digium.com Cc: phi...@blastbay.com Sent: Friday, October 12, 2012 11:08 PM Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Connecting Skype to Asterisk On 13/10/2012, at 7:54 AM, Christopher Harrington ch...@acsdi.com wrote: On Fri, Oct 12, 2012 at 1:44 PM, Philip Bennefall phi...@blastbay.com wrote: Hi all, I have an Asterisk PBX under development, that I would like to link to a Skype account if possible. The idea is that people would call a particular Skype username, and be redirected to my SIP and through that to Asterisk. Is this doable? I have looked around and saw the Skype for Asterisk driver, but of course that has been discontinued. Are there any other options? I would prefer not to have to go through the regular PSTN telephone network but directly from Skype to Asterisk via SIP. If you have any tips on how to configure my sip.conf to get this working, this would also be highly appreciated. It looks like this is what you want: http://www.skype.com/intl/en/**business/skype-connect/http://www.skype.com/intl/en/business/skype-connect/ This is pretty straight forward to use for inbound skype business user names and outbound either to pstn, skype numbers are a little more to setup There is a monthly cost but its not much and if you have skype users out there its a good way for them to connect in -- -Chris Harrington ACSDi Office: 763.559.5800 Mobile Phone: 612.326.4248 -- __**__**_ -- 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-**usershttp://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- __**__**_ -- 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-**usershttp://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -- _ -- 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
