[Asterisk-Users] Newbie just starting out with *

Tue Aug 5 11:00:47 MST 2003

Ok I'm convinced..one last question will a dual PII-266 500Meg RAM have 
enough horse power?

McAughan, Matt wrote:

> Chris:
>  
> Try not to be so worried about sound card, analog (FXO/FXS), digital 
> (ISDN, BRI, PRI) and what is available by connecting device. The 
> channel drivers take care of making the devices available to Asterisk. 
> In turn Asterisk makes all the features such as voice mail, call 
> parking, and conference bridges available to the channels. It is a 
> beautiful and flexible design. many thanks to Mark! With a few 
> exceptions most features will be available to all connection methods.
>  
> Yes you can upgrade the TDM400P. My thinking was to get at least two 
> ports on it when I purchased it originally so I could call 
> phone-to-phone internally without using our only external phone line. 
> That way I could learn to configure and use asterisk with out annoying 
> my friends in family trying to call in.
>  
> Zapateller does not stop telemarketers it stops the predictive dialers 
> they use. Ever received a call and answered hello two or three times 
> before you get a person? That is a predictive dialer loaded with a 
> list of numbers dialing all of their phone lines as quickly as 
> possible. It will do it more efficiently than a group of agents with a 
> phone number list in hand. 
>  
> When you answer the dialer takes a moment to diagnose the fluctuations 
> in the voice. The dialer makes a determination if someone even 
> answered and if so if you are a person or an answering machine. If you 
> turn out to be what it thinks is a real person it must find 
> an available agent. That is what causes the pregnant pause. It has to 
> find someone since you turned out to be a real person.
>  
> Now what Zapateller can do is answer the phone and play the SIT 
> (special information tone). When the dialer hears this it thinks your 
> number is no longer in service and hopefully removes your number from 
> that companies list. The other thing it can do is just play the SIT 
> tones to any incoming call not providing caller id.
>  
> Just take the plunge, buy the equipment, play around and come back 
> here when you get stuck,
>  
> Matt
>
> -----Original Message-----
> *From:* Chris Hirsch [mailto:chris at base2technology.com]
> *Sent:* Tuesday, August 05, 2003 12:13
> *To:* asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> *Subject:* Re: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie just starting out with *
>
>     So its sounds like I do have a clue then...can analog devices have
>     their own extension and do call parking, and paging and all that?
>     I assume the caller id gets passed from the POTS CO to the
>     internal phones?
>      
>
>     So from my understanding I can get a TDM400P with one port now and
>     upgrade to additional ports? Thats what comes with the dev kit right?
>
>     Tell me more about Zapateller..is that the script that I've seen a
>     description of that gives the fake line-disconnected tone?
>
>     McAughan, Matt wrote:
>
>>     Chris:
>>
>>     I started using Asterisk for very much the same reason. To blast
>>     those telemarketers and to improve my knowledge of PBX and telco.
>>     You have got a good start for a newbie.
>>
>>     Yes the Wildcard X100P will terminate the POTS CO in to your
>>     Asterisk Linux Box. Then you have to figure out how to get
>>     everything "internal" connected up to it.
>>
>>     I have a TDM400P. It can be purchased with up to 4 ports. I
>>     purchased three to save money. That gives me three "internal"
>>     extensions to plug analog phones in to. I just use three cordless
>>     phones with the base stations plugged in near the Asterisk
>>     computer. We leave one phone in the kitchen, one in the garage,
>>     and one in the bedroom. They can call each other when we are too
>>     lazy to go get one another or too far to scream at each other.
>>     They can all also share the one "external" line.
>>
>>     Asterisk has been wonderful using Zapateller to blast those damn
>>     predictive dialers. The Asterisk voice mail has been wonderful
>>     too as it sends the recorded message to me and my wife at work as
>>     an attachment to an email.
>>
>>     Best of luck,
>>
>>     Matt
>>
>>     -----Original Message-----
>>     From: Chris Hirsch [mailto:chris at base2technology.com]
>>     Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 11:30
>>     To: Asterisk-Users at lists.digium.com
>>     Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie just starting out with *
>>
>>
>>     Hey all...I'm brand new to * and I want to convert my home into a
>>     pbx
>>     type setup. I've figured out that I want a Wildcard X100P to
>>     bring my
>>     single POTS CO into my Linux box. My problem is that I'm sure
>>     sure what
>>     I need to do to get my analog phones connected up into a structured
>>     phone system. It *looks* like I can go the route of the Cisco
>>     Analog ->
>>     VOIP for about $100 on ebay. That will get me two analog devices
>>     on the
>>     system. If I have four analog devices (2 normal phones, 1 fax and
>>     one 4
>>     phone cordless system) is this the best setup? Do I need the
>>     TDM10B with
>>     the Asterisk TDM Dev Kit or does that just let me do one analog
>>     phone
>>     into the system? When converting from analog to VOIP do I get all
>>     the
>>     same features that I would if I got a TDM400P (4 ports of analog
>>     devices)?
>>
>>     As I said I'm new and I would LOVE any pointers, HOWTOs or any good
>>     advice from people who have already done something similar. This
>>     project
>>     started out because I'm tired of the telemarketers calling and it
>>     looks
>>     like this will be the best and most flexable way to get my phone
>>     system
>>     wired up. I'm interested in any opinions on any real VOIP phones
>>     for a
>>     house (assuming VOIP) is the way to go.
>>
>>     I envision that I could have a phone in every room, be able to do an
>>     intercom, MOH so I can hear music in each room etc....ideas?
>>
>>     Thanks for the help and your patience,
>>     Chris
>>
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