Hacking those Cisco ATA WAS: [Asterisk-Users] Vonage and * (and what about those ATAs?)

[Joe Baptista]

I have not tried this

http://www.tmcnet.com/it/0703/0703CC.htm

but hopefully it will save the two of you 15 bucks.

regards
joe

On Thu, 29 Apr 2004, Jay Milk wrote:

> This is straight from the horse's mouth -- Vonage will unlock my ATA for
> $15.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Timothy
> Spaulding
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 7:54 PM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Vonage and * (and what about those ATAs?)
>
>
> Will Vonage unlock your ATA for you for the $15? Or someone else?
>
> I have an ATA from them I would like to use with asterisk as well.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Jay Milk
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 8:16 PM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Vonage and * (and what about those ATAs?)
>
> I asked Vonage innocently about Asterisk integration -- basically
> explaining that any line that comes in on an ATA (rather than direct to
> the * server) costs me an extra $80 for an FXO card.  Made the statement
> that I pretty much need to quit my $60/month Vonage habit unless they
> provide Asterisk support.
>
> Response was that they are currently working on it (I offered
> beta-assistance, but they're "not that far yet").  Bottom line: No
> Asterisk support in the near future.
>
> Next I inquired about the fate of my two ATAs:  Cancelling will get me
> charged $40 cancellation fee.  For an additional $15, I can have them
> unlocked -- and "they're fully usable, you won't need a Cisco license".
> Considering that sending them back will probably cost me $10, I can keep
> my two used ATA186s for $50/each.  I don't like having to pay for the
> "free ATA" that was advertised, but I don't think I'll be able to get
> two working ATAs for the same price anywhere else.
>
> Vonage, thine days are numbered.
>
> On the up-side, I got my RH9 system set up with Asterisk (CVS 4/28), one
> SIP phone, IAXTel and FWD.  Amazingly trouble-free installation, except
> for the choppy voice-mail prompts (I know, no zaptel card yet). Asterisk
> rocks, but I'm sure you people know that.
>
> Now off to ordering my hardware from the good folks at Digium.
>
>
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