[Asterisk-Users] Newbie setup (Hardware questions)

[Antony Stone]

On Wednesday 15 December 2004 23:24, Puddle wrote:

> Thanks, that makes a lot more sense.  Would VoIP
> phones still require FXO units or would that not
> require any special telephony hardware?

SIP phones connect by ethernet - no telephony hardware needed.

You would want an FXO port if you want to plug your Asterisk into the public 
phone system (PSTN), so your SIP phones can call normal phone numbers, and/or 
receive calls from normal phones.

However, be aware that you can get SIP <-> PSTN connectivity from external 
service providers (ie: they give you a phone number, when someone calls it, 
they forward the call to your Asterisk or SIP phone, or when you dial out 
from Asterisk, they will connect you to normal phone numbers (and charge you 
for the call, of course...))

Regards,

Antony.

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