[Asterisk-Users] VONAGE and Asterisk

[The VoIP Connection]

Hi Bret,

There is a third option.  You can purchase a Business Plus plan.  Some
details on the Wiki:

http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/Asterisk+and+Vonage

Michael Crown
Managing Partner
www.thevoipconnection.com
321.989.6728 ext. 611
sip:611 at voiceserver.thevoipconnection.com

> -----Original Message-----
> From: trixter aka Bret McDanel [mailto:trixter at 0xdecafbad.com] 
> Sent: Tuesday, December 06, 2005 7:39 PM
> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] VONAGE and Asterisk
> 
> On Tue, 2005-12-06 at 20:08 -0400, Dakota wrote:
> > Can Vonage work with Asterisk?
> > 
> 
> Yes under 2 different plans.  
> 
> 1 is to get the SIP softphone plan which is a different phone 
> number and limited in the number of minutes per month you can use.
> 
> 2 break into your ATA and get your credentials so you can 
> register directly.  This way however has a major drawback in 
> that it is a violation of their TOS.  Due to case law in 
> America (where vonage is so it doesnt really matter where you 
> are) a violation of the TOS is a felony pursuant to 18 USC 
> 1030(a)(5) punishable upto 10 years in jail and fines upto 
> $250,000.  While it is unlikely to result in anything other 
> than them canceling your account if they discover it, you 
> should be warned of the downside on that should they choose 
> to persue it.  I dont advise you to try this for that reason.
> 
> -- 
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