[Asterisk-Users] Asterisk on a dialup connection?

[Paul Fielding]

I've actually used xten lite on a mac using GSM codec on a dialup 
connection.  Worked like a hot damn.  I was quite surprised, actually.....

Paul

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "cmisip" <cmisip at mchsi.com>
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Sent: Sunday, March 27, 2005 7:03 PM
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Asterisk on a dialup connection?


> How will this fare?
>
> I am planning on putting an asterisk box for my brother in the
> Philippines but they only have dialup internet.  I want them to be able
> to use a telephone set on a phonejack or linejack card and call me and
> vice versa via VOIP.
>
> My setup in the US is working already with a broadband cable
> connection.
>
> I am thinking that dialup may not work because of the bandwidth required
> unless I can use the onbord G723.1 codecs on the quicknet cards.
> Ohphone allows this through h323 I think but I want an asterisk
> solution.  If not a fullblown asterisk install on my brothers machine,
> maybe set it up as a h323 client to mine.
>
> I am currently working on setting up one of my lan machines with ohphone
> to connect to my asterisk box to call FWD and such. Is this possible?
>
> Somehow asterisk must translate the codecs from whatever SIP uses to
> whatever ohphone uses ( I will force it to low bandwitdh g723.1).
>
> I am hoping this will work and that the Vonage interconnect will be up
> soon as this will be a cheap way for them to contact my sister as well.
>
> I am still an asterisk  newbie so pardon me if the questions seem
> newbie-ish.
>
>
> Has anybody gone down this path?  I hate to have to reinvent the wheel.
> Anybody have any ideas?
>
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