[asterisk-users] Hardware that can ring my phone?

[john beaman]

Lynn,
  I am unfamiliar with soho-pbx, so I cannot comment on quality, service, configurability, etc.  They are based out of Hong Kong, and their box is probably already running some flavor of Asterisk, so you would need nothing additional except for the phone line coming in and the telephone.  I got quite a kick out of their description for the SP-104 box as referenced by your link:

"The photos below are model SP-104, a model that costs only tens of US dollars"

Not sure how much that comes to, but sounds pretty cheap...



John Beaman
Telecom Specialist
Voice Telecommunications Services Department.
Good Samaritan National Campus
605-362-3331

>>> linuxlover992000 at yahoo.com 8/1/2007 10:29:51 AM >>>
Yes, you understood correctly. Thank you - and all
others who replied so quickly - for your precise and
guiding answers.

The Digium TDM11B looks looks like the perfect match
for me:

http://www.telephonyware.com/telephonyware/tw00068.html 

But one thing that I forgot to mention is that my
business is only in its beginning stage and I need to
be as thrifty as possible. While $216 is a reasonable
price, I was wondering whether my (currently very
modest) goal can be achieved by spending much less
(under $100). For example, what if I buy one of those
el-cheapo PBX boxes and connect it to an Asterisk
server?

http://www.soho-pbx.com/sp-104.htm 

Do you think this could work for me or did I expose a
gross misconception on my part?

Thanks,
Lynn

--- john beaman <jbeaman at good-sam.com> wrote:

> Lynn,
> 
> If I understand you question correctly, you would
> need:
> 
> A computer (preferably a server) to run Asterisk
> An analog interface card such as the Digium TDM400P
> An analog phone line (POTS)
> An analog (real) phone
> 
> Calls would come in on the POTS line, get answered
> by Asterisk.  Callers would hear your voice menu,
> and input their choice.  If they opted for a live
> person, asterisk would then send the call to your
> analog (real) phone.
> 
> 
> 
> John Beaman
> Telecom Specialist
> Voice Telecommunications Services Department.
> Good Samaritan National Campus
> 605-362-3331
> 
> >>> linuxlover992000 at yahoo.com 8/1/2007 8:48:47 AM
> >>>
> Hello,
> 
> I am a small business owner in need for a solution
> that automatically answers an incoming call, prompts
> the caller via touch-tone menu ("press 1 to leave a
> message, press 0 to speak to a representative") and
> will ring my (real) phone ONLY if requested by
> caller.
> 
> I know that Asterisk is capable of all the logic
> behind what I described above. However, I couldn't
> find a hardware product that will allow me to
> accomplish the above (preferrable using Asterisk
> software). Does such thing exists?
> 
> Thanks,
> Lynn
> 
> 
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