[asterisk-users] Is Asterisk really good??

[Dean Collins]

BTW Eugene, was just reading Tom Keatings blog (he's a pretty well known
reporter around here), he was just talking about a new commercial
appliance called CogoBlue that you could send to the person at the other
end if they don't know anything about voip or pabx's to make it even
easier for them to setup calls at their end.

http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/tom-keating/asterisk/ispbx-launches-asterisk
-appliances-with-cogoblue-asterisk-gui.asp

 
Cheers,
Dean
 
 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Dean Collins
> Sent: Thursday, 10 April 2008 2:51 PM
> To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion'
> Subject: RE: [asterisk-users] Is Asterisk really good??
> 
> Hi Eugene,
> Yes  it's that good.
> 
> All the functionality you posted is possible.
> 
> Regarding your international calls, nothing more is required than two
asterisk servers
> (one at each location) and a broadband connection - cards are only
used to connect
> into pstn or isdn.
> 
> Why don't you start with a preformatted iso like trixbox or druid and
then jump into
> coding your own once you know what you are doing.
> 
> 
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Dean Collins
> Cognation Pty Ltd
> dean at cognation.net
> +1-212-203-4357 Ph
> +61-2-9016-5642 (Sydney in-dial).
> 
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
[mailto:asterisk-users-
> > bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Eugen Soare
> > Sent: Thursday, 10 April 2008 2:47 PM
> > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> > Subject: [asterisk-users] Is Asterisk really good??
> >
> > So this is just a general question, Is Asterisk really good?
> >
> > Reliability?
> >
> > Functionality?
> >
> > Customization's?
> >
> >
> > I am coming from a Nortel world, were you pay for everything, and
you
> > can't delve into the software. But it seems that customization would
be
> > a great thing.
> > Like, setting up a war-dialer to customer lists, incoming/outgoing
> > faxes  (that's possible with Asterisk, right?) and making your own
cool
> > voice mail stuff.
> >
> > But before I delve into it, I thought a question to the community
would
> > be in order.
> >
> > 2 more questions.
> >
> > 1 - Can you really make free outgoing calls from let's say Portland
OR,
> > to Frankfurt Germany?
> > 2 - What would it take to set one up?  cards / computer power /
pricing
> > on software? What has your experience been?
> >
> > Thank you for taking time to look at this post!
> > Eugen
> >
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