[asterisk-users] Setting up Asterisk to make calls using a VoIP provider and the regular phone line

Nhadie nhadie at gmail.com
Sun Sep 21 23:45:34 CDT 2008


i agree, you should check that, but i think if it's just for personal 
use they might allow it.

regards,
nhadie

ram wrote:
> Hi
>  
> Anotherthing you need to consider regulations in india
>  
> Calling from Outside world to India PSTN Using and VOIP PBX is Illegal.
>  
> Only allowed right now Calling From IP Phone to any part of the world
>  
> see the regulation site dotindia.in <http://dotindia.in> for more 
> information
>  
> ram
> 
> On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 9:26 PM, logan <logan04x at gmail.com 
> <mailto:logan04x at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>     Hello Everyone,
> 
>     Thanks for the answers, guys.
> 
>     DID won't work for me as I'm more interested in making calls using
>     the line
>     in India.
> 
>     Trixbox it's going to be my installation and I went through the
>     recommended
>     hardware on there site and I'm thinking of getting a Polycom 330.
>     But can
>     anyone tell me if there is a cheaper phone for me to use and which
>     is well
>     compatible with Trixbox (Polycom 330 is about $120 for me and something
>     around $60-70 will be great)? I don't want all the fancy features, just
>     something plain and simple to use.
> 
>     Coming to the FXO cards, I'm considering for Linksys SPA3102NA
>     (successor of
>     sipura 3000). I just want a second opinion from you guys if it's a good
>     choice or there are better and cheaper options out there.
> 
>     Thanks a lot everyone.
> 
>     Best Regards,
>     Hitesh
> 
>     ----- Original Message -----
>     From: "Nhadie" <nhadie at gmail.com <mailto:nhadie at gmail.com>>
>     To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
>     <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
>     <mailto:asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>>
>     Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 1:09 AM
>     Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Setting up Asterisk to make calls
>     using a VoIP
>     provider and the regular phone line
> 
> 
>      > Hi Hitesh,
>      >
>      > Usually, subscribing to DID provider is a one way thing, they can
>     call
>      > you to that number, but you cannot call out via that number.
>      >
>      > If you already have a pots line available, which means you are
>     probably
>      > paying monthly for it already, might as well buy an fxo card and make
>      > use of the line. anyone in india can call you locally and you can
>     call
>      > anyone in india using the same line,
>      >
>      > as everyone is suggesting, use trixbox, not much linux experience is
>      > required, just boot from the cd and let it install itself.
>      >
>      > you might need linux experience when you compile drivers for your fxo
>      > card though, but they usually come with instructions which is
>     quite easy
>      > to follow.
>      >
>      > hth
>      >
>      > regards,
>      > nhadie
>      >
>      >
>      > logan wrote:
>      >> Hi Jai,
>      >>
>      >> If I understand correctly then the DID will enable to call me on the
>      >> hardphone connected to the Asterisk. Will it also enable me to call
>      >> out using the PSTN line at my home in India from Canada?
>      >>
>      >> Thanks.
>      >>
>      >> Best REgards,
>      >> Hitesh
>      >>
>      >> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Jai Rangi <jprangi at gmail.com
>     <mailto:jprangi at gmail.com>> wrote:
>      >>> Hitesh,
>      >>> If you dont have experience with Linux I would recommend you to use
>      >>> Trixbox,
>      >>> that will come with all the required packages and will do
>     everythign for
>      >>> you.
>      >>> Re: FXO and FXS, you don't need to buy any card for True VoIP.
>     Now you
>      >>> can
>      >>> buy DIDs that can come to your asterisk over the internet.
>      >>>
>      >>>
>      >>> Jai
>      >>> www.didforsale.com <http://www.didforsale.com/>
>      >>> *Buy SIP DIDs at low cost unlimited minutes
>      >>> http://www.didforsale.com <http://www.didforsale.com/>"
>      >>>
>      >>>
>      >>>
>      >>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 9:18 AM, logan <logan04x at gmail.com
>     <mailto:logan04x at gmail.com>> wrote:
>      >>>> Hello Ram,
>      >>>>
>      >>>> Thanks for the response.
>      >>>>
>      >>>> As I said there are too many options out there :). Could you
>     help me
>      >>>> in settling down on one? Something that will work with the
>     phone lines
>      >>>> in India is just fine for me.
>      >>>>
>      >>>> I don't have any or much Linux experience, but willing to play
>     around,
>      >>>> so any compatible distro will do for me.
>      >>>>
>      >>>> So once again: Which Linux distro is best with Asterisk? Which
>      >>>> hardphone is the easiest to setup? Which fxo/fxs card I should
>     go for?
>      >>>>
>      >>>> Thanks a lot guys.
>      >>>>
>      >>>> Best Regards,
>      >>>> Hitesh
>      >>>>
>      >>>>
>      >>>> On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 10:33 PM, ram <talk2ram at gmail.com
>     <mailto:talk2ram at gmail.com>> wrote:
>      >>>>>
>      >>>>> On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 1:10 PM, logan <logan04x at gmail.com
>     <mailto:logan04x at gmail.com>> wrote:
>      >>>>>> Thanks a lot Nhadie. I appreciate your help.
>      >>>>>>
>      >>>>>> Could you also suggest some brands or models of the FXO+FXS
>     card that
>      >>>>>> are seamlessly compatible to Asterisk? Also what hardphone I
>     should
>      >>>>>> go
>      >>>>>> for as there are so many in the market?
>      >>>>>>
>      >>>>>> What should be the configuration of the system running this
>     kind of
>      >>>>>> Asterisk setup? And which Linux distribution is best suited with
>      >>>>>> Asterisk?
>      >>>>>
>      >>>>> Hi
>      >>>>>
>      >>>>> you can look this compatable hardware
>      >>>>>
>      >>>>> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/
>      >>>>>
>      >>>>>
>      >>>>>
>     http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/PSTN+Interface+Hardware+for+Computer+Systems
>      >>>>>
>      >>>>> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/VOIP+Phones
>      >>>>>
>      >>>>> Its very difficult to say which OS is good, its all depends
>     on your
>      >>>>> experience and your hands on the same.
>      >>>>>
>      >>>>> Look at Trixbox, its automated CD
>      >>>>>
>      >>>>> ram
>      >>>>>
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