FW: [asterisk-biz] hardware question
Number-6
n6records at free.fr
Tue Oct 31 10:50:21 MST 2006
So to handle a waiting queue of 15 to 20 people with the possibility of
queued people to listen to current conversation over an overtaxed phone
number what would be the cheapest solution ?
Thanks again
--
Ben
Dean Collins a écrit :
> You can have a mix of pstn and sip trunks.
>
> In my home I have 1 pstn, 2 iax services and a sip service
>
> Mind you I only have 3 polycom handsets so if they all rang at once I wouldn't be able to deal with them.
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
> Dean
>
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Number-6 [mailto:n6records at free.fr]
>> Sent: Tuesday, 31 October 2006 11:10 AM
>> To: Dean Collins; asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com
>> Subject: Re: FW: [asterisk-biz] hardware question
>>
>> Thanks a lot Dean for that very complete answer !
>>
>> The thing is I want to be as independent as possible, just having a 1900
>> like with France Telecom and a pbx with an online credit card billing
>> service..
>>
>> I think I need a pbx to manage the waiting queue as people in the queue
>> have to hear the person talking with the clairvoyant and for the 30min.
>> sessions system. So I think it is cheaper to have it in my home than
>> paying an external service.
>>
>> So I thought I needed a card...
>>
>> But you say that it would be easier to have a SIP system but that
>> implies to have a SIP service provider for the connection with the PSTN.
>> Isn't it cheaper to do everything by myself at home ?
>>
>> Sorry if I'm not very clear...
>>
>> Thanks again for the time you take to answer me.
>>
>> Dean Collins a écrit :
>>
>>> Hi Ben,
>>> To be honest I couldn't understand what you were missing about the
>>>
>> question.
>>
>>> You don't necessarily need to buy any cards to get phone lines
>>>
>> connected, just use a SIP carrier
>>
>>> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/VOIP+Service+Providers+B2B
>>> France
>>> Acropolis Telecom Providing DID and toll free number in all Europe. Also
>>>
>> good termination prices in all Europe.
>>
>>> Bluesat Asterisk to/from PSTN gateway with low rates, French DID
>>>
>> numbers, call termination
>>
>>> DirectCentrex Provinding all VOIP services, DID, toll free, termination
>>>
>> ...
>>
>>> http://www.opencentrex.com Providing DID and toll free number as well as
>>>
>> Fax2Mail, Mail2Fax, IP Centrex and IPBX.
>>
>>> Plug & Tel: Provides Telecom Solutions for
>>>
>> operators,distributors,resellers (Termination,Origination,IPBx, Centrex
>> IP, Callshops, Call Center, Switchless...and more).
>>
>>> Proformatique SSLL Invents, develops or adapts free software based
>>>
>> solutions like Asterisk
>>
>>> Super Phone France:Super Technologies France division,provides US local
>>>
>> phone service,broadband calls in France.
>>
>>> VTELCOM SIP/IAX termination, French DID
>>> XIVO XIVO provides VOIP solutions based on Asterisk
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Or if you have the 1900 number already being delivered to an ISDN line
>>>
>> then
>>
>>> http://www.digium.com/en/products/hardware/te110p.php
>>>
>>>
>>> Or if you have it delivered to a PSTN line and don't expect a high
>>>
>> volume of calls then this
>>
>>> http://www.digium.com/en/products/hardware/tdm400p.php
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> am I missing something about your question?
>>>
>>>
>>> Cheers,
>>>
>>> Dean
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Number-6 [mailto:n6records at free.fr]
>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 31 October 2006 9:23 AM
>>>> To: Dean Collins
>>>> Subject: Re: FW: [asterisk-biz] hardware question
>>>>
>>>> Yes, your remark is clever, I'll think about it.
>>>>
>>>> Basicaly the idea was to use an overtaxed france telecom number.
>>>>
>>>> Anyway, we'll need to have a credit card billing solution for "private
>>>> sessions".
>>>>
>>>> For the moment, my main question is which card should I buy ?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks again
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Ben
>>>>
>>>> Dean Collins a écrit :
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Ahh French...the language of the world.....dont think France only.
>>>>>
>>>>> Regarding billing, how are you billing at the moment? A 1900 service
>>>>>
>> or
>>
>>>> similar?
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Yes you would have to bill via credit card or similar, but it would
>>>>>
>> also
>>
>>>> open up your potential market to non France telecom 1900 customers.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Cheers,
>>>>>
>>>>> Dean
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>> From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-biz-
>>>>>> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Number-6
>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 31 October 2006 9:11 AM
>>>>>> To: asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com
>>>>>> Subject: Re: FW: [asterisk-biz] hardware question
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Dean Collins a écrit :
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Hi Ben,
>>>>>>> You might also want to check out
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> http://www.mexuar.com/products_sdk.shtml or http://www.voip-
>>>>>> info.org/wiki/view/Mexuar
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> This will enable you to connect people to your asterisk server via
>>>>>>>
>> the
>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>> web, eg instead of someone dialing to connect to the clairvoyant they
>>>>>> could connect from anywhere in the world via a browser to a meetme
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> session
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> (the clairvoyant could also use the same service to connect or just
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>> dial
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> in via pstn/sip like normal).
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Hi Dean,
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Thanks for the link and infos but it is a french only service so the
>>>>>> worldwide availability doesn't seem to be useful.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Anyway that is an option that must be thought.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> The other problem would be the payment, that would imply a credit
>>>>>>
>> card
>>
>>>>>> billing webpage.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Ben
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Regards,
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Dean Collins
>>>>>>> dean at mexuar.com
>>>>>>> +1-212-203-4357 Ph
>>>>>>> +1-917-207-3420 Mb
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>>>>>> From: asterisk-biz-bounces at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-biz-
>>>>>>>> bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Number-6
>>>>>>>> Sent: Tuesday, 31 October 2006 8:21 AM
>>>>>>>> To: asterisk-biz at lists.digium.com
>>>>>>>> Subject: Re: [asterisk-biz] hardware question
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Terje Elde a écrit :
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Number-6 wrote:
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> I'd want to make a phone service where people call a number to
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>> speak
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>> to
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> someone. Other people who want to talk to the same person listen
>>>>>>>>>>
>> to
>>
>>>>>>>>>> conversations while they wait their time. With 30 minutes
>>>>>>>>>>
>> sessions
>>
>>>>>>>>>> per call.
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Sounds like an adult hotline?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Lol, not at all it is for a clairvoyance service.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>> What is the cheapest card I could get ?
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Are you thinking about connecting a phoneline to an Asterisk box?
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Yes indeed, a basic computer (ie a P3 800) with a pbx card.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> If possible, I'd rather look into getting the incoming calls
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>> delivered
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>>> using SIP. That way, you don't need any hardware, but just an
>>>>>>>>> Asterisk box and an internet connection.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> Ok, so it would be possible that the box handles simultaneously
>>>>>>>> something like 15 calls in the way : 1 is speaking to the
>>>>>>>>
>> clairvoyant
>>
>>>>>>>> while 14 are listening ? Each one gets 30 minutes with a queue
>>>>>>>>
>> based
>>
>>>> on
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>>>>> who phoned first.
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>> Let me know if I can help out with some pointers.
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> I've got basic knowledge about telephony (pots, voip...), good
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>> knowledge
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> about signal routing but help for the choice of the card would be
>>>>>>>> greatly appreciated
>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>> --
>>>>>>>> Ben
>>>>>>>>
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