[Asterisk-Users] VONAGE or IP Dialtone

[Andrew Joakimsen]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-
> admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of John Todd
> Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 11:54 PM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] VONAGE or IP Dialtone
> 
> >No. You can use packet8 if you slightly modify the asterisk source
> >code (outgoing calls only) or you can use the service provided by
> >nufone.net
> >
> >
> >-----Original Message-----
> >From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
> >[mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of
> >asterisk at gtcus.com
> >Sent: Friday, September 05, 2003 7:21 PM
> >To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> >Subject: [Asterisk-Users] VONAGE or IP Dialtone
> >
> >The Vonage service is offered with a SIP Cisco ATA device for
> >connection to an analog phone.
> >
> >Is it possible to connect the Vonage service directly to the
> >Asterisk PBX bypassing the ATA and FXO card?  Are there other
> >services that offer this capability or something similar to IP
> >dialtone?
> >
> >
> >Thanks
> >Kevin
> 
> 
> Vonage is a silly way to do VoIP with Asterisk - you would have to
> hook their box up to an X100P card on your system, which is
> preposterous.  Avoid their service.  They are user-unfriendly, and
> you cannot get the required account data out of the ATA box that they
> "sell" you.  That is the most I'll go into it, but suffice to say
> there is a long list of gripes against their particular un-wise
> marketing choices.
> 
> packet8 is starting to show signs of looking like Vonage with their
> artificial restrictions in what SIP clients can connect to their
> service, so I'd start to look at them with a lot more suspicion these
> days.
> 
> iconnecthere.com, a division of Deltathree, has done well by me for
> LD service on both an in and outbound basis for SIP minutes.  Nufone
> is also an excellent service, and has the benefit of supporting
> Asterisk users directly via IAX/IAX2, and would probably be my first
> choice only due to their contributions to the Asterisk community.
> 
> JT
> 

You can also set the callerid of outgoing calls with nufone, something
none of the other VoIP providers support. Iconnecthere has HORRIBLE tech
support (they never responded, and even if they did they seem to only
support the Cisco ATA). NuFone will support Asterisk, certainly not a
replacement for any support that is available but if you are having
issues they seem friendly enough to help you.