[Asterisk-Users] Vonage and * (and what about those ATAs?)

[Angus Berry]

...why pay to have someone unlock your ATA when you can google to find
the easy commands and do it yourself right now?

On Thu, 2004-04-29 at 20:53, Timothy Spaulding wrote:
> Will Vonage unlock your ATA for you for the $15? Or someone else?
> 
> I have an ATA from them I would like to use with asterisk as well.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Jay Milk
> Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 8:16 PM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Vonage and * (and what about those ATAs?)
> 
> I asked Vonage innocently about Asterisk integration -- basically
> explaining that any line that comes in on an ATA (rather than direct to
> the * server) costs me an extra $80 for an FXO card.  Made the statement
> that I pretty much need to quit my $60/month Vonage habit unless they
> provide Asterisk support.
> 
> Response was that they are currently working on it (I offered
> beta-assistance, but they're "not that far yet").  Bottom line: No
> Asterisk support in the near future.
> 
> Next I inquired about the fate of my two ATAs:  Cancelling will get me
> charged $40 cancellation fee.  For an additional $15, I can have them
> unlocked -- and "they're fully usable, you won't need a Cisco license".
> Considering that sending them back will probably cost me $10, I can keep
> my two used ATA186s for $50/each.  I don't like having to pay for the
> "free ATA" that was advertised, but I don't think I'll be able to get
> two working ATAs for the same price anywhere else.
> 
> Vonage, thine days are numbered.
> 
> On the up-side, I got my RH9 system set up with Asterisk (CVS 4/28), one
> SIP phone, IAXTel and FWD.  Amazingly trouble-free installation, except
> for the choppy voice-mail prompts (I know, no zaptel card yet).
> Asterisk rocks, but I'm sure you people know that.
> 
> Now off to ordering my hardware from the good folks at Digium.
> 
> 
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