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

[Angus Berry]

That's very interesting about Vonage disabling the factory reset... and
useful to have documented on this list.

On Fri, 2004-04-30 at 02:21, Jay Milk wrote:
> Unless I'm too dense to find this -- You're pointing me to the articles
> that talk about the FACTRESET command, and that has been disabled by
> Vonage a few months ago.  The only known way to get into the box w/o
> Vonage's help is to intercept the configuration data sent to the box
> from Vonage, decrypt it using a brute-force attack against their RC4
> cypher, and then reading off the password.  That still requires the
> Cisco config tools which aren't available without a service contract.
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
> [mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Angus Berry
> Sent: Friday, April 30, 2004 12:20 AM
> To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Vonage and * (and what about those ATAs?)
> 
> 
> ..try http://groups.google.com
> 
> here's a link to several threads with instructions
> (the link below may get truncated by email,so you'll have to cut and
> paste the whole thing)
> http://groups.google.com/groups?as_q=cisco%20322873738&safe=images&ie=UT
> F-8&oe=UTF-8&lr=&hl=en
> 
> As the authors will prbably say ...it's at your own risk. Also note this
> is not an unlock and carry on using Vonage situation, it's a reset the
> ATA back to factory (pre Vonage) deal.
> 
> On Fri, 2004-04-30 at 00:55, Jay Milk wrote:
> > Searched for it before -- found a link with instructions, but can't 
> > find a way to do it in 30 minutes or less (and I already spent more 
> > than than on it).  I value my time at $60/hr, so paying $30 for 
> > someone to save me a few hours work is worth it.
> > 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com
> > [mailto:asterisk-users-admin at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Angus 
> > Berry
> > Sent: Thursday, April 29, 2004 9:17 PM
> > To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com
> > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Vonage and * (and what about those
> ATAs?)
> > 
> > 
> > ...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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