[Asterisk-Users] What exactly does IAX and SIP termination mean???

[Lee]

So when you buy Origination, you're buying a phone number (DID) to
receive calls, and you buy Termination to handle your outgoing calls.
Is that correct? Seems backwards...


On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 23:01:12 -0600, Michael Graves <mgraves at mstvp.com> wrote:
> On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 22:34:54 -0600, Brent Clements wrote:
> 
> >So how does Asterisk fit in to the scheme of things when connecting to a
> >IAX/Sip termination provider?
> >
> >Does a IAX/Sip termination provider just provide incoming call termination
> >or does it do inbound and outbound?
> >
> >-Brent
> 
> It depends. Some providers like, Voipjet for example, don't provided
> DIDs. DIDs=Direct Inward Dialing Numbers=phone numbers. Since they
> don't offer DIDs I can only use them to make outgoing calls.
> 
> There are other providers who offer both DIDs and outbound termination,
> like Nufone for example, or Sixtel.net.
> 
> It's not like a traditional phone line where you use the same
> connection to make an receive calls. I have one provider for my 800
> number, another for a couple of Houston area 713 DIDs, and I make calls
> through Voipjet. I shop around for the lowest cost and best reliability
> in each case.
> 
> I prefer IAX for simplicity in passing all these connections through my
> router.
> 
> Michael