[Asterisk-Users] Confused on G723 and G729

[Matt]

I'll gladly pay $10 a license... I'm all for supporting digium...
however, I was under the impression that there was also some huge one
time fee of like $2,000 or something.  I guess I was wrong... ok now
bad..

So I purchase the license from digium... then what happens/what needs
to be done on Asterisk?

On 4/28/05, Adam Goryachev <mailinglists at websitemanagers.com.au> wrote:
> On Thu, 2005-04-28 at 11:03 -0400, Matt wrote:
> > So....
> >
> > > [g729 provider] ---------(SIP or IAX)----------- [g729 asterisk server]
> >
> > This is how I'd be setup.. actually more like this:
> >
> > [g729 provider] ------(sip) ---- [g729 asterisk
> > server]----(sip)---[g711 sip phone client].
> >
> >
> > So... if I understand this correctly.. I *would not* for *any* reason
> > need a license going from the g711 client.... since to voicemail/etc
> > is fine.. and going out to the provider is not in my system?
> 
> No, you will ALWAYS need a license while any call is active between your
> provider and your asterisk box. The asterisk box (in your description)
> needs to convert from G.729 to G.711, therefore, it needs a license to
> do that. Pay $10, get a license, and move on, it will make your life
> significantly easier.
> 
> Or, find a provider that will do gsm, or G.711.
> 
> Or, use a phone that has G.729, and don't use any asterisk functions
> such as voicemail/etc...
> 
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