[Asterisk-Users] Where does a newbie get started?

[John Williams]

I'm not sure i need one, but I can see some advantages to having
voicemail, different zones for phones. My biggest gripe is having to
get the phone whe it's always for my wife. I also like th idea of
learning anew open source project, especially if the hardware outlay
is minimal. I have to have something to do with my time anyway right?


On Mon, 31 Jan 2005 14:28:04 -0600, Jay Milk <jay at skimmilk.net> wrote:
> Do you feel you need a PBX?  If you don't understand the benefits of a
> PBX, chances are, you don't need it.  Most people arrive here because
> they have certain needs and find that asterisk meets them.  Going the
> other way is a bit like buying a snowblower in Texas because it's so
> nice and shiny :)
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: John Williams [mailto:williamsbyron at gmail.com]
> > Sent: Monday, January 31, 2005 1:33 PM
> > To: Asterisk-Users at lists.digium.com
> > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Where does a newbie get started?
> >
> >
> > I heard this project mentioned on the MythTV mailing list
> > this weekend. I'm interested in finding more out about the
> > way * works, but I can't seem to find something that talks
> > about the benefits of having such a program in a home with a
> > single line. What type of hardware would be required and any
> > additional wiring that may be required.
> >
> > Does * support different rings for different callers and such.
> >
> > I'm not a PBX expert (we studied it in very littel detail in
> > one of my networking classes) so all the jargon is lost on
> > me. Where would I find such a guide or a few articles on my level?
> >
> > Thanks,
> > John Williams
> 
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