[Asterisk-Users] RE: Asterisk at home with Broadvoice?

[John Stegenga]

RE Message: 5
Date: Sat, 7 May 2005 23:18:46 -0400
From: Andrew Kohlsmith akohlsmith-asterisk at benshaw.com
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] At home Asterisk via Broadvoice?
To: asterisk-users at lists.digium.com

On May 7, 2005 11:04 pm, John Stegenga wrote:
> Broadvoice will give me 2 lines, with 2 phone numbers each - distinctive
> ring - for a reasonable fee...

Please do a google search for "broadvoice problems site:lists.digium.com"
and
reconsider your choice of VOIP provider.
That reasonable fee doesn't actually include the thing working more than 50%
of the time.
-A.

ANDREW - Thanks.  I'd be happy to consider any US provider that can transfer
/ retain my POTS phone numbers.  Any recommendations>

RE Message: 7
Date: Sat, 7 May 2005 20:28:57 -0700
From: Luki <lugosoft at gmail.com>
Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] At home Asterisk via Broadvoice?
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
<asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
My thoughts:
1) I would not run asterisk on a laptop, or on Windows (if you can get
it to turn properly via emulation like Vmware).
2) A 586 *might* be enough to handle this low call volume with no
transcoding.
3) I know nothing about a Azatel 2 port adapter, but you could acquire
a Sipura 2000 (or similar) which can generate distinctive ring
patterns (I am not sure the Grandstream adapters can). Besides an ATA
you would not need other hardware in the asterisk box.
4) Be sure to check up the recent postings about Broadvoice. They
provided good service to me in the last year, but the last three days
were terrible.
5) Broadvoice does send the ALERT_INFO header for distinctive ring and
you can get asterisk to check this and handle the call differently. I
think they allow two additional numbers besides your primary number,
so technically three numbers per "line."
Good luck...
--Luki

Luki -
I read - after posting - that the CoLinux thing actually works pretty
good...  I'm a bit cash strapped, so using as much *if any* of my existing
equipment would be the best bet....I have the Azatel from LINGO voip
service, if that helps anyone pin it down....

My key requirements are the call processing - and it is LOW VOLUME... we
might receive 10 calls per day.  Of course that could 'expand', so I want to
put this on a reliable platform...

And I'm always open for other provider recommendations...

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