[asterisk-users] Setting up Asterisk to make calls using a VoIP provider and the regular phone line

[Nhadie]

Hi Hitesh,

Usually, subscribing to DID provider is a one way thing, they can call 
you to that number, but you cannot call out via that number.

If you already have a pots line available, which means you are probably 
paying monthly for it already, might as well buy an fxo card and make 
use of the line. anyone in india can call you locally and you can call 
anyone in india using the same line,

as everyone is suggesting, use trixbox, not much linux experience is 
required, just boot from the cd and let it install itself.

you might need linux experience when you compile drivers for your fxo 
card though, but they usually come with instructions which is quite easy 
to follow.

hth

regards,
nhadie


logan wrote:
> Hi Jai,
> 
> If I understand correctly then the DID will enable to call me on the
> hardphone connected to the Asterisk. Will it also enable me to call
> out using the PSTN line at my home in India from Canada?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Best REgards,
> Hitesh
> 
> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Jai Rangi <jprangi at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hitesh,
>> If you dont have experience with Linux I would recommend you to use Trixbox,
>> that will come with all the required packages and will do everythign for
>> you.
>> Re: FXO and FXS, you don't need to buy any card for True VoIP. Now you can
>> buy DIDs that can come to your asterisk over the internet.
>>
>>
>> Jai
>> www.didforsale.com
>> *Buy SIP DIDs at low cost unlimited minutes
>> http://www.didforsale.com"
>>
>>
>>
>> On Fri, Sep 19, 2008 at 9:18 AM, logan <logan04x at gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Hello Ram,
>>>
>>> Thanks for the response.
>>>
>>> As I said there are too many options out there :). Could you help me
>>> in settling down on one? Something that will work with the phone lines
>>> in India is just fine for me.
>>>
>>> I don't have any or much Linux experience, but willing to play around,
>>> so any compatible distro will do for me.
>>>
>>> So once again: Which Linux distro is best with Asterisk? Which
>>> hardphone is the easiest to setup? Which fxo/fxs card I should go for?
>>>
>>> Thanks a lot guys.
>>>
>>> Best Regards,
>>> Hitesh
>>>
>>>
>>> On Thu, Sep 18, 2008 at 10:33 PM, ram <talk2ram at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Sep 17, 2008 at 1:10 PM, logan <logan04x at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>>> Thanks a lot Nhadie. I appreciate your help.
>>>>>
>>>>> Could you also suggest some brands or models of the FXO+FXS card that
>>>>> are seamlessly compatible to Asterisk? Also what hardphone I should go
>>>>> for as there are so many in the market?
>>>>>
>>>>> What should be the configuration of the system running this kind of
>>>>> Asterisk setup? And which Linux distribution is best suited with
>>>>> Asterisk?
>>>>
>>>> Hi
>>>>
>>>> you can look this compatable hardware
>>>>
>>>> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/PSTN+Interface+Hardware+for+Computer+Systems
>>>>
>>>> http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/VOIP+Phones
>>>>
>>>> Its very difficult to say which OS is good, its all depends on your
>>>> experience and your hands on the same.
>>>>
>>>> Look at Trixbox, its automated CD
>>>>
>>>> ram
>>>>
>>>>
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