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

Sun Sep 21 23:17:52 CDT 2008

Hi

Anotherthing you need to consider regulations in india

Calling from Outside world to India PSTN Using and VOIP PBX is Illegal.

Only allowed right now Calling From IP Phone to any part of the world

see the regulation site dotindia.in for more information

ram

On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 9:26 PM, logan <logan04x at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hello Everyone,
>
> Thanks for the answers, guys.
>
> DID won't work for me as I'm more interested in making calls using the line
> in India.
>
> Trixbox it's going to be my installation and I went through the recommended
> hardware on there site and I'm thinking of getting a Polycom 330. But can
> anyone tell me if there is a cheaper phone for me to use and which is well
> compatible with Trixbox (Polycom 330 is about $120 for me and something
> around $60-70 will be great)? I don't want all the fancy features, just
> something plain and simple to use.
>
> Coming to the FXO cards, I'm considering for Linksys SPA3102NA (successor
> of
> sipura 3000). I just want a second opinion from you guys if it's a good
> choice or there are better and cheaper options out there.
>
> Thanks a lot everyone.
>
> Best Regards,
> Hitesh
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Nhadie" <nhadie at gmail.com>
> To: "Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion"
> <asterisk-users at lists.digium.com>
> Sent: Saturday, September 20, 2008 1:09 AM
> Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] Setting up Asterisk to make calls using a
> VoIP
> provider and the regular phone line
>
>
>  > 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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