[asterisk-users] Newbie, Question on making a PSTN call..

[Gordon Henderson]

On Mon, 15 Jun 2009, Shiva Kumar wrote:

> Hello Asterisk-users,
> I am new to Asterisk. I got SIP Calls to work between two computers using a
> soft phone and asterisk in the middle. Since then, I have been trying to get
> my soft phone to make a PSTN call with terrible failure for about two days
> now.
>
> On Windows using asteriskwin32:
> I have a soft modem (Agere HDA Modem) in my laptop. Windows' default dialer
> is able to make a PSTN call by connecting the Phone's RJ line into my
> laptop's RJ 11. I am unsure what drivers to choose where and what parameters
> to change in tapi/fx configuration files etc. to get asterisk to use this
> modem to call out.
> Read plenty of articles about how asterisk cannot make a good phone call
> using a half duplex modem. But, This is for experimental purposes and I will
> be thrilled to just get my phone ringing before I go out to buy specific
> hardware.

Go out and buy specific hardware. OpenVox are really cheap these days. 
Well under £100 for a card with an FXO interface now.

Gordon