[asterisk-users] Really Silly Question From Total Newbie

[UIT DEVELOPMENT]

Hello Tiago,  I think that this is the route I will be trying to go as
its a proof of concept sort of project.  After that - we'll see.
Thank you!

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 4:43 AM, Tiago Geada <tiago.geada at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hello there!
>
> If your box has a live Internet connection, then all you need is a sip
> provider.
>
> Back to when I lived in the UK, there was this "voipuser.org" which gave me
> a fixed british number for free, and some outbound call minutes too.
>
> I'm sure that if you search around for SIP Providers, you may be able to
> find some free stuff.
> I believe that Outbound calls cost money, not incoming calls. I'm not
> totally sure tho.
>
> Anyway, you should find a provider and try to register with them,
>
>
> -
>
> Regards,
>
> Tiago Lourenço Geada
>
> 2010/1/5 UIT DEVELOPMENT <uitdev at gmail.com>
>>
>> Jamie - I will check that out!  Thanks!   It is just for testing and
>> yes, the Asterisk box is connected to the Internet.  Cool.
>>
>> -M
>>
>> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Jamie A. Stapleton
>> <jstapleton at computer-business.com> wrote:
>> > Could use the free http://www.sipgate.com/one for some testing (assuming
>> > that Asterisk is connected to the Internet)
>> >
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>> > Subject: [asterisk-users] Really Silly Question From Total Newbie
>> >
>> > Hello All -
>> >
>> > I've been poking around the past few weeks, trying to familiarize
>> > myself with all of this.  I am new to Linux, VoIP and Asterisk -- to
>> > be complete.   This is my first exposure to all of these technologies.
>> >
>> > I installed AsteriskNow on my old dual Pentium 833mhz Dell PowerEdge
>> > 2400 and the install went well.   I can log in and poke around in
>> > Linux and I even configured the box to be recognized on my windows
>> > network.  However, is there a GUI that I can access to help me set
>> > things up?  I've gotten so far as what looks to me like "DOS" windows
>> > that I can change various things in the OS...
>> >
>> > I do not have any other hardware installed.  No cards and no VoIP
>> > phones.   I havent got to the point where I can make a test call or
>> > anything like that.  I dont know how to tell if Asterisk is up and
>> > running and how I can tweak it, etc.   I've been reading a lot of
>> > different things, and have become a bit confused. I think that in time
>> > it will come to me but I needed to stop and ask because I need to know
>> > if I am on the wrong path for what I'd like to do someday....
>> >
>> > My main question is: CAN I make call from that box to my cell phone
>> > using a soft-phone?   If so, how can I do that?   Also, can I use my
>> > cell phone to call into that box?   I dont know if I have to get a
>> > phone number, or do I NEED a phone number?   At the moment, I do not
>> > have any dollars to throw at this project.   Its purely for learning,
>> > proof of concept sort of thing for myself on my spare time in the
>> > evenings.  I would simply like to be able to call out and be able to
>> > call into that box.  Later on down the road maybe I will get into
>> > setting up an IVR using a database so I can call into that system from
>> > wherever and get information read back to me.  But, first things
>> > first....  I'd like to know if I am heading down the wrong path here.
>> >
>> > Sorry for what might seem as really silly questions, but I am not sure
>> > how to proceed.
>> >
>> > Thanks in advance for any insight that you folks can provide!
>> >
>> > Mike
>> >
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