[asterisk-users] Really Silly Question From Total Newbie

[David Cunningham]

Alternatively, since your iphone will have a web browser you could possibly
meet your needs going a web development route instead.
Asterisk and telephony is a very interesting project though.

On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 11:20 AM, UIT DEVELOPMENT <uitdev at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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)
> >> >
> >> > -----Original Message-----
> >> > From: asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com
> >> > [mailto:asterisk-users-bounces at lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of UIT
> >> > DEVELOPMENT
> >> > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 2:54 PM
> >> > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion
> >> > 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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