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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Chris:</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I started using Asterisk for very much the same reason. To blast those telemarketers and to improve my knowledge of PBX and telco. You have got a good start for a newbie.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Yes the Wildcard X100P will terminate the POTS CO in to your Asterisk Linux Box. Then you have to figure out how to get everything "internal" connected up to it. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>I have a TDM400P. It can be purchased with up to 4 ports. I purchased three to save money. That gives me three "internal" extensions to plug analog phones in to. I just use three cordless phones with the base stations plugged in near the Asterisk computer. We leave one phone in the kitchen, one in the garage, and one in the bedroom. They can call each other when we are too lazy to go get one another or too far to scream at each other. They can all also share the one "external" line. </FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Asterisk has been wonderful using Zapateller to blast those damn predictive dialers. The Asterisk voice mail has been wonderful too as it sends the recorded message to me and my wife at work as an attachment to an email.</FONT></P>
<P><FONT SIZE=2>Best of luck,</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Matt</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>-----Original Message-----</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>From: Chris Hirsch [<A HREF="mailto:chris@base2technology.com">mailto:chris@base2technology.com</A>]</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Sent: Tuesday, August 05, 2003 11:30</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>To: Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Newbie just starting out with *</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Hey all...I'm brand new to * and I want to convert my home into a pbx </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>type setup. I've figured out that I want a Wildcard X100P to bring my </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>single POTS CO into my Linux box. My problem is that I'm sure sure what </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>I need to do to get my analog phones connected up into a structured </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>phone system. It *looks* like I can go the route of the Cisco Analog -> </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>VOIP for about $100 on ebay. That will get me two analog devices on the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>system. If I have four analog devices (2 normal phones, 1 fax and one 4 </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>phone cordless system) is this the best setup? Do I need the TDM10B with </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>the Asterisk TDM Dev Kit or does that just let me do one analog phone </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>into the system? When converting from analog to VOIP do I get all the </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>same features that I would if I got a TDM400P (4 ports of analog devices)?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>As I said I'm new and I would LOVE any pointers, HOWTOs or any good </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>advice from people who have already done something similar. This project </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>started out because I'm tired of the telemarketers calling and it looks </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>like this will be the best and most flexable way to get my phone system </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>wired up. I'm interested in any opinions on any real VOIP phones for a </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>house (assuming VOIP) is the way to go.</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>I envision that I could have a phone in every room, be able to do an </FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>intercom, MOH so I can hear music in each room etc....ideas?</FONT>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>Thanks for the help and your patience,</FONT>
<BR><FONT SIZE=2>Chris</FONT>
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