I would be willing to give time and be able to setup / manage some
devices. I was thinking that you could use standard POTS phones to a
adtran tsu600 asterisk t1 to fxo to pots. the wifi phones would be nice
but i think they would tend to walk off.<br>
<br>
Jason<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 9/2/05, <b class="gmail_sendername">Damon Estep</b> <<a href="mailto:damon@suburbanbroadband.net">damon@suburbanbroadband.net</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Great idea Dean,<br><br>"I would also suggest that maybe instead of looking to set up within the<br>disaster zones that you consider setting up in the relocation zone (eg<br>where people are being sent to) yes they have payphones there but having
<br>a bank of 20 grandstream phones connected a T1 is a far smarter and more<br>effective solution and probably more meaningful."<br><br>> -----Original Message-----<br>> From: <a href="mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com">
asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:asterisk-users-">asterisk-users-</a><br>> <a href="mailto:bounces@lists.digium.com">bounces@lists.digium.com</a>] On Behalf Of Dean Collins<br>> Sent: Friday, September 02, 2005 7:53 AM
<br>> To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion<br>> Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Semi-OT: An idea for New<br>> Orleanstemporarycommunications infrastructure<br>><br>> Hi Jeremy,<br>><br>
> I think the first place to start on this is some corporate funding by<br>> one of the voip providers (you could pretty much guarantee US only<br>> calls).<br>><br>> Once you have this, the rest (servers, generators, sip phones etc)
<br>> fairly easy to come by.<br>><br>> If you do get this off the ground I would be willing to make a<br>donation<br>> to a "asterisk" relief project.<br>><br>> I would also suggest that maybe instead of looking to set up within
<br>the<br>> disaster zones that you consider setting up in the relocation zone (eg<br>> where people are being sent to) yes they have payphones there but<br>having<br>> a bank of 20 grandstream phones connected a T1 is a far smarter and
<br>more<br>> effective solution and probably more meaningful.<br>><br>> These people are going to need to reach out to friends/family<br>throughout<br>> the states and having somewhere to do this from would be a great
<br>source<br>> of support.<br>><br>><br>><br>> Cheers,<br>> Dean<br>><br>><br>><br>><br>><br>> > -----Original Message-----<br>> > From: <a href="mailto:asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com">
asterisk-users-bounces@lists.digium.com</a><br>[mailto:<a href="mailto:asterisk-users-">asterisk-users-</a><br>> > <a href="mailto:bounces@lists.digium.com">bounces@lists.digium.com</a>] On Behalf Of Jeremy Melanson
<br>> > Sent: Friday, 2 September 2005 9:36 AM<br>> > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion<br>> > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Semi-OT: An idea for New Orleans<br>> > temporarycommunications infrastructure
<br>> ><br>> > Just something I was thinking about today...<br>> ><br>> > The communications infrastructure of New Orleans and surrounding<br>> > communities has been obliterated. It occurred to me that it may be
<br>> > possible to provide outgoing phone capability using a few Asterisk<br>> > servers, connected wirelessly (routing provided using NoCat, MIT<br>> > Roofnet, or some other wireless routing implementation), and 20-30
<br>SIP<br>> > phones connected to each server. Using a couple good internet<br>> > connections, one could theoretically use <a href="http://asteriskout.com">asteriskout.com</a> or a<br>similar<br>> > service for the outgoing calls.
<br>> ><br>> > Some hurdles would need to be overcome:<br>> ><br>> > 1. Where to get the equipment. A basic setup for each point of<br>> presence<br>> > would require 1 computer (preferrably a high-powered laptop, 20-30
<br>> > low-cost SIP phones, and 1 ethernet switch to connect the phones. We<br>> > would also need a means to provide high-gain 802.11b/g networking<br>from<br>> > the machine, or some other piece of equipment.
<br>> ><br>> > 2. Power for the equipment. SIP phones are fairly low in terms of<br>> power<br>> > consumption. IMHO, a single gas generator for each point of presence<br>> > would be required.<br>
> ><br>> > 3. Internet connectivity. Where and how would one provide internet<br>> > connectivity to the nodes, and what would be the required bandwidth?<br>> > Could a local ISP, satellite broadband, or telecom provider be
<br>> contacted<br>> > to provide the needed bandwidth? Who would pay for the service?<br>> ><br>> > 4. Funding and help. This would obviously cost time and money to<br>> > implement. One could potentially solicit donations for equipment and
<br>> > money, and time from volunteers willing to assist in the rollout and<br>> > management.<br>> ><br>> > 5. Security. Local law enforcement and/or the Army National Guard<br>may<br>> be<br>
> > required to provide security assistance due to the anarchic state of<br>> the<br>> > region.<br>> ><br>> > -----------------<br>> ><br>> > It's just an idea I had. It may not even be feasable, or even worth
<br>> it.<br>> > I know that if I was stranded somewhere, I'd at least want to be<br>able<br>> to<br>> > contact family or loved-ones outside to let them know I'm ok.<br>> > I'd be curious if anyone had some thoughts on the value and
<br>> feasability<br>> > of such a project as this. I live in Massachusetts, and have no<br>> ability<br>> > to get down there myself at the present time, but I'd be willing to<br>> > provide what I can with funding, equipment, planning, and remote
<br>> > administration if needed.<br>> ><br>> > -----<br>> > Jeremy<br>> > _______________________________________________<br>> > --Bandwidth and Colocation sponsored by <a href="http://Easynews.com">
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