I totally agreed with Leif Madsen that viable options are available and time and effort spent on winmodem should be carefully considered. <br><br>My system also works with an ATA as PSTN gateway and VOIP SIP provider for DID and inbound/outbound service. It will save time much more time and effort while keep up the productivity.<br>
<br>CK<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Mar 2, 2011 at 8:53 AM, Leif Madsen <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:leif.madsen@asteriskdocs.org">leif.madsen@asteriskdocs.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
On 11-02-27 09:12 PM, Stuart Longland wrote:<br>
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I've tried researching this, and so far, have struggled to find any<br>
contemporary information on the issue, so I do apologise if asking this<br>
irritates people who have answered this before.<br>
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I have managed to set up Asterisk 1.8 on the web server here. I have<br>
two softphones (Ekiga) able to communicate with it. So far so good.<br>
I'm now curious to see if I can link it with the PSTN phone line here.<br>
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There are several very good answers in this thread, and I suggest reading them. However, if hardware costs are the issue, then my recommendation is always to look at a SIP connection from an ITSP as your connection to the PSTN. The costs are nearly trivial (at least in Canada here you can have a DID for inbound calls for something around $5 a month, with termination costs in the range of 1c/min -- in other commonwealth countries I presume the costs are similar?).<br>
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My bill rarely rises above $20 a month, and I use my phone a lot. (Business, personal, and 3 DID numbers are included in that cost.)<br>
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I highly suggest you spend your time and money elsewhere, rather than chasing the dragon that seems to be winmodem FXO connectivity.<br>
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If you absolutely must have hardware, then I suggest you start with used ATA (analog telephony adapters) that can be found on eBay, kijiji, craigslist, or any other assorted websites.<br><font color="#888888">
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Leif.</font><div><div></div><div class="h5"><br>
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