<tt><font size=2>> Maybe I got it...<br>
> I installed an asterisk on a VM with Ubuntu 10.04 and I got it connecting
to<br>
> another Test-VM with AsteriskNOW and with an italian VoIP-provider.<br>
> The very difficult was to understand, that my phone just can manage
ONE<br>
> profile at time, so I had to configure Asterisk to receive all calls
from the<br>
> different providers an send them ONE profile (on my phone).<br>
> <br>
> Next step is to configure Asterisk for the other phone (for my wife)
and<br>
> having all calls of her number forwarded to my phone and her phone.<br>
> <br>
> Next step again is to manage outgoing calls going to the right provider.<br>
> <br>
> Then it would be nice if I can forward calls from a phone to the other.<br>
> <br>
> Last but not least, I need to use HylaFAX on an account on Asterisk.<br>
> I had many problems with T38Modem, so I'll try with IAXModem, maybe
I'll got<br>
> it...<br>
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<br><tt><font size=2>Glad you have it working. You should only need one
Asterisk server to do what you want unless you just want to have one with
the GUI and one for testing purposes. I would recommend starting with something
newer than Ubuntu 10.04 as it is pretty much at its end of life. 14.04
would be a better choice at this point.</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>Regardless of how you end up directing your incoming
calls, that KE1020A phone is pretty old and it might be worthwhile to see
about upgrading it to something newer. The Thomson ST2022 you have does
seem to have the capability to have two lines on it. Haven't used one before,
so hard to say how good it handles that. Whatever you do, though, having
two identical phones will be helpful to you (and your wife) as you won't
have to try to remember how each phone works and troubleshooting problems
is easier if you can look at a phone that is working of the same model.</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>There are a couple of ways you can approach directing
your calls to the right outgoing provider. One would be to have two separate
lines on your phone and just pick which one you want to use that will direct
all calls to the right provider. If your calls follow a pattern (i.e. calls
to this country go to this provider and calls to that country to to the
other provider), you can have Asterisk recognize the pattern and automatically
direct the calls for you. This is nice as others won't have to remember
which line to use.</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>Asterisk has built in forwarding capabilities by dialing
the right feature code during a call to initiate a forward to another extension.
Many phones also have this feature built in. I use Polycom phones and can
transfer calls just by hitting the transfer button and dialing who I want
to transfer to.</font></tt>
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<br><tt><font size=2>I have used the HylaFax/IAXModem solution with a client
and it worked fairly well. I will warn you that faxes over VoIP connections
are inherently worse than over a regular phone line. They can be made to
be almost as good or they can just be horrible, but either way, faxing
is no fun, especially considering that the problems can be caused before
the fax ever reaches your system. Hopefully your provider supports T.38
properly, in which case faxing will be much nicer.</font></tt>