Newbie questions

[lkahtava]

@rusty

you have 2 choices for getting calls into asterisk a VOIP provider or you can use the pots line you already have. If you use a digium card you can set it up so all calls would go threw your phone line you already have. Or you can get a voip provider and do all the calls threw them or you could do both. I use asterisk in our office we have a T1 connection to the pstn we get inbound calling on it and all my local calls go threw it. All my Longdistance goes to a viop provider I get no inbound calls from them.

That is a very interesting setup. I know someone that I might recommend this type setup that has a business.

Paul

[dswartz]

My home setup: a TDM11B card (one fxo one fxs). Measured-service POTS from verizon for 411/911, and VOIP outbound through voipjet and inbound from exgn.

[davidlee]

exgn offers 411 and has a message posted on their front page stating they’ll be offering e911 march 3rd.

[dswartz]

true, then again, i’m happier to pay $13/mo (or whatever) to have real 911 - i don’t believe e911 is really ready for prime time yet. not to mention, if my internet link fails, i can have exgn’s failover number pointed at my POTS number…