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> From: slug@nks.net [mailto:slug@nks.net] On Behalf Of Eric A. Hicks
> Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2005 10:02 AM
> To: slug@nks.net
> Subject: [SLUG] voip overview, please
>
> I was wondering if someone could give me an overview of voip in a plain
> english, non-sales pitch type of way....
>
> I'm sick of paying Verizon $30 a month, I would love to try something
> like Asterisk, but don't know if Asterisk is right for my simple
> needs/implementation. Let me say that I was one of the original Dialpad
> users, and I used the heck out of it... I loved it! It allowed me to
> call my fiance who was at school several times a day without paying long
> distance. I would like to have that capablility again, and I hear the
> sound quality is much better these days!
>
> Is Asterisk good for a simple home installation? I just want outbound
> calling. I don't want to buy a bunch of hardware. I have a couple of
> PCs I can dedicate. Sorry if I'm showing my ignorance, but did I read
> somewhere that I can use analog phone equipment??
>
> Any enlightenment would be appreciated. Thanks.
I have Vonage. I pay $14.95/month for 500 minutes of talk-time. I bought a
Vonage start-up kit at Circuit City for about$60, I think.
My broadband provider is Road Runner. I have the Vonage set up as follows:
Coax cable from wall to Vonage device
My plain ol' cordless telephone plugs into the Vonage device.
My wireless router also plugs into the Vonage device.
It's really that simple. Sound quality is good, service is good.
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