RE: [SLUG] voip overview, please

From: Steven Buehler (swbuehler@gmail.com)
Date: Wed Jan 26 2005 - 15:45:32 EST


That would be fine for computer-to-computer calling, but you still need
access to the PSTN somewhere to do computer-to-telephone calling.

I've been using AT&T CallVantage since before it was available in Florida
(I've been helping them test the service and devices), and for that $30 a
month I get far more features than Verizon charges $50 - $60 for.

> -----Original Message-----
> 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.
>
>
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