Alternatively, since your iphone will have a web browser you could possibly meet your needs going a web development route instead. Asterisk and telephony is a very interesting project though.
On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 11:20 AM, UIT DEVELOPMENT <uit...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hello Tiago, I think that this is the route I will be trying to go as > its a proof of concept sort of project. After that - we'll see. > Thank you! > > On Thu, Jan 7, 2010 at 4:43 AM, Tiago Geada <tiago.ge...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Hello there! > > > > If your box has a live Internet connection, then all you need is a sip > > provider. > > > > Back to when I lived in the UK, there was this "voipuser.org" which gave > me > > a fixed british number for free, and some outbound call minutes too. > > > > I'm sure that if you search around for SIP Providers, you may be able to > > find some free stuff. > > I believe that Outbound calls cost money, not incoming calls. I'm not > > totally sure tho. > > > > Anyway, you should find a provider and try to register with them, > > > > > > - > > > > Regards, > > > > Tiago Lourenço Geada > > > > 2010/1/5 UIT DEVELOPMENT <uit...@gmail.com> > >> > >> Jamie - I will check that out! Thanks! It is just for testing and > >> yes, the Asterisk box is connected to the Internet. Cool. > >> > >> -M > >> > >> On Tue, Jan 5, 2010 at 4:39 PM, Jamie A. Stapleton > >> <jstaple...@computer-business.com> wrote: > >> > Could use the free http://www.sipgate.com/one for some testing > (assuming > >> > that Asterisk is connected to the Internet) > >> > > >> > -----Original Message----- > >> > From: asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com > >> > [mailto:asterisk-users-boun...@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of UIT > >> > DEVELOPMENT > >> > Sent: Tuesday, January 05, 2010 2:54 PM > >> > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > >> > Subject: [asterisk-users] Really Silly Question From Total Newbie > >> > > >> > Hello All - > >> > > >> > I've been poking around the past few weeks, trying to familiarize > >> > myself with all of this. I am new to Linux, VoIP and Asterisk -- to > >> > be complete. This is my first exposure to all of these technologies. > >> > > >> > I installed AsteriskNow on my old dual Pentium 833mhz Dell PowerEdge > >> > 2400 and the install went well. I can log in and poke around in > >> > Linux and I even configured the box to be recognized on my windows > >> > network. However, is there a GUI that I can access to help me set > >> > things up? I've gotten so far as what looks to me like "DOS" windows > >> > that I can change various things in the OS... > >> > > >> > I do not have any other hardware installed. No cards and no VoIP > >> > phones. I havent got to the point where I can make a test call or > >> > anything like that. I dont know how to tell if Asterisk is up and > >> > running and how I can tweak it, etc. I've been reading a lot of > >> > different things, and have become a bit confused. I think that in time > >> > it will come to me but I needed to stop and ask because I need to know > >> > if I am on the wrong path for what I'd like to do someday.... > >> > > >> > My main question is: CAN I make call from that box to my cell phone > >> > using a soft-phone? If so, how can I do that? Also, can I use my > >> > cell phone to call into that box? I dont know if I have to get a > >> > phone number, or do I NEED a phone number? At the moment, I do not > >> > have any dollars to throw at this project. Its purely for learning, > >> > proof of concept sort of thing for myself on my spare time in the > >> > evenings. I would simply like to be able to call out and be able to > >> > call into that box. Later on down the road maybe I will get into > >> > setting up an IVR using a database so I can call into that system from > >> > wherever and get information read back to me. But, first things > >> > first.... I'd like to know if I am heading down the wrong path here. > >> > > >> > Sorry for what might seem as really silly questions, but I am not sure > >> > how to proceed. > >> > > >> > Thanks in advance for any insight that you folks can provide! > >> > > >> > Mike > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > >> > > >> > asterisk-users mailing list > >> > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > >> > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >> > > >> > _______________________________________________ > >> > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > >> > > >> > asterisk-users mailing list > >> > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > >> > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > >> > > >> > >> _______________________________________________ > >> -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > >> > >> asterisk-users mailing list > >> To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > > > asterisk-users mailing list > > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > > > _______________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > -- David Cunningham Voisonics Limited IVR development, VOIP consultancy http://voisonics.com/ US toll-free: +1 888 842 2720 UK: +44 (0) 20 3411 5024 Australia: +61 (0) 2 9037 2180
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