I picked up a cheap JS200-FX on ebay: http://x100p.com/products/js200fx.php for $30, and it works great for a home install. Very low power draw as well.
James Cass <http://goog_987864563> jcas...@gmail.com On Mon, Jun 15, 2015 at 10:50 AM, Kevin Larsen < kevin.lar...@pioneerballoon.com> wrote: > > I don't know this 'translates' to Italy, but this is what I would advise > > somebody in the US to consider, assuming you have a reliable Internet > > connection. > > > > 0) I hope you mean you want to run Asterisk at home instead of 'Asterisk > > at Home.' A@H was an ancient distribution from around 2005. > > > > 1) Rent a DID (a 'PSTN number') from a reputable SIP provider. This > > eliminates the need for a PCI/USB interface and you won't disrupt your > > 'business' while you figure out how to configure and test your Asterisk > > server. > > > > In the US, you can rent a DID for about $1.50 per month and about a > $0.01 > > per minute of 'talk time.' For 10 calls per day, this should beat the > hell > > out of a 'landline' monthly standing fee. > > > > In the US, it costs less than $20.00 to 'port' your existing number if > you > > are really in love with it. > > > > 2) Ditch the 'room warmer' and find something really small and cheap to > > run. I live in San Diego and we pay $0.32 per kWh. I'd guess running > your > > rig would cost me $50.00 to $100.00 per month just in electricity -- and > > probably that much again in the summer for additional Air Conditioning. > > > > Take a look at Soekris net4801. It's pretty old (but very reliable) and > > it's CPU will limit you on what OS you can run, but it will give you an > > idea of how small (and cheap to power) an 'Asterisk server' capable of > > handling a couple of simultaneous calls can be. > > > > For a more modern server, look for something small and cheap based on > > something like an Atom processor. Maybe a used laptop. If the battery is > > still good, you've solved your UPS problem as well. Although, if you > lose > > power, you've probably lost your Internet connection as well so you > could > > only make calls between extensions. > > > > 3) For the IP phones, check out ebay.com. Last year, I picked up 3 > Polycom > > SP 501's for $20.00 each. A little dated, but a great phone. > > I gotta agree with most all of this. Asterisk has been shown to run on a > Raspberry Pi and the Raspberry Pi 2 and will handle a few simultaneous > calls. Another resource is http://www.plugpbx.org/ > > For home use, I would think either would be a good low power way to run > Asterisk. Unless you just really need the land line, ditch the analog line > and go voip from start to finish. > > -- > _____________________________________________________________________ > -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- > New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: > http://www.asterisk.org/hello > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >
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