So when you buy Origination, you're buying a phone number (DID) to receive calls, and you buy Termination to handle your outgoing calls. Is that correct? Seems backwards...
On Wed, 01 Dec 2004 23:01:12 -0600, Michael Graves <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 22:34:54 -0600, Brent Clements wrote: > > >So how does Asterisk fit in to the scheme of things when connecting to a > >IAX/Sip termination provider? > > > >Does a IAX/Sip termination provider just provide incoming call termination > >or does it do inbound and outbound? > > > >-Brent > > It depends. Some providers like, Voipjet for example, don't provided > DIDs. DIDs=Direct Inward Dialing Numbers=phone numbers. Since they > don't offer DIDs I can only use them to make outgoing calls. > > There are other providers who offer both DIDs and outbound termination, > like Nufone for example, or Sixtel.net. > > It's not like a traditional phone line where you use the same > connection to make an receive calls. I have one provider for my 800 > number, another for a couple of Houston area 713 DIDs, and I make calls > through Voipjet. I shop around for the lowest cost and best reliability > in each case. > > I prefer IAX for simplicity in passing all these connections through my > router. > > Michael _______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users