I have an aversion to Cogeco. If they were the only option I'd go there, but I'm going to try the others first. Would they provide the DID without the rest of their service?
On 10/27/06, Bruce Nik <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I think that les.net is the only provider of 519 (windsor) DIDs. There is a real shortage of DID providers to the west of London. You can also get one from Cogeco if you wish. But it is like the phone plan that rogers is offering. So, if you are will to pay for, then I think it is a very wise choice to chose Cogeco. ________________________________ From: John Van Ostrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: [on-asterisk] Taking the plunge Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2006 21:31:46 -0400 MIME-Version: 1.0 Received: from iran.unitycode.org ([205.207.27.18]) by bay0-mc4-f11.bay0.hotmail.com with Microsoft SMTPSVC(6.0.3790.2444); Fri, 27 Oct 2006 18:32:48 -0700 Received: (qmail 22746 invoked by alias); 28 Oct 2006 01:32:04 -0000 Received: (qmail 26649 invoked by uid 0); 28 Oct 2006 01:32:03 -0000 On Fri, 2006-10-27 at 16:53 -0400, Rob Russell wrote: > I just signed up with LES.net and faxed them my payment form. I would > try Unlimitel but they don't seem to have any 519 DIDs that are local > to Windsor. > > Would it be sensible to sign up for Unlimitel's A-La-Carte plan to > experiment - even if I may cancel in a couple months? Or find another provider that can give you a DID you need. > I was hoping to be able to call one DID from my cel phone then have > Asterisk route the call to the end phone number that I actually want > to call. For that far end to terminate, don't I need another DID > (assuming I get rid of my Bell home phone service)? I read a thread on > the list a while ago and I thought that was the conclusion. What you're talking about is DISA (direct inward system access.) This is where an outside caller (you) can gain access to the outgoing lines (and potentially other features.) You need to think about how you're going to authenticate to keep others from using your system to place calls. A second DID is not required for that. You may be confusing a DID with a line. With SIP a single DID can handle more than one incoming call and more than one outgoing call. You could use a single DID, publish it as your home phone number. When you want to call from your cell phone call your home number have asterisk detect your phone (via caller id) prompt for a password, and then give dial tone for you to complete your call. Incoming calls can make it to your cell phone in two ways. Either ring both home and the cell, or provide a voice menu to allow callers to choose. If you don't want a voice menu, then a second DID is required. > I think I understand it now. Part of the confusion comes from having > the idea that a phone number is tied to my house engrained in me for > so my whole life. I'm comfortable enough with it at least that I don't > think I'm going to get surprised by a monster phone bill. As long as > my minute use for the first while is in the range of a few hundred > minutes / month I can make sure I know what I'm getting without > blowing a lot of money. My office has 6 full-time people and two part time people. We use about 6000 minutes per month and 5 of us are on the phone quite a bit. My guess is that unless you have a bunch of retro teenagers who still use the phone you'll be fine. Even 2000 minutes would be only $22. > Thanks for all the input, I'm feeling a lot more confident about this > now, even if I do have to reconsider the hardware I want. At least as > soon as they process my payment I should be able to work on dialing in > to my Asterisk server. In itself that'll be a big step for me. You should also not be surprised if odd things happen. I've heard people with VoIP providers having weird problems like not being able to dial Canadian 800 numbers, or DMTF not being heard until a few seconds after a call connects. Also be aware that modem and fax may not work as well as you'd like, or not at all. Good luck, and have fun. -- John Van Ostrand <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Net Direct Inc. --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ________________________________ Ready for the world's first international mobile film festival celebrating the creative potential of today's youth? Check out Mobile Jam Fest for your a chance to WIN $10,000! --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
