On 2013-01-25 8:17 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Thanks for your replies. I think I have some good pointers here. But, to
make one thing clear. I am not looking that much for VoIP options, but
would like to connect to an existing carrier, with a SIM-card.
The point is that I want other people (without VoIP) being able to call
this phone. And if I only have VoIP, then they can not give me a call (as
far as I know).
Am I missing something?
Well, yes. A VOIP "DID" line, which most people use when they speak of
VOIP (ignoring Skype for the moment) costs $1-$3 a month and has a
regular phone number attached, so yes, people with regular ("POTS")
phones can indeed call it. The other end can be logged into by a
hardware SIP phone, a software SIP or IAX phone, an "ATA" Analog
Terminal Adapter with a regular phone plugged into it, an Asterisk
instance running like a regular "phone system" inside a business or
home, etc.
And people with Skype can now dial regular phone numbers.
Read the intro chapters of "Asterisk: The Future of Telephony" for a
good overview (the book's a bit dated as it talks of Asterisk 1.6 and
1.8 while they're up to 1.11, but all the stuff it covers is still
useful and it's quite readable).
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