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Johnny O.a.r. ever work work a Ray Smith in VA? On Feb 21, 2012 8:19 PM, "Alan Snyder" <[email protected]> wrote: > I'm looking to get an 800/888 number for a small business with no brick > and mortar presence. We want voicemail, conference calling, extensions > (which forward to individual cell phones or land lines), a menu with > options when people call, and an admin interface that I can interact with > to make changes. > > Heres what I'm not able to piece together just yet... > > 1) how do I get an 800 number thats not tied to a phone company or > physical phone line. > 2) how and where can I host the server (asterisk?) To handle calls, store > voice mail, etc. I currently have some amazon ec2 instances and would love > to use one of them if possible. I've heard good and bad things about doing > this. > 3) if cloud hosting isn't possible, should we just go with some hosting > service specializing in business phone services and hosting? Id rather not > get into the business of housing business critical hardware in my house. > > I'm more than willing to rtfm's if pointed to some :) > > Thanks > Alan > > _______________________________________________ > Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org > http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug > > Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College > Mar 7 - Desktop Shootout - 9th Anniversary of MHVLUG > Apr 4 - An Intro to Chef > May 2 - May 2012 Meeting > >
_______________________________________________ Mid-Hudson Valley Linux Users Group http://mhvlug.org http://mhvlug.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/mhvlug Upcoming Meetings (6pm - 8pm) Vassar College Mar 7 - Desktop Shootout - 9th Anniversary of MHVLUG Apr 4 - An Intro to Chef May 2 - May 2012 Meeting
