So continuing my adventures in Ecuador I'm looking at establishing VOIP service in a small community that has great internet access but where the landline cost per call is very expensive and cell service is sporadic. I think a couple of Asterisk servers could probably do most of the work especially since the majority of calls would be locals calling locals, we could completely bypass the incumbent telco for most use cases and I'm sure I can find terminating services for calls outside the local exchange area.
I was talking with one of the local businessmen and was able to explain that there are devices that can directly connect an open port on his router to the pots line in his home and provide him with dialtone and direct dial service without the need to keep a computer on 24/7. For the life of me I'm now drawing a blank on what this device is called, or who the manufacturer(s) are. This is going to be vital information if we move ahead with this service. Any ideas? Thanks! /* PLUG: http://plug.org, #utah on irc.freenode.net Unsubscribe: http://plug.org/mailman/options/plug Don't fear the penguin. */
