RE: [Asterisk-Users] Long Distance
There are actually a number of ways to reduce or eliminate long distance charges using Asterisk(or any number of other similar solutions out there). 1) Set up two Asterisk PBX's connected via network at different locations, and configure calls to be routed between them across the network rather than through the normal phone network, this would allow callers in either location to call out to the other area without long distance, as Asterisk could route the calls across the network then out to the public network at the remote site 2) Find a VOIP provider that provides voice lines through an internet connection, and offers unlimited long distance to the areas you need to call 3) Find a telephone provider that offers an unlimited plan through the PSTN and interface it to that (Can be done with any phone system, not just Asterisk, obviously) -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Don Brearley Sent: Thursday, July 07, 2005 1:33 PM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Long Distance Hello Everyone, Pardon me if im sounding like a total idiot, but im new to this and have to ask. Numerous people have been telling me that I will be able to somehow do long distance calling for free when I roll out Asterisk.. and yet none of them can explain to me how exactly that will be. So.. I'll ask the community at large.. is this total BS or is there actually a way to reduce my long distance charges by rolling this out? I appreciate any info provided.. Thanks! -Don Brearley PS: I'm planning on deploying asterisk on a 300-phone line campus, and this is all in the planning stage at this point. ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] Bill seconds [so far off topic that it hasbecome a singularity]
Who cares? MY cell phone is $0.00 per minute incoming AND outgoing... I can talk 24hrs a day to anyone in the United States or Canada, Wireless or landline, and my phone bill is going to be exactly the same every month. I'm sure there are good and bad cell phone plans in Australia AND in the UK. Why the pissing contest over one country being better/worse??? As far as not being able to control my cell phone bill because of incoming callers, isn't that what caller ID is for?? Not to mention that it IS still against the law to make telemarketing calls to cell phones in the US, though it's becoming harder to distinguish cell phone numbers from landline numbers, with number portability. ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] Bill seconds
>-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users->[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Terry H. Gilsenan >Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 6:24 PM >To: 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion' >Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Bill seconds > act, and why having cell phones in the states are the > cheapest in the world. >Ha Ha Ha Ha >How is your electricity sold? Hour, Watt, or by unit (KW/h)? >And as for cell phones being cheap, you have a receiver pays setup! How >good >is that, then you have so many competing Telcos that sometimes you just >cannot call the house across the street without tracversing 3 exchanges, >and >then you have so many area codes (each of which is so small) that almost >all >your calls are STD, then as for cheap, how is AUD$49.00/Month for all you >can eat (that's about US$30/month) and all incoming calls are free, YES >FREE! :) >So much for the "american"(sic) always making things better. >The best phone and postal services by far in in Australia. There are no >peers at all. >Sorry, I just had to call that bluff >T My cell is $45 US a month, and includes unlimited local calls, as well as unlimited US and Canada long distance... Home phone is $35 a month and includes unlimited US and Canada long distance, and two numbers in other states so my family can call me for free as well. As far as the area codes being so small... there's a lot of phones... I know I personally have 5 phone numbers (only one of which I ever give out)... so yeah... we do have a lot of area codes... ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] Case studies for Asterisk Voicemail
Nope, I'm not sure... I read it somewhere, but should have kept big mouth shut! Can't find anything to back it up. *attempts to remove foot from mouth* I KNOW I read it... I'll look again later on to see if I can't find the source. *starts going back through his browser history on 5 different computers* -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Dean Collins Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 12:27 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Case studies for Asterisk Voicemail Are you sure about that? I know Freshtel.net uses a highly customized version of asterisk. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Bill McLaughlin > Sent: Thursday, 16 June 2005 2:12 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]; 'Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial > Discussion' > Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] Case studies for Asterisk Voicemail > > Vonage uses Asterisk, and they have a lot more than 3000 customers. > > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael > Stearne > Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 11:53 AM > To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Case studies for Asterisk Voicemail > > On 6/16/05, Alistair Cunningham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Several people have responded with architecture suggestions. While these > > are welcome, I'm happy with the architecture options planned, having > > done many large voicemail implementations on products other than > Asterisk. > > > > What I had hoped to get from Asterisk-Users and Asterisk-Biz was not a > > technical discussion (though I don't mind getting this too), but reports > > of people who already have systems like this so I can put the customer's > > mind at ease that they're not the first people to use Asterisk voicemail > > with 3000 users. I should have made this more clear in my first email. > > > > It was clear developers just like to put their 2 cents in I guess. :-) > > What you might do is contact a comapny like http://www.broadvoice.com/ > or http://voicepulse.com/ and just ask if they are using Asterisk for > their voicemail systems for their customers. I would think they might > be using Asterisk for their systems and they have the amounts of users > you're looking at. > > Michael > ___ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > > ___ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] Case studies for Asterisk Voicemail
Hrmmm.. ummm... Not off hand. I read it on one of the VOIP sites( a news article, not a forum-type post...) ... I'll try to find a link. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Brian Capouch Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 12:18 PM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Case studies for Asterisk Voicemail Bill McLaughlin wrote: > Vonage uses Asterisk, and they have a lot more than 3000 customers. ?? You have documentation of that assertion? Not saying you're wrong, but I've never seen such a thing before. B. ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] Case studies for Asterisk Voicemail
Vonage uses Asterisk, and they have a lot more than 3000 customers. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael Stearne Sent: Thursday, June 16, 2005 11:53 AM To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Case studies for Asterisk Voicemail On 6/16/05, Alistair Cunningham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Several people have responded with architecture suggestions. While these > are welcome, I'm happy with the architecture options planned, having > done many large voicemail implementations on products other than Asterisk. > > What I had hoped to get from Asterisk-Users and Asterisk-Biz was not a > technical discussion (though I don't mind getting this too), but reports > of people who already have systems like this so I can put the customer's > mind at ease that they're not the first people to use Asterisk voicemail > with 3000 users. I should have made this more clear in my first email. > It was clear developers just like to put their 2 cents in I guess. :-) What you might do is contact a comapny like http://www.broadvoice.com/ or http://voicepulse.com/ and just ask if they are using Asterisk for their voicemail systems for their customers. I would think they might be using Asterisk for their systems and they have the amounts of users you're looking at. Michael ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
RE: [Asterisk-Users] Should I choose DSL @ 1.5 or a full T1?
-Original Message- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:asterisk-users->[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Michael D Schelin >Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 11:06 AM >To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion >Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] Should I choose DSL @ 1.5 or a full T1? >Your also not in the U.S. Out here in Southern California it's $500.00 - $600.00 a month for T1's. Filippo Carone wrote: > * Barton Fisher ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) ha scritto: > >>I found someone offering T1's for $290 a month + Loops or 3 Meg for >>$561 a month + Loops. Is this a good deal? > > > when i read so high prices for bandwidth i wonder why i get 10Mbps > over optical fiber for 70Euros/month. and i'm not a business > customer... There's also the fact that a lot of companies charge LESS for home access than for a business, under the assumption that the business will utilize it more, and/or can afford the higher price. -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.323 / Virus Database: 267.7.3/15 - Release Date: 6/14/2005 ___ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
