On Sun, 2007-04-15 at 20:04 -0600, Robert LeBlanc wrote: > Ok a question for all the Asterisk gurus out there. I would like to > set up a phone system at my house, but I'm not sure how exactly to do > it. Ok, I don't know where to start other then I think it is possible. > I would like to use a standard telephone handset, maybe multiple > through the house. The only thing is that I would rather not use a > land line, only SIP protocol using like SkypeOut or something like > that. Is this possible?
No, not possible. Skype uses a closed protocol - see Gizmo for an open alternative. You would need to do some ugly hacking to get Skype to work (third party cruft). The rest, very doable. You'll want to get an ATA (Analogue Telephone Adapter) and plug all your phones into it. Or for extensions, plug each line into it's own ATA (many have more then one line). Still, you will have to find out how to get the calls to the PSTN (regular phones). Oh yeah, you can use gtalk with Asterisk also. That could lead to some interesting possibilities. > What do I need? What are some references that I can refer to > for this set-up? Asterisk mailing lists, the O'Reilly book and voip-info.org. > Is it possible to use SIP from this to something like Vontage for > free? No, I don't think Vonage would like that - walled gardens with only a gate to the PSTN (as far as I know). Although, one should know, Vonage is just SIP on a non-standard port. > I'm sure if something like this is possible it would > be easy to create separate voicemail boxes. Sure, as many as you like :) > Maybe even integrate this with Exchange for e-mail bound voicemail > (yes I do have my own Exchange server at home. Well, you would have Asterisk email you your voicemail and it would be available from your INBOX. Very standard stuff over plain old SMTP. Asterisk also got the ability to stuff voicemail into an IMAP store - cool stuff if your mail server plays nice with IMAP. > (/me ducks flying objects)). /me waits for Robert to stand..... /me smacks him with a 2x4. Gabe -------------------- BYU Unix Users Group http://uug.byu.edu/ The opinions expressed in this message are the responsibility of their author. They are not endorsed by BYU, the BYU CS Department or BYU-UUG. ___________________________________________________________________ List Info: http://uug.byu.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
