Jeff Anderson wrote: > I would say that it is worth it if you need to continue using POTS as a > backend for your phone system. If you don't have any particular reason > to use POTS, I'd suggest finding a SIP provider that'll work with > asterisk-- most do. It's generally cheaper than paying the typical > $25/month for a POTS line, and it has more features. I've used gafachi-- > really cheap rates, and you can send faxes with it. I don't know what > their monthly plans are like, I was able to fax what I had to fax with > my $1.00 free credit. It also left me plenty of credit to play with > asterisk. It was a lot of fun setting up asterisk + iaxmodem + hylafax. > I think I've caused a misunderstanding here. I currently do NOT have a POTS provider (like qwest). I only have High Speed via the cable company. What I would like to do is be able to have a regular telephone (Critical for WAF[wife acceptance factor]) to dial out via gizmo.
So instead of an x100p card would I just need a SIP phone? I had origionaly thought that the x100p was necessary to hook up my pre-existing cordless phone to the asterisk server. Thanks again for your help. -------------------- 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/mailman/listinfo/uug-list
