[blu] Re: VoIP and POTS

[Ben Jackson]

Rajiv Aaron Manglani wrote:
>> I want to setup a home PBX system.  Essentially, I'd like a switch  
>> that can make either POTS or VoIP calls.  Each telephone in the  house 
>> would talk to the switch over Ethernet only.  There would be  some way 
>> to choose POTS or VoIP from each phone for outgoing  calls.  Can this 
>> be done?  If so, what products would I need?
> 
> 
> http://asterisk.org/  ... with lots of supplemental info at http:// 
> www.voip-info.org/ (including setup examples, phone hardware lists  and 
> reviews, service providers).

Yup. What he said. I run asterisk at home and have a slightly more 
advanced configuration, choosing between POTS/Various VoIP providers/My 
own network that my friends and I have set up. Asterisk works like a champ.

You will also need to get some IP phones. One of the suppliers I've seen 
bandied about on the Asterisk listservs is http://www.voipsupply.com/. 
I've never used them, however they seem to have a good selection of 
stuff. Also, eBay is your friend.

One of the live CD projects that my friends have had good luck with is 
Asterisk at Home (http://asteriskathome.sourceforge.net/). It is very spiffy.

					~Ben

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