From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 Return-Path: Received: from spaceymail-a4.g.dreamhost.com (caibbdcaaaaf.dreamhost.com [208.113.200.5]) by speech.braille.uwo.ca (Postfix) with ESMTP id 345B810A1A for ; Thu, 16 Jul 2009 15:01:44 -0400 (EDT) Received: from tdsdeb (unknown [168.103.85.95]) by spaceymail-a4.g.dreamhost.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 86A061614BC for ; Thu, 16 Jul 2009 12:01:43 -0700 (PDT) Message-ID: From: "Tyler Littlefield" To: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." References: <20090716185927.GA9020@csy.ca> Subject: Re: configuring asterisk:cheap phone? Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 13:01:40 -0600 Organization: TDS MIME-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed; charset="iso-8859-1"; reply-type=original Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.5512 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.5579 X-BeenThere: speakup@braille.uwo.ca X-Mailman-Version: 2.1.12 Precedence: list Reply-To: Tyler Littlefield , "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Id: "Speakup is a screen review system for Linux." List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: List-Post: List-Help: List-Subscribe: , X-List-Received-Date: Thu, 16 Jul 2009 19:01:44 -0000 ok, you totally lost me with some of that. I'll do some research though. I kind of understand some asterisk, but not much of it ----- Original Message ----- From: "Shane W" To: Sent: Thursday, July 16, 2009 12:59 PM Subject: Re: configuring asterisk:cheap phone? > On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 12:46:36PM -0600, Tyler Littlefield wrote: >> I'm trying to figure out how I might be able to configure >> asterisk so that it works as a calling card. > > For what you're trying to do, you don't really need a whole > calling card application. Just setup Asterisk as normal and > configure dialout capabilities as part of your voicemail > system. That way, you'll call your asterisk DID, go to > voicemail, login and dial through. The other option is to > configure disa such that when you call the DID, the number > rings busy but it calls you back with a login prompt, same > thing really but it depends on how your mobile is setup > cost wise. > > Personally, I just do the voicemail thing with an 800 > number. Since Asterisk runs my home phones anyway, setting > this up was trivial. > > Ok so what you want in voicemail.conf to do this: > dialout=from-internal > > Replace from-internal with your internal dialing context, > if you're using FreePBX (why wouldn't you), it's > "from-internal". > > PS. cheapest did provider I've found thus far is > www.link2voip.com. Not suitable for your local line but > they'll originate and terminate long distance at good > rates. > > Shane > _______________________________________________ > Speakup mailing list > Speakup@braille.uwo.ca > http://speech.braille.uwo.ca/mailman/listinfo/speakup