tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-127573882011-12-15T04:02:45.339+01:00Asterisk News on my * connecting students to the phone world without stoopid Telekom lines just by Voip, ISDN, DECT and good old LinuxRamponehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01385613022661785217noreply@blogger.comBlogger21100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12757388.post-1115656976784592862005-05-09T18:21:00.000+02:002005-05-09T18:51:53.050+02:00Asterisk - Often I heard of this software before, wanted to use it, but no experience wirth linux. So some friends helped me out on Linux. And see there: since 3 weeks I can not believe that i did not use Linux more before.<br /><br />A lot of people think now: Ok, i know Linux, what is Asterisk (*)?<br />Thats relatively easily:<br /><br />Asterisk is the central server software for any telephone application you can imaginr (SIP, IAX, With special cards ISDN ability, also for multiplexedlines, bluetooth for mobiles (asterisk acts as a headset).... just about everything that can be plugged into a computer works with asterisk<br />You can realize a soft phone with *, or simulate a ISDN line to phone out over SIP, or connect a globally acting company to voip.<br /><br />Mostly no new Hardware is needed as asterisk is often used in between the telephone companies line and the old Hardware-PBX.<br /><br />But what has this to do with students?<br /><br />In Germany monthly telephone line costs are pretty high. Also you don't have cheap DSL only over those lines. All because of our good german Telekom.<br />It costs u at least 16,99 Euros (20 US$) a month to just have a analog line...<br />So this is pretty much expensive.<br />As I live in a student dorm with 100 other students and also the university has connected all dorm rooms with a 100Mbit FullDuplex Network Plug, I thought: Why not use asterisk? The internet is included in our rent, so why not use it for perfect Telecommunication without monthly cost.<br />As Voip had a boom in Germany (<a href="http://www.sipgate.de/">Free Landline Number in Germany and UK for incoming calls: sipgate.de</a>) and some companies made good offers, we should use.<br />So this was essential for success.<br />Also the choice was asterisk, as we have to connect to a vpn for internet in our LAN and no SIP Telephone supports that so far ;)<br />For ISDN Network Termination (NT mode) we use a ISDN Card with Cologne Chip (HFC). This card is capable of terminating a ISDN bus like you get it from a proffesional Telephone Company. You can use distinctive sounds, own msn etcetera etcetera.<br />So I started this all in atesting situation and have to say the results are more than amazing<br /><br />asterisk is very powerful<br /><br />Stay tuned in the future as more posts will appear here.<br /><br />Rampone<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12757388-111565697678459286?l=asterisktalk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ramponehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01385613022661785217noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12757388.post-1115628654750374532005-05-09T10:48:00.000+02:002005-05-09T10:50:54.756+02:00Found this amazing future flash movie vision.<br /><a href="http://www.broom.org/epic/">Epic - an amazing flash movie about googles world domination</a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/12757388-111562865475037453?l=asterisktalk.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Ramponehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01385613022661785217noreply@blogger.com0