[GRLUG] VOIP "Dialtone"

[John-Thomas Richards]

On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 12:46:49PM -0400, Adam Erickson wrote:
[snip]
> In Febuary I picked up a service called Ooma Telo. I have no
> complaints. $350 for the hardware and a minimal fee around $17 per
> year for taxes. I use it for home and fax. Compaired to Verizon, ROI
> is about 7 Months, and you can use your regular phones and port your
> old numbers to it.
> 
> It sells at Miejers and Best Buy - www.ooma.com.
> 
> Asterisk may be the way to save if you need several lines.

Anyone here have any real-world experience with Asterisk?  I need to
setup a new office space this summer with at least a couple phone lines.
Is Asterisk overkill for two or four lines?  I'm not a sysadmin.  Is it
too much for a somewhat knowledgeable end-user?
-- 
john-thomas
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