[GRLUG] VOIP "Dialtone"

[Steve Romanow]

On 4/28/2010 1:53 PM, John-Thomas Richards wrote:
> 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?
>    
We use a local provider.  I dont know if they have a home or SMB 
offering.  I can check if you want