[GRLUG] VOIP "Dialtone"

[John-Thomas Richards]

On Wed, Apr 28, 2010 at 02:10:28PM -0400, Steve Romanow wrote:
> 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

A local Asterisk provider?  That'd be worth checking into.
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