kaila
join:2000-10-11
Lincolnshire, IL | reply to newview
Re: Vonage Commits to Refinance Wow, I can't believe they haven't rolled this out yet. We'd been promised call filtering when I joined Vonage in 2003, I got tired of waiting and left them for Asterisk in 2005. It was a bit of a learning curve, but offers the ultimate in call filtering and management in general. |
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 bencPremium
join:2007-06-17
Glen Carbon, IL
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| Umm....Vonage is a VOIP provider, while Asterisk is IP-PBX software. I agree though that Asterisk is cool. I'll probably want to buy an Aastra 57i to use with it.
What provider did you switch to?
Also, it is possible to use Vonage as a SIP trunk. I'm not saying it's the best possible option, but it's possible.
I've used Callcentric occasionally, and they seem good and reliable. I haven't used them too much, since I have the unlimited domestic L.D. on my POTS.
As for using Vonage, I'm not about to (despite their being cheaper than Callcentric for equivalent service) since I've heard it's hard to cancel. That just might be for people with auto bill-pay though. After all, how long will they provide service if you don't pay? |
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kaila
join:2000-10-11
Lincolnshire, IL | said by benc:....I'll probably want to buy an Aastra 57i to use with it. The Aastra line is top notch and a bargain compared with Cisco. ! have two Aastras in my home (57i & 53i). Easy to setup with exceptional voice quality.
What provider did you switch to?... I use Telasip as my primary provider and Voicepulse Connect (Voicepulse's asterisk friendly pay-as-you-go offering) as a backup provider and for their international rates.
...Also, it is possible to use Vonage as a SIP trunk. I'm not saying it's the best possible option, but it's possible.... I didn't know Vonage offered SIP trunking. One thing they likely don't offer (like the other providers I use) is simultaneous calling. With five kids total and four living at home, that ability has been a godsend in my house.
For anybody who has any interest at all in Asterisk, I highly recommend Ward Mundy's site which offers a GUI based version of asterisk called PBX in a Flash -> »nerdvittles.com/index.php?p=214 |
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