author
uwk@squatterz.com

VoIP - Research

description
Telephone Service Via the Internet

keywords
voip

VoIP

Asterisk [linux install] / Trixbox (Asterisk at home)
FreeSwitch / PBX in a Flash



Sipura 3000 / Sipura SPA-2100  (But 3rd party IP pots rental might work better than maintaining a local line) (Linksys bought Sipura)

Cisco/linksys SPA901 - $55/ simple no screen phone.  (SPA942 neat too $100)


GrandStream GXP-2000  or Snom 360

SIP (Connection Setup Protocol)

Analog Terminal Adapter - FXO/FXS  (Good to wire house) -- look for echo cancellation.

Wifi Connects back to PBX at office.

Digium Add in card

PIII 400 256KB 1-2GB server fine to run Asx

G.711 (82kpbs) Codec

Static IP easier for incoming ($5/mo)

SIP/IAX Softclients

TIP: Can get a $99/mo serverfarm PC with high bandwidth and install Asterisk there.

Teliax - External per pay VoIP tools. (IAX) DIDN (Direct Inbound Dialin Numbers available too) [ITSP] Internet telephony service provider
(VoIP Provider)

QuteCom - Simple Softphone

IAX is Asterisk protocol (and uses only one IP port)

Direct Inward Dial (DID)

Pay As You Go
1.5 cents per minute (if need incoming calls $5/mo per line)
Teliax -- $0.02/min incoming + $4.99/mo for a incoming number
AXVoice
Vitelity - $7.95/mo incoming number (unlimited incoming minutes) even150
VoicePulse - $11/mo (unlimited incoming minutes) 4 chan. even 300
les.net
Voxee.com  (Wholesale Termination 1.1cents/min)

Incoming Rate, Outgoing Rate


Port your existing number over to the DID VoIP Provider.
BYOD (Bring Your Own Device.)

Provider Supports Local Number Portability (LNP)  -- so can continue to use your existing number.  (be sure you don't have any other numbers or services on the line before you transfer it.)

Service Activation Fee? ($35?) BYOD Activation Fee?  BYOD Config Panel?

Number of calls to same phone number at once?

Taxes? Fees?

Trixbox:
linux - root/trixbox
web mode [ switch ] - maint/password
fop - passw0rd
web panel - 200/2222 (phone etc, phone ext password)

admin - admin

WiFi Phone $100

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http://nerdvittles.com/
http://www.voipnow.org/providers -- big list
http://www.myvoipprovider.com/Top_100_VoIP_Providers
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/remark,15568032
http://www.voipstreet.com
http://www.voipjet.com
http://nerdvittles.com/?p=137
http://cachefly.oreilly.com/books/9780596510480.pdf (Asterisk Book)
http://www.trixbox.org/
http://www.asterisktutorials.com/
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki/view/QoS
Teliax.com (IAX/SIP)
VoIPVoIP.com

-- Good Candidate for eBook?



Q: How do I connect analog lines to a trixbox?
A: You will need some kind of FXO interface, this can be an FXO card from Sangoma, Digium, Rhino, OpenVox or several others or a SIP gateway product like a Linksys SPA3102, Linksys SPA400, Grandstream GXV4104, Mediatrix 1204, or similair device.

Q: How do I make calls over the internet?
A: You will need an Internet Telephone Service Provider (ITSP) such as Vitelity, Teliax, Allgent, VoicePulse, cBeyond, Broadvoice, and many others.

Q: What phones will work with trixbox?
A: Most any SIP compatible phone from companies like Aastra, Polycom, Linksys, SNOM, Cisco, and others will work, you want to make sure it is fully SIP compliant. You can also use a regular analog phone if you have a card with an FXS port on it or you can use an ATA (analog telephone adapter) to bridge between SIP and the analog phone.

FOP Default password: passw0rd (note zero instead of the letter 'o')

http://trixbox.org/wiki/trixbox-quick-install-guide

http://www.freepbx.org -- 3rd party Asterisk PBX Guiroot

ENUM - Phone to viop directory listing service

HUDlite - uses hud server for client app to manage calls.

http://www.aquezada.com/staff/julian/journal/?p=120 -- Festival -- Sphinx -- Voice processing

http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-Asterisk+AGI -- AGI's


http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2005/06/23/pbx.html -- voip vs pbx commentary

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VoicePulse (0.05-1.9cents min outgoing, incoming free ($11/mo phone line inbound number) $50 prepaid - SIP trunking prepaid - sip pbx free trial $2.00 credit)

Teliax ($5/mo inbound number 2/1 cent a minute? $10 prepaid min)

sipgate.com (kinda free sip-based phone service)
1.9 cents per minute outbound, unlimited inbound.

vitelity.com 1.44 cents per minute.
(signup at pbxinaflash.com/vitelity/ and get $4/mo 2 channel number) -- and 60 minutes to test it out.