configuring asterisk:cheap phone?

[Gregory Nowak]

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This might not apply to you, but in my experience, dialing numbers
considered toll free on land lines from your cell will still use your
plan minutes. So, if you're trying to avoid long distance charges, you
should be fine, but if you're point is to avoid using plan minutes,
then I wouldn't bother with the whole setup, unless you know that toll
free numbers really are toll free on your plan.

Greg


On Thu, Jul 16, 2009 at 11:59:27AM -0700, Shane W wrote:
> For what you're trying to do, you don't really need a whole
> calling card application. Just setup Asterisk as normal and
> configure dialout capabilities as part of your voicemail
> system. That way, you'll call your asterisk DID, go to
> voicemail, login and dial through. The other option is to
> configure disa such that when you call the DID, the number
> rings busy but it calls you back with a login prompt, same
> thing really but it depends on how your mobile is setup
> cost wise.
> 
> Personally, I just do the voicemail thing with an 800
> number. Since Asterisk runs my home phones anyway, setting
> this up was trivial.
> 
> Ok so what you want in voicemail.conf to do this:
> dialout=from-internal
> 
> Replace from-internal with your internal dialing context,
> if you're using FreePBX (why wouldn't you), it's
> "from-internal".
> 
> PS. cheapest did provider I've found thus far is
> www.link2voip.com. Not suitable for your local line but
> they'll originate and terminate long distance at good
> rates.
> 
> Shane
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