Casey Bralla on 4 Aug 2008 17:35:14 -0700


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Re: [PLUG] Asterisk LIVEcd


Are the Skype phones they sell at WalMart a SIP compatible phone?


On Friday 01 August 2008 12:19:57 pm Mark Baker wrote:
> You need a server that can run the asterisks software.  The amount of cpu
> power etc. needed will depend on the number of extensions and incoming
> lines you will have in use.  You can use any SIP compatible phone.  This
> can be a software phone that runs on your computer and is used with a mic
> and speakers/headphones or a desktop type phone.  You can use IO cards to
> plug in your POTS lines into the asterisks server, but most people choose
> to purchase SIP trunks from a provider.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Pardon my ignorance, but what type of hardware (phones, I/O cards, etc)
> > do you need to implement an asterisk PBS?
> >
> >
> >

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