Using BroadVoice with Asterisk How-To

Kerbo writes "With all the hype surrounding open source PBXs (telephone switches) such as Asterisk, the user community is clamoring for more help in getting these systems up and running. The Geek Gazette has published an article on how to configure Asterisk to work with BroadVoice VoIP service and eliminate the need for the phone company."

Comments

Benefit for the average home?

[pinkocommie]

This may seem a bit naive but if someone has this setup at home, what features do they actually use? I mean stuff like three way calling / voice mail etc are already provided with most if not telephone lines. I'd love to tinker with it but would love to hear opinions on why an average home would want this?

Broadvoice rocks, Skype is hype

[glomph]

Having a half-decent (as long as you don't need customer service) outfit be completely compatible with Asterisk (or ANY OTHER SIP-capable client) is fantastic. Broadvoice has been great. You may also want to check out sipphone.com, which is also an open provider. Once you have one or more good providers hooked into your Asterisk box, you virtually ARE a telco.

Skype on the other hand, it a nasty hack which somehow got onto lots of Windoze boxes. Explicitly closed system, will not play with anybody else. Lowest-common-denominatorware. Fuk'em.

Re:eliminate the need for the phone company.

[Munrobasher]

Sorry for the metaphor of war, but if someone came along and told me that my $BIGbn business could be replaced by a bootable CD, there would be a certain reaction, yes

Ohh isn't the internet an evil thing for all these mega-corps. I love to see them cringe when their lovely little monopoly starts getting threatened We've got the music industry cringing that they're going to loose a lot of money because we're all downloading music for free. And now the telecoms are quaking because we're all going to start getting telephone calls for free even mobile when wireless is all over the place.

I develop software for a small business. If a rival company comes along with a better product, well that's tough - but entirely our fault for letting it happen.

I don't see what's so bad about it being the end of the road for the big telecoms and music companies... You had your chance mate, now move over, you've been out-evolved. They certainly should not be able to get legislated to prevent it happening, certainly not in the telecoms area (music is a lot more grey).

Rob.

Never mind ...

[mamladm]

let's just say that any publicity for Asterisk is good news, belated or not ;)