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ASUS Integrates VOIP and PSTN Into Motherboards

Posted by kdawson on from the talk-long-pay-little dept.

yahyamf writes "ASUS recently announced that their TeleSky telecom adapter will now be included in two of their motherboards. The TeleSky converts an ordinary house phone into a multi-functional Skype phone. With one jack connected to the house phone and the other to the ground telephone line, the TeleSky can switch the house phone connection between the PSTN and VoIP networks. While it sounds interesting, how would this compare to the dedicated VOIP adapters available from SIPURA and others?"

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  1. Fallback by Southpaw018 · · Score: 5, Interesting

    To answer poster's question on comparison: the main advantage (IMO) to having PSTN access is fallback.

    I can think of some cases where long distance might be different, and you might want to use VoIP for some numbers and PSTN for others, but we just implemented a new PBX at my office with a feature wherein if our VoIP calls encounter a certain amount of packet loss, if they drop below a certain audio quality (not enough bandwidth available), or if we just plain old feel like it, we can switch our voice access from our T1 to our four old fashioned copper n' wire lines.

    It provides security. Bosses like security. ;)

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  2. Re:But does it run on Linux? by justinchudgar · · Score: 3, Interesting

    Specifically, is there asterisk support for these? I did a quick search and could not determine that either way. I'd love something more affordable than the Digium boards; but, I prefer to use asterisk for VIOP.

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  3. Re:But does it run on Linux? by teh_chrizzle · · Score: 3, Interesting

    i seriously doubt it. skype and asterisk are like oil and water, always have been and presumably, always will be.

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  4. Re:Why on earth? by suggsjc · · Score: 3, Interesting

    First, I agree with you, but lets just see what happens when we substitute a few words...

    Why on earth would someone prefer proprietary OS in a computer when one can have those cheap linux/*BSD ones with much more functionality, open standards backed from most hardware leaders, no need for dedicated anti-virus programs, with little system requirements, better support and customization options, plus its free. It is really a no brainer.

    In the long run Windows is doomed.

    Interesting...don't you think? It isn't technology that matters the most, its marketing/partnerships/business savvy. People know about Vonage and Skype and to some extent aren't "afraid" of it...but asterisk??? For another example, MythTV is superior to TiVo, but guess who is winning that battle?

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