Hello,
I am a small business owner in need for a solution
that automatically answers an incoming call, prompts
the caller via touch-tone menu ("press 1 to leave a
message, press 0 to speak to a representative") and
will ring my (real) phone ONLY if requested by caller.
I know that Asterisk is capable of all the logic
behind what I described above. However, I couldn't
find a hardware product that will allow me to
accomplish the above (preferrable using Asterisk
software). Does such thing exists?
Thanks,
Lynn
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On Wed, 2007-08-01 at 06:48 -0700, Linux Lover wrote:> I am a small business owner in need for a solution > that automatically answers an incoming call, prompts > the caller via touch-tone menu ("press 1 to leave a > message, press 0 to speak to a representative") and > will ring my (real) phone ONLY if requested by caller.Assuming the incoming call is coming in on an analog phone line, you need a card such as the Digium TDM11B... this provides one FXO port (for connecting to the incoming phone line) and one FXS port (for ringing an analog phone). It's not the only way to do it, but it's probably the easiest (and a great way to get started with Asterisk, I might add). -- Jared Smith Community Relations Manager Digium, Inc.
Quoting Linux Lover <linuxlover992000 at yahoo.com>: any of the various module based cards with one fxo and one fxs port will do what you want.> Hello, > > I am a small business owner in need for a solution > that automatically answers an incoming call, prompts > the caller via touch-tone menu ("press 1 to leave a > message, press 0 to speak to a representative") and > will ring my (real) phone ONLY if requested by caller. > > I know that Asterisk is capable of all the logic > behind what I described above. However, I couldn't > find a hardware product that will allow me to > accomplish the above (preferrable using Asterisk > software). Does such thing exists? > > Thanks, > Lynn > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's > Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. > http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222 > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >Jon Pounder _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/ _/ _/_/ _/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ _/_/_/ _/ _/ _/_/_/_/ Inline Internet Systems Inc. Thorold, Ontario, Canada Tools to Power Your e-Business Solutions www.inline.net www.ihtml.com www.ihtmlmerchant.com www.opayc.com ---------------------------------------------------------------- This message was sent using IMP, the Internet Messaging Program.
Lynn, What you need is an ATA (analog telephone adapter). The ATA is a SIP or IAX extension on your Asterisk box, and your standard phone plugs into it. Asterisk sends the call to the SIP extension (the ATA), and the ATA rings your phone. On the flip side, your phone dials normally and the ATA digitizes the data and sends it via SIP to Asterisk for routing. Check out Digium's IAXy or the GrandStream Budgetone/HandyTone. AR On 8/1/07, Linux Lover <linuxlover992000 at yahoo.com> wrote:> > Hello, > > I am a small business owner in need for a solution > that automatically answers an incoming call, prompts > the caller via touch-tone menu ("press 1 to leave a > message, press 0 to speak to a representative") and > will ring my (real) phone ONLY if requested by caller. > > I know that Asterisk is capable of all the logic > behind what I described above. However, I couldn't > find a hardware product that will allow me to > accomplish the above (preferrable using Asterisk > software). Does such thing exists? > > Thanks, > Lynn > > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________________ > Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's > Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. > http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222 > > _______________________________________________ > --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- > > asterisk-users mailing list > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >-- Alex Robar alex.robar at gmail.com -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20070801/a2a35d63/attachment.htm
Lynn, If I understand you question correctly, you would need: A computer (preferably a server) to run Asterisk An analog interface card such as the Digium TDM400P An analog phone line (POTS) An analog (real) phone Calls would come in on the POTS line, get answered by Asterisk. Callers would hear your voice menu, and input their choice. If they opted for a live person, asterisk would then send the call to your analog (real) phone. John Beaman Telecom Specialist Voice Telecommunications Services Department. Good Samaritan National Campus 605-362-3331>>> linuxlover992000 at yahoo.com 8/1/2007 8:48:47 AM >>>Hello, I am a small business owner in need for a solution that automatically answers an incoming call, prompts the caller via touch-tone menu ("press 1 to leave a message, press 0 to speak to a representative") and will ring my (real) phone ONLY if requested by caller. I know that Asterisk is capable of all the logic behind what I described above. However, I couldn't find a hardware product that will allow me to accomplish the above (preferrable using Asterisk software). Does such thing exists? Thanks, Lynn ____________________________________________________________________________________ Sick sense of humor? Visit Yahoo! TV's Comedy with an Edge to see what's on, when. http://tv.yahoo.com/collections/222 _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com-- asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users -------------- next part -------------- ------------------------------------------------- This email transmission and any documents, files or previous email messages attached to it may contain information that is confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any disclosure, copying, printing, distributing or use of this transmission is strictly prohibited. If you have received this transmission in error, please immediately notify the sender by telephone or return email and delete the original transmission and its attachments without reading or saving in any manner. The Evangelical Lutheran Good Samaritan Society. ---------------------------------------------------------
Lynn, I am unfamiliar with soho-pbx, so I cannot comment on quality, service, configurability, etc. They are based out of Hong Kong, and their box is probably already running some flavor of Asterisk, so you would need nothing additional except for the phone line coming in and the telephone. I got quite a kick out of their description for the SP-104 box as referenced by your link: "The photos below are model SP-104, a model that costs only tens of US dollars" Not sure how much that comes to, but sounds pretty cheap... John Beaman Telecom Specialist Voice Telecommunications Services Department. Good Samaritan National Campus 605-362-3331>>> linuxlover992000 at yahoo.com 8/1/2007 10:29:51 AM >>>Yes, you understood correctly. Thank you - and all others who replied so quickly - for your precise and guiding answers. The Digium TDM11B looks looks like the perfect match for me: http://www.telephonyware.com/telephonyware/tw00068.html But one thing that I forgot to mention is that my business is only in its beginning stage and I need to be as thrifty as possible. While $216 is a reasonable price, I was wondering whether my (currently very modest) goal can be achieved by spending much less (under $100). For example, what if I buy one of those el-cheapo PBX boxes and connect it to an Asterisk server? http://www.soho-pbx.com/sp-104.htm Do you think this could work for me or did I expose a gross misconception on my part? Thanks, Lynn --- john beaman <jbeaman at good-sam.com> wrote:> Lynn, > > If I understand you question correctly, you would > need: > > A computer (preferably a server) to run Asterisk > An analog interface card such as the Digium TDM400P > An analog phone line (POTS) > An analog (real) phone > > Calls would come in on the POTS line, get answered > by Asterisk. Callers would hear your voice menu, > and input their choice. If they opted for a live > person, asterisk would then send the call to your > analog (real) phone. > > > > John Beaman > Telecom Specialist > Voice Telecommunications Services Department. > Good Samaritan National Campus > 605-362-3331 > > >>> linuxlover992000 at yahoo.com 8/1/2007 8:48:47 AM > >>> > Hello, > > I am a small business owner in need for a solution > that automatically answers an incoming call, prompts > the caller via touch-tone menu ("press 1 to leave a > message, press 0 to speak to a representative") and > will ring my (real) phone ONLY if requested by > caller. > > I know that Asterisk is capable of all the logic > behind what I described above. However, I couldn't > find a hardware product that will allow me to > accomplish the above (preferrable using Asterisk > software). 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