asterisk users - Mar 2004 - Internet Phone Concept Question

Hey, all. I'm new to this Asterisk stuff and have a general
"concept"
question about making calls and whatnot over the net. 

I have a 4-port TDM card and a 1-port x100p card for incoming. All is
configured and working fine. I have a _very_ simple configuration (start
simple, add bells and whistles later). 

I have a cable modem hook-up and access the internet with a download
speed of 128k and upload speed of 32k. My Asterisk server sits on a LAN,
under a Freesco router running on an Pentium I machine (10BaseT cards
because). 

I live in Costa Rica and would like to utilize the internet, if
possible, to call family and friends in the U.S.A. Can I do that with
Asterisk? Can I do that with standard analog phones through Asterisk?
Can I do that without having another Asterisk machine State-side? 

If you have a link that would explain the concepts to me, that would be
fine. Or if you could kinda "prime the pump" for me so I can get the
ball rolling on my end - that'd be very much appreciated, too.

Thanks ahead of time. 

-Greg

-- 
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Curridabat, San Jose, Costa Rica
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Hi Greg,

Welcome to * world :-)

Your connection is slow '128k and upload speed of 32k' so you probably
need
the G.729 codec ($$$ - $10/channel/call from Digium).

The X100P is only for dial-out from your phones that connect to TDM card.
This should use to dial local number in Costa Rica.

To call to US, use * to connect to the IAX service provider such as
http://connect.voicepulse.com/ or http://www.nufone.net/

It looks like this:

PSTN (USA) <--> IAX Provider <--> Asterisk <--> TDM card
<--> Analog phones

Hope this help.

Tri Tu

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Greg Kedrovsky" <greg@iglesia-del-este.com>
To: "asterisk-user" <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com>
Sent: Friday, March 05, 2004 4:59 PM
Subject: [Asterisk-Users] Internet Phone Concept Question

> Hey, all. I'm new to this Asterisk stuff and have a general
"concept"
> question about making calls and whatnot over the net.
>
> I have a 4-port TDM card and a 1-port x100p card for incoming. All is
> configured and working fine. I have a _very_ simple configuration (start
> simple, add bells and whistles later).
>
> I have a cable modem hook-up and access the internet with a download
> speed of 128k and upload speed of 32k. My Asterisk server sits on a LAN,
> under a Freesco router running on an Pentium I machine (10BaseT cards
> because).
>
> I live in Costa Rica and would like to utilize the internet, if
> possible, to call family and friends in the U.S.A. Can I do that with
> Asterisk? Can I do that with standard analog phones through Asterisk?
> Can I do that without having another Asterisk machine State-side?
>
> If you have a link that would explain the concepts to me, that would be
> fine. Or if you could kinda "prime the pump" for me so I can get
the
> ball rolling on my end - that'd be very much appreciated, too.
>
> Thanks ahead of time.
>
> -Greg
>
> -- 
> Mutt 1.4.1i on Slackware 9.1 Linux
> Curridabat, San Jose, Costa Rica
> http://www.greg-and-sue.com/screenshot.jpg
> Yahoo Instant Messenger ID: gregkedro
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