Hello All * users. I have been looking for a way to allow GSM termination through Asterisk to occur. I am not a Telekom fundi and I have set up IAX2/IAX/SIP on asterisk with the ZAP channels via the Digium TDM 400P. I am unable to find any place that can tell me the cost of the VoiceBlue with a currency to I can calculate the cost of buying one. Alternativly - or just out of interist - I only really need to handle one GSM call @ a time and have a SMS capability... is there anyone that can suggest the best way to do so without doing a hack/patch to make a device to interact with asterisk? -- Kind Regards Etienne
Etienne, I am not sure I understand all what you require. Do you need to know the cost of the voiceblue of 2N or you need to find solution that can allow you send GSM calls ? There are several alternatives: 1-) Voiceblue as you mentioned; 2-) You can buy a voip2GSM Gateway. To which you no longer need hardware, you just register the voip2GSM devise to Asterisk and then it is ready to receive and send calls just like any other sip phone. Cost of this is around 400 USD / UNIT When you talk about sms capability, dyou want to originate or receive SMSs through the devise? Selon Etienne Pretorius <etiennep@kingsley.co.za>:> Hello All * users. > > I have been looking for a way to allow GSM termination through Asterisk > to occur. I am not a Telekom fundi and I have set up IAX2/IAX/SIP on > asterisk with the ZAP channels via the Digium TDM 400P. I am unable to > find any place that can tell me the cost of the VoiceBlue with a > currency to I can calculate the cost of buying one. Alternativly - or > just out of interist - I only really need to handle one GSM call @ a > time and have a SMS capability... is there anyone that can suggest the > best way to do so without doing a hack/patch to make a device to > interact with asterisk? > > -- > Kind Regards > Etienne > > > > _______________________________________________ > Asterisk-Users mailing list > Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users > To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: > http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >
>2-) You can buy a voip2GSM Gateway. To which you no longer need hardware, you >just register the voip2GSM devise to Asterisk and then it is ready to receive >and send calls just like any other sip phone. Cost of this is around 400 USD / >UNIT > >That is interesting. What is the make and the model that you are referring to? Is there a website with more info? I currently use Quescom IP400 GSM but they are expensive (although they support up to 12 GSM channels). -- Ykoz Un Max - La VoIP en pr?-pay?! Essayez gratuitement - 5 cr?dits offerts. ---> http://ykoz.net/voip/max <---
On Thu, 2005-05-12 at 17:31 +0400, Jean-Michel Hiver wrote:> >2-) You can buy a voip2GSM Gateway. To which you no longer need hardware, you > >just register the voip2GSM devise to Asterisk and then it is ready to receive > >and send calls just like any other sip phone. Cost of this is around 400 USD / > >UNIT > > > > > That is interesting. What is the make and the model that you are > referring to? Is there a website with more info? > > I currently use Quescom IP400 GSM but they are expensive (although they > support up to 12 GSM channels). >Can these GSM modules work as proxies so when you are local your GSM handset can be used on the VoIP network? When you walk away from the nanocell/picocell transmitter it autoswitches to the real provider. The way GSM auth works this technically would not be that difficult to do, and infact there is equipment that does not interface to anything that does proxy call setup/tear down info (IMSI catchers for example), so what I am asking for is not that far out. This would also make it easier for call shops, set up one of these and people can use their mobile as a voip phone. In the office your GSM calls are sent to asterisk to your desk phone and/or your mobile, outbound calls go over asterisk for least cost routing, etc. But the handset is your mobile (and in theory on your person at all times). If anyone knows of a device that integrates to asterisk that does that I would *greatly* appreciate hearing from you regarding a vendor, make/model, even a supplier. If you are a supplier I grant you permission to use my contact info to directly contact me about that issue only so long as you dont add me to any lists. Thanks -- Trixter http://www.0xdecafbad.com UK +44 870 340 4605 Germany +49 801 777 555 3402 US +1 360 207 0479 or +1 516 687 5200 FreeWorldDialup: 635378 -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: not available Type: application/pgp-signature Size: 189 bytes Desc: This is a digitally signed message part Url : http://lists.digium.com/pipermail/asterisk-users/attachments/20050512/929c9f86/attachment.pgp
Sorry for my delayed response Selon , I am setting up a test Asterisk box in our company to replace our current switchboard and well - GSM connection was one of the requirements for me to do to allow asterisk to replace our switchboard. (The others are not going to well... or they are finally done) Some digging around produced a Falcon 2D GSM modem... but I can't find nor imagine how to connect that device to asterisk (physically: a serial connection to the box is easy) but how asterisk will use it is a completely different question. And well the aim of the game is to impress - and to get asterisk to replace our PBX. "2-) You can buy a voip2GSM Gateway. To which you no longer need hardware..." I was under the impression that you require hardware to connect your asterisk box up to the GSM network. Anyway, all that I require is a means to connect to a GSM provider (cellular network) to make and receive cellular calls. I have been googling a bit and the list has some info about it, but people were talking about using a Siemens Home station or the like... and that sounded a bit like a work-around to me. Then VoiceBlue... well, it looked good - I mean, it says it'll do everything that I will require and that it works with asterisk. (I presume as a SIP device or the like that you Dial). That was it - I could not find a price on the web you see - the South African Rand does not fair well against USD or the GBP... so I need to know if it is a solution for me. The added bit was the SMS capability - that I know asterisk can do but I need to see if the hardware supports it. To send - should be easy... to receive will be more difficult. But both is desired. (Asterisk+OpenXchange) just a thought. Kind Regards Etienne ht@phonitel.com wrote:>Etienne, > >I am not sure I understand all what you require. Do you need to know the cost of >the voiceblue of 2N or you need to find solution that can allow you send GSM >calls ? > >There are several alternatives: > >1-) Voiceblue as you mentioned; > >2-) You can buy a voip2GSM Gateway. To which you no longer need hardware, you >just register the voip2GSM devise to Asterisk and then it is ready to receive >and send calls just like any other sip phone. Cost of this is around 400 USD / >UNIT > >When you talk about sms capability, dyou want to originate or receive SMSs >through the devise? > > >Selon Etienne Pretorius <etiennep@kingsley.co.za>: > > > >>Hello All * users. >> >>I have been looking for a way to allow GSM termination through Asterisk >>to occur. I am not a Telekom fundi and I have set up IAX2/IAX/SIP on >>asterisk with the ZAP channels via the Digium TDM 400P. I am unable to >>find any place that can tell me the cost of the VoiceBlue with a >>currency to I can calculate the cost of buying one. Alternativly - or >>just out of interist - I only really need to handle one GSM call @ a >>time and have a SMS capability... is there anyone that can suggest the >>best way to do so without doing a hack/patch to make a device to >>interact with asterisk? >> >>-- >>Kind Regards >>Etienne >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>Asterisk-Users mailing list >>Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com >>http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >>To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: >> http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users >> >> >> > > > >
I for one am interested. What band and what Output power. Maybe a spec sheet? I'm looking for 850 GSM. Chad C. Wicker Systems Engineer Petrocom>>> ht@phonitel.com 5/12/2005 9:49:30 AM >>>Hi,> > That is interesting. What is the make and the model that you are > > referring to? Is there a website with more info?As for the models, we sell them as OEM. You may contact me offlist if interested. Better priced and more powerful than existing devises out there.> > > > I currently use Quescom IP400 GSM but they are expensive (althoughthey> > support up to 12 GSM channels). > >Quescomm, are good but have drawback. 12 SIMs model you need to unscrew to change the SIMs. This is not very practical. I recommand other brands like Vierling, who are more practical in everyday life of a corporate grade carrier devise.> > Can these GSM modules work as proxies so when you are local your GSM > handset can be used on the VoIP network? When you walk away fromthe> nanocell/picocell transmitter it autoswitches to the real provider. >The idea is brilliant. I haven't seen such product on market. Tellular have something similar, but you still need some workout. I have other solution for this functionality: In europe you can have two SIMs for same phone number. In Belgium for instance (proxi-Duo). Then, you plug one SIM in the GSM Gateway and another one in the GSM devise. When you get home you switch your GSM and automatically the other sIM becomes active, when you walk away you switch your GSM phone on and it will automatically become active.> The way GSM auth works this technically would not be that difficultto> do, and infact there is equipment that does not interface toanything> that does proxy call setup/tear down info (IMSI catchers forexample),> so what I am asking for is not that far out.Some GSM network operators do this. Last SIM registered is one to be considered and others become inactive.> > This would also make it easier for call shops, set up one of theseand> people can use their mobile as a voip phone.Hmm. What is added value of customers using their cell phone in callshops? They have walked all the way long to reach the place. You may explain further In the office your GSM> calls are sent to asterisk to your desk phone and/or your mobile, > outbound calls go over asterisk for least cost routing, etc. Butthe> handset is your mobile (and in theory on your person at all times). > > If anyone knows of a device that integrates to asterisk that doesthat I> would *greatly* appreciate hearing from you regarding a vendor, > make/model, even a supplier. If you are a supplier I grant you > permission to use my contact info to directly contact me about that > issue only so long as you dont add me to any lists. >Other idea is that poeple> Thanks > > -- > Trixter http://www.0xdecafbad.com > UK +44 870 340 4605 Germany +49 801 777 555 3402 > US +1 360 207 0479 or +1 516 687 5200 > FreeWorldDialup: 635378 >_______________________________________________ Asterisk-Users mailing list Asterisk-Users@lists.digium.com http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users