asterisk users - Feb 2010 - : PSTN calls

Hi All,


I have installed astriesk 6 and am able to make calls using sip x-lite.
Its working as I expected. 

Now I want to make call from sipx-lite to PSTN using asterisk.
can any please suggest me which Hardware card that I can buy? and use ( pl give
me all ths list of cards.... which are good.).
2) what is that I need to do after buying the card to make it talk to the real
world PSTN network?

looks to be basic question but ur response will be very helpfukl.


      
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On Fri, Feb 26, 2010 at 2:35 PM, Aditya Kumar <adityakumar345 at
yahoo.com> wrote:
> can any please suggest me which Hardware card that I can buy? and use ( pl
> give me all ths list of cards.... which are good.).
Here is a starting list of Asterisk hardware

http://bit.ly/a6yX6h

On Fri, 26 Feb 2010, Aditya Kumar wrote:
> Now I want to make call from sipx-lite to PSTN using asterisk. can any 
> please suggest me which Hardware card that I can buy?
As an alternative, you can get an account with a SIP or IAX termination 
provider.

Outgoing minutes (depending where you are in the world) should cost less 
than US$0.02 per minute with no monthly standing charge.

Even at that inflated rate, you'd have to use 1,500 minutes a month (about 
an hour a day) to break even with the US$30.00 monthly standing charge of 
a land line.

Since most of my calls are on my cell, I only have to kick US$20 into my 
Vitelity.net account a couple of times a year -- a big win over the US$360 
I'd piss away on a land line in standing charges alone.

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Thanks Steve for all the info..

now I am in buying mode :-)


On Fri, 26 Feb 2010, Aditya Kumar wrote:
 
> I understand about FXO, FXS.
> 
> I want to have a connection from my Asterisk box to
the External ptstn 
> world via My home phone line. So, if I use USBfxo,
Can I connect it 
> directly to my wall socket?
> 
> so set up will be : Asterix linux Box--usb haves
USBfxo. that USBfxo 
> is connected to wall mount (via a a cable)?/
 
Yes.
 
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From: Aditya Kumar <adityakumar345 at yahoo.com>
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion <asterisk-users
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Sent: Fri, February 26, 2010 11:08:52 AM
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] : PSTN calls


THanks Steve,
I understand about FXO, FXS.

I want to have a connection from my Asterisk box to the External ptstn world via
My home phone line.
So, if I use USBfxo, Can I connect it directly to my wall socket?

so set up will be :
Asterix linux Box--usb haves USBfxo.
that USBfxo is connected to wall mount (via  a a cable)?/


On Fri, 26 Feb 2010, Aditya Kumar wrote:
 
> sip-xlite talking to Asterisk Asterisk Box is
connected to USBfxo 
> (example). USBfxo connects to my Phone line.(which
is fxo)
>  
> so with translations defined I can call, from
Analong phone to sip 
> lite
> (internally)
>  
> Now if I want to make calls to the external PSTN
world how can I make 
> this?
>  
> 1) Because my USB acts as my FXO. can I connect this
to my wall mount 
> in the house to the USBfxo? my wall mount acts as a
FXO (if I am 
> correct!!). can we connect to FXO's??
 
FXO - Foreign eXchange Office - this is what connects to
the telco office via the wall socket.
 
FXS - Foreign eXchange Station - this is what connects to
your analog telephone set, desk phone, fax machine, etc.
 
You reference "USBfxo." If you mean the Sangoma
USB FXO U100, it is 2 FXO ports, no FXS ports. What are you using to connect
your analog phone?
 
If you to get the U100, please report back on your
experience
 
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From: Aditya Kumar <adityakumar345 at yahoo.com>
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion <asterisk-users
at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Fri, February 26, 2010 10:05:26 AM
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] : PSTN calls


Thank you steve for a detail info on all cards.and all...

so 

my setup will be 

sip-xlite talking to Asterisk
Asterisk Box is connected to USBfxo  (example).
USBfxo connects to my Phone line.(which is fxo)

so with translations defined I can call, from Analong phone to sip lite
(internally)

Now if I want to make calls to the external PSTN world
how can I make this?

1) Because my USB acts as my FXO.
can I connect this to my wall mount in the house to the USBfxo?
my wall mount acts as a FXO (if I am correct!!). can we connect to FXO's??



 



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From: Steve Edwards <asterisk.org at sedwards.com>
To: Asterisk Users Mailing List - Non-Commercial Discussion <asterisk-users
at lists.digium.com>
Sent: Fri, February 26, 2010 9:15:19 AM
Subject: Re: [asterisk-users] : PSTN calls

Un-top-posting...
> On Fri, 26 Feb 2010, Aditya Kumar wrote:
>
>> Now I want to make call from sipx-lite to PSTN using asterisk. can any 
>> please suggest me which Hardware card that I can buy?
> From: Steve Edwards <asterisk.org at sedwards.com>
>
> As an alternative, you can get an account with a SIP or IAX termination 
> provider.
On Fri, 26 Feb 2010, Aditya Kumar wrote:
> But I dont want to depend on the service provider. I want to convert SIP 
> to PSTN using Asterisk and than connect directly to a pstn network.
OK. Then your next choice is do you want a card, an ATA, or a USB adapter?

For a card, a Digium TDM410p. I've used the TDM400p and it worked fine.

For an ATA, a Linksys SPA3102. I have a SPA3000 I still use on occasion.

For a USB, Sangoma has a cute little FXO adapter. I've never used it but 
Sangoma has a good reputation. Also take a look at Xorcom and see if they 
have anything that fits.

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