Hi all, Does anyone know of any providers that can offer local numbers based in the UK via IAX or SIP? We're looking at getting a number based in the UK. Thanks! -- jeremy bogan [ jeremy@segpub.com.au ] segment publishing - design.develop.host
Jeremy Bogan wrote:> > Does anyone know of any providers that can offer local numbers based in > the UK via IAX or SIP? We're looking at getting a number based in the UK.Take a look at.... http://www.voip-info.org/tiki-index.php?page=VOIP%20Service%20Providers I can recommend InterViVo, but then I would because I work there. :) Cheers, Mark.
On Monday 10 May 2004 07:22, Jeremy Bogan wrote:> Hi all, > > Does anyone know of any providers that can offer local numbers based in > the UK via IAX or SIP? We're looking at getting a number based in the > UK.There are two that I know of and have personal experience with. http://www.magrathea-telecom.co.uk - talk to Linus, he's s nice guy and has been very helpful towards us. http://www.voiptalk.org/ - this is the service-side of "TelAppliant", official UK Digium resellers. I've written to VoIPTalk a couple of times and never got any response from them, and their outbound calling rates aren't fantastic. I would be concerned about their quality of customer service were I to be considering using them for business use. Both providers support IAX2 hookup. Cheers, Gavin.
At 08:58 AM 5/10/2004 +0100, Gavin Hamill wrote:>http://www.voiptalk.org/ - this is the service-side of "TelAppliant", >official >UK Digium resellers. > >I've written to VoIPTalk a couple of times and never got any response from >them, and their outbound calling rates aren't fantastic. I would be concerned >about their quality of customer service were I to be considering using them >for business use.I recently signed up with voiptalk. I've gotten very prompt (and helpful) responses to support queries submitted via the form on their Web site during UK business hours. I'm not a large-volume user, but service has been OK so far.
I have confused my self a little bit.... I want to have a couple of analog lines pointed at my asterisk box, and in turn piped out to a couple of phones. What cards do I need to get? Here is what I understand to be what I need in addition to my computer: Digium X100P + TDM400P Grandstream BT102>
when shopping for hardware, I have not found anything listed with the verbage of bundle.... do you have a link to this? Steve Totaro wrote:>If you just want two lines in and two analog phones then you can go with a >Wildcard TDM400P (2 Port FXS + 2 Port FXO Bundle) > >You can buy it from a reliable merchant here: >http://www.totarotechnologies.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/58?osCsid=f28a1614e1da27df9a5f1ad8bc832657 > >Remember FXS=analog station, FXO=Central Office >Grandstream phones do not require FXS ports as they use SIP and hook up to >the network over cat5e > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Christopher Wall" <chris@clearview-cs.com> >To: <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> >Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 10:36 AM >Subject: [Asterisk-Users] basic implimentation > > > > >>I have confused my self a little bit.... >> >>I want to have a couple of analog lines pointed at my asterisk box, and >>in turn piped out to a couple of phones. >> >>What cards do I need to get? >> >>Here is what I understand to be what I need in addition to my computer: >> >>Digium X100P + TDM400P >>Grandstream BT102 >> >> >> >> >>_______________________________________________ >>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 >> >> >> > >_______________________________________________ >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 > > >
Assuming that you have 1 <- analog lines <- 4 and that you want your phones to be 100% VoIP (i.e. no Analog handsets): You should just need the new Digium TDM04B bundle and the granstream phone(s). If you have 1 <- analog lines <= 2 and 1 <= analog phones <= 2 then you can use the TDM22B bundle. --Ernest> -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com > [mailto:asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of > Christopher Wall > Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 10:36 AM > To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com > Subject: [Asterisk-Users] basic implimentation > > I have confused my self a little bit.... > > I want to have a couple of analog lines pointed at my > asterisk box, and > in turn piped out to a couple of phones. > > What cards do I need to get? > > Here is what I understand to be what I need in addition to my > computer: > > Digium X100P + TDM400P > Grandstream BT102 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
If you just want two lines in and two analog phones then you can go with a Wildcard TDM400P (2 Port FXS + 2 Port FXO Bundle) You can buy it from a reliable merchant here: http://www.totarotechnologies.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/58?osCsid=f28a1614e1da27df9a5f1ad8bc832657 Remember FXS=analog station, FXO=Central Office Grandstream phones do not require FXS ports as they use SIP and hook up to the network over cat5e ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Wall" <chris@clearview-cs.com> To: <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 10:36 AM Subject: [Asterisk-Users] basic implimentation> I have confused my self a little bit.... > > I want to have a couple of analog lines pointed at my asterisk box, and > in turn piped out to a couple of phones. > > What cards do I need to get? > > Here is what I understand to be what I need in addition to my computer: > > Digium X100P + TDM400P > Grandstream BT102 > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
yes, use the link posted below ----- Original Message ----- From: "Christopher Wall" <chris@clearview-cs.com> To: <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 11:51 AM Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] basic implimentation> when shopping for hardware, I have not found anything listed with the > verbage of bundle.... do you have a link to this? > > > Steve Totaro wrote: > > >If you just want two lines in and two analog phones then you can go witha> >Wildcard TDM400P (2 Port FXS + 2 Port FXO Bundle) > > > >You can buy it from a reliable merchant here: > >http://www.totarotechnologies.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/58?osCsid=f28a1614e1da27df9a5f1ad8bc832657> > > >Remember FXS=analog station, FXO=Central Office > >Grandstream phones do not require FXS ports as they use SIP and hook upto> >the network over cat5e > > > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Christopher Wall" <chris@clearview-cs.com> > >To: <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> > >Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 10:36 AM > >Subject: [Asterisk-Users] basic implimentation > > > > > > > > > >>I have confused my self a little bit.... > >> > >>I want to have a couple of analog lines pointed at my asterisk box, and > >>in turn piped out to a couple of phones. > >> > >>What cards do I need to get? > >> > >>Here is what I understand to be what I need in addition to my computer: > >> > >>Digium X100P + TDM400P > >>Grandstream BT102 > >> > >> > >> > >> > >>_______________________________________________ > >>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 > >> > >> > >> > > > >_______________________________________________ > >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 > > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
Do tell, what is the advantage of buying from you, rather than directly from Digium for the exact same price? It would appear that anyone with real interest in Asterisk would be choosing Digium as their hardware supplier, unless there was a *substantial* cost savings in buying elsewhere? -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Steve Totaro Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 3:17 PM To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] basic implimentation> >You can buy it from a reliable merchant here: > >http://www.totarotechnologies.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/xxx
Very good question. I suppose the only real *benefit* we can offer is more in-depth tech support as well as customized .conf files for a particular setup. Not everyone wants to learn * from soup to nuts, let alone the time investment, maybe they may just want an all in one, awesome phone system that if purchased as a proprietary system, would cost tens if not hundreds of thousands of dollars. Take the NEC IPK system. Great system, but if you want in-skin voicemail with eight ports you can add 3k, eight ports of proprietary VoIP stations add another 3k, PRI card... well you see... Some people have the savy to seek out Asterisk yet they have more important things to attend to, such as running a business or a busy IT department that cannot spare the manpower. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jay Milk" <jay@skimmilk.net> To: <asterisk-users@lists.digium.com> Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 2:49 PM Subject: RE: [Asterisk-Users] basic implimentation> Do tell, what is the advantage of buying from you, rather than directly > from Digium for the exact same price? It would appear that anyone with > real interest in Asterisk would be choosing Digium as their hardware > supplier, unless there was a *substantial* cost savings in buying > elsewhere? > > -----Original Message----- > From: asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com > [mailto:asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Steve Totaro > Sent: Monday, May 10, 2004 3:17 PM > To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com > Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] basic implimentation > > > > >You can buy it from a reliable merchant here: > > > >http://www.totarotechnologies.com/catalog/product_info.php/products_id/ > xxx > > _______________________________________________ > 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 >
Voiptalk provide an excellent service and great support. -----Original Message----- From: asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com [mailto:asterisk-users-admin@lists.digium.com] On Behalf Of Brian Potkin Sent: 10 May 2004 23:51 To: asterisk-users@lists.digium.com Subject: Re: [Asterisk-Users] SIP in the UK On Mon, May 10, 2004 at 08:58:23AM +0100, Gavin Hamill wrote:> http://www.voiptalk.org/ - this is the service-side of "TelAppliant",official> UK Digium resellers. > > I've written to VoIPTalk a couple of times and never got any responsefrom> them, and their outbound calling rates aren't fantastic. I would beconcerned> about their quality of customer service were I to be considering usingthem> for business use.The comment on VoIPTalk's calling rates is interesting as I came to a different conclusion. To instance the two main destinations I call, the UK and Spain, as an example, the rates are 1.6p and 2p per minute respectively. This appears to me to be very competitive with other offerings. Brian. _______________________________________________ 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