asterisk users - Aug 2004 - PSTN Access Providers for Asterisk

Asterisk Users,

I'm looking for U.S. providers that will provide access to the PSTN and
allow me to easily use my Asterisk box with their services.  I would
prefer a provider that supports number portability, so that I can park my
existing cell number on their network and later move it again, but I'm
open to doing some funky stuff with call forwarding if I have to do that.

Can anyone provide their recommendations or experience in using a VoIP
provider, as opposed to a LEC, to provide Asterisk with PSTN access?

Thanks, in advance, for your ideas.

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Try voicepulse connect.... connect.voicepulse.com


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Subject: [Asterisk-Users] PSTN Access Providers for Asterisk

Asterisk Users,

I'm looking for U.S. providers that will provide access to the PSTN and
allow me to easily use my Asterisk box with their services.  I would
prefer a provider that supports number portability, so that I can park my
existing cell number on their network and later move it again, but I'm
open to doing some funky stuff with call forwarding if I have to do that.

Can anyone provide their recommendations or experience in using a VoIP
provider, as opposed to a LEC, to provide Asterisk with PSTN access?

Thanks, in advance, for your ideas.

--          _ 
__ __ ___ _| | William R. Lorenz <wrl@express.org> 
\ V  V / '_| | http://www.ohiolinux.org/ ; Free conference and event hosting
 \./\./|_| |_| Linux and OSS-related topics. October 2, 2004 - Columbus, OH.

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On Wed, 4 Aug 2004, William R. Lorenz wrote:
> I'm looking for U.S. providers that will provide access to the PSTN and
> allow me to easily use my Asterisk box with their services.  I would
> prefer a provider that supports number portability, so that I can park my
> existing cell number on their network and later move it again, but I'm
> open to doing some funky stuff with call forwarding if I have to do that.
http://www.voip-info.org/wiki-VOIP+Service+Providers
> Can anyone provide their recommendations or experience in using a VoIP
> provider, as opposed to a LEC, to provide Asterisk with PSTN access?
After you go through the providers listed in the page above, reviewing
each of their coverage areas, features, use policies, etc, you'll probably
have narrowed it down to just a few who could meet your particular needs.
At that point you can use google or another list archive search tool to
find praises, rants, and probably config examples, for the ones you are
interested in.

Greg