asterisk users - Jan 2007 - connecting asterisk (trixbox) to traditional phone lines?

Ok,

I have trixbox working how I want.  How do I now (cheaply as possibly) get a
phone number so people can call it from any number?  I am just doing a
prototype so just want it done cheaply so I can demo it to my supervisors.

Thanks!
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On Jan 2, 2007, at 10:15 PM, blackwater dev wrote:
> I have trixbox working how I want.  How do I now (cheaply as  
> possibly) get a phone number so people can call it from any  
> number?  I am just doing a prototype so just want it done cheaply  
> so I can demo it to my supervisors.
I just went thru this recently. I ended up buying a compatible modem  
on Ebay. You can find them easily if you search for FXO or X100 but  
then you may also end up paying a premium to get one that is  
specifically being sold to the Asterisk community. (keep in mind  
"premium" being around $30, so we still aren't talking about an  
outrageous price)

What I did was checked the voip-info.org wiki on modem based FXOs and  
then searched ebay for modems listed with the correct chipsets. I  
lucked out and found one for $2.00 (with shipping I think it cost me  
$8.00 total). Mine is shows up as a Motorola X100 (or something to  
that effect). Seems to work fine, although I wasn't able to get  
Caller-ID working correctly (but I think that was a settings issue  
and I stopped pursuing it as it wasn't important for my pitching  
Asterisk).

I too did this using Trixbox.

-chris
<www.mythtech.net>

>From: "blackwater dev" <blackwaterdev@gmail.com>
>
>Ok,
>
>I have trixbox working how I want.  How do I now (cheaply as possibly) get 
>a
>phone number so people can call it from any number?  I am just doing a
>prototype so just want it done cheaply so I can demo it to my supervisors.
>
>Thanks!
Add an FXO to the box for about $18. (An X100P clone could be cheaper.)  You 
can also go SIPphone/Gizmo and or another provider for $5/month but it's 
probably more troublesome and can cost more.

Yuan Liu

To go nice and cheaply, you could just get a free number from  
IPKALL.com or Stanaphone.com..  And do it all over IP...
    -t-

On Jan 2, 2007, at 10:15 PM, blackwater dev wrote:
> Ok,
>
> I have trixbox working how I want.  How do I now (cheaply as  
> possibly) get a phone number so people can call it from any  
> number?  I am just doing a prototype so just want it done cheaply  
> so I can demo it to my supervisors.
>
> Thanks!