[VoIP] Naive question

[John Novack]

Steph Kerman wrote:
>
> I am not talking about myself here.  Though I have little appetite for 
> monkeying with Windows, I do fix my own car, enjoy playing with 
> switching equipment and will set up an * box of my own at the right 
> time for me.  I'm exploring the idea as a means to expand the actual 
> utility of CNET to something beyond what ham radio is mostly about: an 
> end in itself where 90% of the conversation consists of people talking 
> about their rigs.
>
> Steph
Gizmo may be a good choice then
Easy to set up on any Windoze machine with a sound card and mike Free 
between Gizmo users, open SIP protocol and easy for the CNET/Asterisk 
user to set up.
I can't speak for how others use CNET/Asterisk, but most of my 
conversations aren't over my gear, some involves discussions somewhat 
related, such as why this hobby attracts such strange people, but most 
of my usage with other members involves matters completely unrelated to 
telephony.
Some of us have commercial VOIP connections as well, integrated into our 
CNET dialplans
Commercial VOIP services usually are locked in some way to the provider, 
and access to them is, in one way or another through the PSTN scheme, 
even though it may be VOIP from end to end.

John Novack

> John Novack wrote:
>> All require HSIA of some sort, so why wouldn't anyone interested set 
>> up their own Asterisk box? Machine requirements are minimal, 
>> depending on what the goal is. I know of one CNET member that is 
>> running an AMD K6-233 with a small amount of memory and a 10-15 Gig 
>> HD.  Those can be had at thrift shops for next to nothing these days.
>>
>> John Novack
>>
>>
>> Steph Kerman wrote:
>>> Is there any practical mechanism by which people who subscribe to
>>> commercial Voip services could be called on a direct Voip basis by CNET
>>> users, without going out into the PSTN and NANP?
>>>
>>> Steph
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