On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 5:04 AM, Rogelio <[email protected]> wrote:
> Please excuse the ignorance of these questions. (I still have yet to > install and configure a VoIP solution.) Depending on the feasibility > of some of these questions, I was going to try my hand at installing > something... It would be a good idea to read at least one book about the subject. You can download a free copy of Asterisk TFOT book here: http://downloads.oreilly.com/books/9780596510480.pdf > --Is there a way to pick the best SIP service for each country? So, > let's say I buy service from several companies, and one country is 50c > per minute and another service offers 45c, how do the VoIP servers > (Asterisk, Trixbox, FreePBX, etc) auto switch between the best rest > rate? This would be done by the dialplan. Look at http://voip-info.org for more about dialplans. I recommend reading the book first, though. > --Can people's VoIP phones be a part of several extensions (on > different VoIP solutions)? Definitely. Extensions are part of the dialplan. > --Say about 10-20 of us want a virtual receptionist, and want to > rotate them so that calls work in different times zones (autoswitch on > certain times, auto go to a different receptionist if one is busy, > etc). Where might I look to think about this? The dialplan takes care of this kind of switching. > --Google Voice will not forward texts and calls to foreign numbers, so > what type of solution would I need to accept calls (to a US number) > and then forward the texts / calls to foreign cell phones? A USA number. Get a free one from ipkall.com or go to on.com or sipgate.com or teliax.com and buy a pay as you go DID. Forward GV number to the US number. > --Can DID number I buy intelligently forward faxes to one number and > all other calls to another number? See "Dialplan". > Thanks for any advice you might have. I'm very new to all of this... Take the first advice, look for a book, there are many but Asterisk The Future of Telephony is excellent and you can get everywhere. /r -- _____________________________________________________________________ -- Bandwidth and Colocation Provided by http://www.api-digital.com -- New to Asterisk? Join us for a live introductory webinar every Thurs: http://www.asterisk.org/hello asterisk-users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
