In article <>, alexd <> wrote:
>Bryan wrote:
>
>> I would like a non-limited service but if there is a limited service,
>> then that is fine too.
>>
>> I need a PBX for my computer company. 95% of the companys services
>> are provided FREE to local and regional non-profit groups, schools,
>> ect. and we need a way to contact them and for them to contact us.
>> All of the staff the company I work for (about 10 of us) are current
>> students who spend time to provide these services. Since we are not
>> really paid, we need some sort of free service.
>
>If you're any good with computers, have a go at setting up Asterisk.
Seconded.
However, how are you going to make sure that the people trying to
contact you can actually contact you? How are they going to do it? Are
they going to pick up a phone and call a number? What number? What is
their phone connected to? (PSTN or tinternet?) Will you expect
(give/force?) them into using an IP phone of some sorts?
If you're going to suggest to them that they use a soft-phone, then you
might as well use Skype.
If you expect them to call a number from a real phone then you'll need
some sort of PSTN -> VoIP inbound service... Such as Sipgate, etc.
You can do this with asterisk, but you'll need a place to run the actual
server and Internet connectivity - An ADSL line will suffice if it's
not used for much else and has a static IP address. Look at trixbox -
www.trixbox.org that might get you started.
Good luck...
Gordon