Can Asterisk be proxied to Vonage WAS[RE: [wplug] RecommendedVOIPService]

Thu May 19 09:54:58 EDT 2005

Speakeasy now offers VOIP to their ISP customers.  Not sure of Asterisk support but might be worth
looking into.  They usually let you do what you want.

http://www.speakeasy.net

--- Ryan Brown <mailinglists at tblive.com> wrote:

> I can definitely vouch for Asterlink / Brian. He is without doubt one of the
> best and most active Asterisk developers.
> 
> Another one to check out is http://www.broadvoice.com/rateplans_byod.html
> They offer DIDs with unlimited incoming service for $6 a month. I have heard
> good things about them but I have never tried them myself.
> 
> I would stay away from VoiceConduits, LiveVoip, and SixTel - I have had very
> negative experiences with each including them losing my DIDs (VoiceConduits
> and LiveVoip) and having to issue me new ones. SixTel has never lost my DIDs
> but they have a lot of "All Circuits Busy" messages.
> 
> Ryan 
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: wplug-bounces+mailinglists=tblive.com at wplug.org
> [mailto:wplug-bounces+mailinglists=tblive.com at wplug.org] On Behalf Of Greg
> Simkins
> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 1:19 PM
> To: General user list
> Subject: Re: Can Asterisk be proxied to Vonage WAS[RE: [wplug]
> RecommendedVOIPService]
> 
> After my initial post, (and helpful response from Ryan Brown - Thanks!), I 
> got some more guidance on VoIP/Asterisk in Pittsburgh.
> 
> I talked to ASP Station (http://www.aspstation.com/).  Ed says that he is in
> 
> process of becoming a Vonage reseller.  Vonage won't give you the 
> configuration information that you need to be friendly with Asterisk, but he
> 
> implied that he would - and would be able to work shortly.
> 
> Also, I communicated with Greg Boehnlein who spoke at Ohio Linux and he sent
> 
> this advice:
> I would suggest one of the following to start your journey:
> 
> 1. Asterlink.Com - More business class, but you can ask them. I've
> fowarded this to Brian over there. Perhaps he can shed some more light.
> 
> 2. Teliax http://teliax.com/
> 3. VoicePulse - SIP only I think
> 
> You might want to just use NuFone's 800 service and just drop your 412 DID
> and give everyone your 800 number. Most residential subscribers use less
> than 400 minutes of service / month TOTAL for all calls, so that would be
> $7.60 / month in charges.
> 
> 
> -- 
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> 
> 
> I just received an development kit PCI Card from Digium for VOIP, which I 
> intend to bring to the Installfest this Saturday, so perhaps we can play 
> with it.
> 
> 
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "rl_jeffries" <rl_jeffries at comcast.net>
> To: "'General user list'" <wplug at wplug.org>
> Sent: Wednesday, May 18, 2005 11:39 AM
> Subject: Can Asterisk be proxied to Vonage WAS[RE: [wplug] Recommended 
> VOIPService]
> 
> 
> >I don't know anything about Asterisk, and very little about PBX, but could
> > the vonage voip be routed between a gateway/proxy and an Asterisk server, 
> > so
> > that Vonage can't see the Asterisk, or it's traffic? Just an
> > idea/concept/question. I just set up someone's shop with Vonage, and it
> > looks like that they would like to scale up to a PBX.
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wplug-bounces+rl_jeffries=comcast.net at wplug.org
> > [mailto:wplug-bounces+rl_jeffries=comcast.net at wplug.org] On Behalf Of Ryan
> > Brown
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 11:06 AM
> > To: 'General user list'; 'Chris Romano'
> > Subject: RE: [wplug] Recommended VOIP Service
> >
> > You are correct. It used to integrate but Vonage stopped allowing it and
> > blocks it.
> >
> > Unfortunately I have yet to find a stable VoIP provider that works with
> > Asterisk and also has a 412 DID.
> >
> > SixTel (iax.cc) offers 412, its pretty stable but it does go down or ring
> > busy at times and they charge 1.7 cents a minute for incoming or outgoing
> > calls.
> >
> > LiveVoip is nice for outgoing at 1.2 cents a minute, but they are AWFUL 
> > for
> > inbound.
> >
> > Nufone is great but they are not accepting new signups and do not offer 
> > 412
> > DIDs.
> >
> > VoiceConduits supposedly offers 412 DIDs, but they failed to produce when 
> > I
> > ordered and never offered a refund (their provider went belly up a few
> > months back).
> >
> > BroadVoice is supposedly good, offers 412 DID, and offers an unlimited
> > incoming plan for $6-10 I think.
> >
> > Ryan
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wplug-bounces+mailinglists=tblive.com at wplug.org
> > [mailto:wplug-bounces+mailinglists=tblive.com at wplug.org] On Behalf Of
> > Teodorski, Christopher
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 10:18 AM
> > To: Chris Romano; General user list
> > Subject: RE: [wplug] Recommended VOIP Service
> >
> > I could be very mistaken -- but I don't think asterisk integrates with
> > Vonage.
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: wplug-bounces+christopher.teodorski=ddiworld.com at wplug.org
> > [mailto:wplug-bounces+christopher.teodorski=ddiworld.com at wplug.org] On
> > Behalf Of Chris Romano
> > Sent: Wednesday, May 11, 2005 10:16 AM
> > To: General user list
> > Subject: Re: [wplug] Recommended VOIP Service
> >
> > On 5/11/05, Greg Simkins <gregsim at telerama.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> I have a second phone line with Verizon which is costing too much
> >> money.  I either want to go to some affordable VOIP deal for that line
> >
> >> or I will just cancel it.
> >>
> >> Please recommend a good VOIP service in Pittsburgh Area (South Hills).
> >
> >>
> >> Greg Simkins
> >>
> >> ps.  I plan to hook it into Asterisk.  I just ordered the Digium
> >> developers kit and the  Paul Mahler book with CD.
> >
> >
> > I use vonage and love it.  I have not had any problems with it yet.  I
> > only have been using for about 4 or 5 months now.  I don't use
> > Asterisk or anything else, so I can't comment on that.  All I can say
> > is that I love not having to deal with Verizon any more.
> >
> > Chris
> >
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