Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 04:59:51 -0600 From: Nikolas Britton <nikolas.britton@gmail.com> To: Nick Triantos <nick-gmane@triantos.com> Cc: freebsd-questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: Answering machine / voicemail --> email? Message-ID: <ef10de9a0601300259p56ccb215rb88d58bcbe98bdb6@mail.gmail.com> In-Reply-To: <f9a1a5361a8348c7f285727abca4@news.gmane.org> References: <f9a1a5361a8348c7f285727abca4@news.gmane.org>
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On 1/29/06, Nick Triantos <nick-gmane@triantos.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I'm running a decently fast server with FreeBSD 5.4. I'd like to set up > a way that the box can act as a voicemail server, and turn the messages i= nto > emails. > > I see Asterisk as a possible solution, but it seems awfully heavyweight f= or > what I want. Are there any lighter-weight ways to achieve this? > > If Asterisk is the way to go, what's the cheapest modem card I can buy (f= or > a PCI Express-based Dell SC 420) that can answer the phone, and let the m= achine > receive these calls? It's for use in my home, so it's only 1 analog phon= e > line running into the house right now. > You want the Sipura SPA-3000 ($100) http://www.voipsupply.com/product_info.php?products_id=3D203 With this device and Asterisk you can convert your whole house to VoIP, without needing SIP phones or analog adapters for each device. Phone line coming into the house --> SPA-3000 (FXO port) --> SPA-3000 (Ethernet port) --> Asterisk Server --> SPA-3000 (Ethernet port) --> SPA-3000 (FXS Port) --> Phones. Download (513MB) and watch this video, everything will then make sense: http://downloads.revision3.com/torrents/systm/0005/systm--0005--asterisk--l= arge.xvid.avi.torrent Go here too: http://revision3.com/systm/asterisk/
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