[mythtv-users] MythTV and Asterisk?

[John Biundo]

True, of course.

But most people (especially those new to VoIP) want to keep their PSTN 
(regular telephone network) line and number, at least for a while, not 
make one big leap into VoIP land.

An x100P (or equivalent) will let you plug Asterisk into a phone jack 
connected to the PSTN, and keep all your existing infrastructure (analog 
phones, phone #, etc.) in place.

You can start out with it as a "fancy answering machine" (it does voice 
mail), and take it as far as you want.  Mine does all kinds of cool 
things, like find me/follow me (automatically transfer calls to each 
family member's cell phone if they're not at home), announce incoming 
caller id on each computer as well as the stereo system (soon on MythTV 
as well), screen callers who don't have caller id, etc.

cheers,
john

Dean Collins wrote:

 > Not entirely correct, you use an x100p if you want to connect to the
 > pstn, you can install asterisk without this card by connecting to a sip
 > or iax carrier (basically a carrier that connects calls via voip) eg I
 > use www.faktortel.com.au in Australia $9.95 a month unlimited incoming
 > calls.
 >
 > Cheers,
 >
 > Dean
 >
 >
 > -----Original Message-----
 > From: mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org
 > [mailto:mythtv-users-bounces at mythtv.org] On Behalf Of John Biundo
 > Sent: Monday, 23 January 2006 11:01 PM
 > To: Discussion about mythtv
 > Subject: Re: [mythtv-users] MythTV and Asterisk?
 >
 > Brad Fuller wrote:
 >
 >> Mike wrote:
 >> what hw is required? can you use a plain old modem card? Or do you
 >
 >
 > need
 >
 >> something fancy?
 >
 >
 >
 > Don't know what Mike is using for his asterisk-less solution.  With 
asterisk, you need an X100P card, which is a fancy modem, available on 
ebay for about $15 in the U.S.
 >
 > cheers,
 > john
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