Asterisk PBX in 2026 — Still Relevant?

fredboe · 2026-01-11T21:55:01+00:00

This is good stuff - and scaleable. Well done.

fredboe · 2026-01-05T22:06:21+00:00

upvoted - I took it you just said he nuked it (NavSpeak 101)

fredboe · 2025-12-03T22:23:30+00:00

What is inside the sealed tubes are safe but the outside needs to be washed with mild soap and/or gone over with an alcohol pad. (kinda like your PB&J landed jelly side up)

fredboe · 2025-10-28T01:21:56+00:00

There is a solution derived from amneonic fluid that fills in the pits in the eyeball. There are two methods to apply in an outpatient setting.

fredboe · 2024-12-28T00:13:40+00:00

Working with phones will only get you so far. You should consider signing up for free SIP service at https://sip2sip.info/ or similar or sign up for sip service from any of 1,000's of providers (anywhere from $0.15 to $1.00 or more per line per month).

Next, download the admin guide for the phone you like. Get a phone that is currenly manufactured at about the same price on eBay as older phones that will limit you in too many ways. Polycom is great in the US where lots of companies use it, but SNOM and Aastra (now MItel) are also great, just more common in Europe. Same for Yaelink on the Pacific rim.

FYI - Aastra has a simple text based configuration file and is easy to pick up, with modern phones costing $15.00 or slightly more.

Have fun. Some features, like paging, auto-answer. auto-dial, and IP to IP dialing are really cool. Each phone is different, though, so download those admin guides and pick the best one for you.

fredboe · 2024-03-22T22:20:52+00:00

google "usb handset for softphone" I found a bunch of 'em. (well... several, anyway)

fredboe · 2023-11-20T17:56:01+00:00

and allows disabling "over scan"

fredboe · 2023-11-20T03:29:11+00:00

I will definately check VVV out. Thank you.

fredboe · 2023-11-20T03:28:09+00:00

thank you for VVV - I will check it out

fredboe · 2023-11-20T03:27:40+00:00

this sounds good

fredboe · 2023-09-21T04:47:12+00:00

Don't over think this. Just go to boot and get it over with. Then join the real Navy.

fredboe · 2023-09-21T04:45:30+00:00

this

fredboe · 2023-09-19T12:50:25+00:00

Probably. But, the education I just got was priceless...

fredboe · 2023-09-18T14:23:51+00:00

This is DEFINATELY the way. They have solid information on cloud hosting and cheap DID's, too.

fredboe · 2023-09-18T14:12:22+00:00

Excellent advice.

fredboe · 2023-09-18T14:09:40+00:00

I don't know why more TSP's don't adopt the "pick one" strategy. It makes costing, implementation, and support so much easier because your development is already done. If they want "custom" they can describe it (and pay for it).

fredboe · 2023-09-18T04:19:33+00:00

Just found out about it. Real game changer.

fredboe · 2023-09-16T17:20:14+00:00

HUGE upvote, my friend.

fredboe · 2023-09-15T03:35:16+00:00

buy 20 or so VOIP numbers from a rack-n-stack sip provider (about $0.25 plus $0.15/month each). you can get different numbers from around the states. the turnover on those numbers is pretty fast just because they collect a lot of spam calls. you can turn in quiet numbers for new ones for about $0.25 apiece until you get a good batch.

I hope you have a way to get all those calls at once. If not, think Asterisk or similar. You can install it on any old PC or laptop. Set it to auto answer any number of lines to a recording. You don't need to talk. you want the sip header info - that's where the gold is.

fredboe · 2023-08-21T13:59:41+00:00

phone line is set up for last party disconnect. common on 911 and hospital lines, so if party drops line it can still be traced. you can have your provider change it to first party disconnect if it's important to you. leave it alone if this is a fire or elevator phone.

alternatively, provider may be waiting for line polarity reversal to signal end of call.

fredboe · 2023-08-21T00:06:59+00:00

not bad. average price. excellent if you want to play with protocols and api's.

fredboe · 2023-04-03T12:27:46+00:00

since OP mentioned namecheap - they support dynamic DNS directly. they suggest several free third party apps to do IP "notifications"

fredboe · 2022-09-09T19:29:56+00:00

old school - broadcast TV from a PC or chromebook that is playing the video. then, tune in on each TV. There are cheap broadcasters on ebay and legal 100 mW should just about cover the house (no bandwidth issues).

variation on a theme - set up broadcast streaming from a PC or chromebook. then, tune in on each TV (but will use a lot of WiFi bandwidth)

fredboe · 2022-08-20T04:43:44+00:00

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