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Posted: Sep 11, 2007 - 08:04 AM Reply with quote Back to top
Hello, I'm new here but have been trying to sort out what I need for some time now. Each time I ask for help somewhere, I usually get bombarded with acronyms and techie shorthand that completely bewilder me.

I want to either set up or subscribe to a system that will allow my web site to:

1. Have several incoming toll free numbers
2. Configure an * system that, upon answer and subsequent action, redirects the calls to 3rd party land lines that correspond to 5-digit ID numbers.

-hopefully using VoIP
-5-digit ID number being keyed in
-will work with 10,000+ 5-digit IDs

All calls would be US based.
This is not any type of "calling plan" service
Setup and monthly fees need to be competitive
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Joined: Jan 21, 2005
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Posted: Sep 13, 2007 - 07:02 PM Reply with quote Back to top
Hi,
What you need is a 'Click to Call' system, perhaps like the one described by Dean here http://www.voipuser.org/forum_topic_9971.html

There are several good guides on setting up a vanilla Asterisk system on the net http://www.asteriskguru.org is one of the simplest, or with a little care it can be done on a pre-packaged system like TrixBox. In either case it is probably a good idea to find out how the basic system works before looking at Click to Call. You'll have a far better idea as to what the acronyms mean then.

Depending on the number of telephone lines you want to run, then branching to the PSTN your Asterisk system will need one or more of the following: Analogue Telephone Adaptor (ATA) <single line>,
SIP gateway <usually start at 8 lines upwards> or a TDM card http://digium.com fitted with fxo ports <Most handle 4 lines, but 24 lines are available>, or you can go the whole hog and have a multi-channel ISDN card fitted

Can't help with where to get the toll free numbers. But if you are going to use pass-coding then you will only need one
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