I Apologize if this has been asked before and I’m very new to this.
I currently use Vonage and I plan to switch to asterisk using freepbx. I plan to get an IP Phone. I don’t subscribe to an analog service and do want to create an VoIP solution.
In terms of hardware, what should I get? I’d like to be able to use 2 lines to start and eventually move up to 8 lines in the future.
Who do I need to get in touch with so that I could ‘purchase’ a telephone number?
Thanks for the input…
I’d suggest you download and become familiar with the book:
ASTERISK: The future of telephony.
It’s available for free download:
http://www.cyberciti.biz/files/free-linux-books-pdfs/AsteriskTFOT.zip
Bill/W5WAF
Since you are just starting out - unless you have a spare computer around, you may want to check out a hosted solution:
http://lylix.net/
or
http://www.aretta.com/products/hosted-asterisk.php
There may be other providers.
An advantage to going this route would be your initial startup costs. You would still need the IP phones - but from what I hear - these solutions are turn-key, so you can get comfortable with the environment. You can alway migrate to a in-house solution down the road.
I’m partial to the Pbx in a Flash distribution (, but all of these supported systems run FeePBX except for Trixbox - At least they say it isn’t FreePBX anymore.
HTH,
TomSyr