[TriLUG] automatic calling software for school

[Shane O'Donnell]

Don't forget, they have to be able to live with it and use it after you leave...

Asterisk seems a risky bet, unless you (or another Asterisk wonk) are
willing to put yourself into potential auto-dialer servitude.

Shane O.

On 6/1/05, Aaron S. Joyner <aaron at joyner.ws> wrote:
> Doug_Newcomb at fws.gov wrote:
> 
> >
> >
> >Hi,
> >      My son's school has an automatic calling system to remind parents of
> >meetings, activities, volunteer events, etc.  It died.  Any suggestions for
> >a replacement?  I have forwarded info about Asterisk, but that may be a bit
> >much for them.  Cheapest they have found so far is $2400.
> >
> >
> Depends on what they want it to do.  Provided that you have someone
> capable of setting it up, Asterisk is a fabulous solution for this
> purpose.  Take an old computer they have lying around, through a minimal
> distro on it, slap in a few $14 modems off Ebay (depending on your
> requirements for concurrent lines), do a little setup and recording, and
> you have a good automated dialing system.  It's that "do a little setup
> and recording" step that requires someone at least vaguely familiar with
> Asterisk to tackle.  When it comes down to the particulars of how to do
> it, check out voip-info.org, the Asterisk-Users mailing list, and this
> list as well -- all will be good resources.  Depending on the cost of
> the time of the person doing that setup, this is likely a cheaper
> solution, and certainly a more flexible solution, than anything you'll
> find in the commercial world for $2400.
> 
> Best of luck,
> Aaron S. Joyner
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