[TriLUG] Voice over IP information

[John Broome]

Mark Turner wrote:
> When I bought my new house I ported my Bell$outh home number to 
> Vitelity.com. While in theory you can port your number from any phone to 
> the International Space Station, move 10 miles away and Bellsouth will 
> issue you a new number.
> 
> While call quality with Vitelity (like any SIP provider that relies on 
> the Internet) hasn't been perfect, it has been well worth the money. We 
> save a bundle on landline charges and fees. Search my blog if you want 
> to know just how much it means to me to not give money to AT&T!
> 
> As for software, set up an Linux box with FreePBX. Its one of the best 
> Asterisk interfaces I've seen.

My Vonage ATA bit the dust in an electrical storm last week, and i
already have a Vitelity account.  I'm seriously thinking of porting our
number and doing * from the house.

I need to pick up a FXS adapter, but other than that i'm ready to go. :)