GrandCentral via Asterisk

[JD Austin]

The main reason I recommend PBXInAFlash over Trixbox is that
1. After the famous root exploit pre-installed spyware incident I don't
trust Fonality.
2. They have a long history of delivering broken installs but have been
getting better in the last year or so.
3. They say they're an open source project but don't really act like one.
4. Trixbox is RPM based , and PBXInAFlash uses Centos 5 but compiles all of
the asterisk components from source (which is what you have to do most of
the time to fix Trixbox).
5. Unlike a lot of other distributions PBXInAFlash doesn't try to hide that
FreePBX is doing all of he real magic that those distributions taking credit
for.
6. PBXInAFlash works reliably and doesn't have everything under the sun
thrown in that you don't need.

That said, Kerry Garrison's tutorials are pretty good.
In either case if you want to learn start here:
http://dumbme.mbit.com.au/
http://dumbme.mbit.com.au/piaf/piaf_without_tears.pdf
http://dumbme.mbit.com.au/trixbox2/trixbox2_without_tears.pdf

JD
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On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 10:01 PM, Lisa Kachold <lisakachold at obnosis.com>wrote:

>  Yea Howdy!
>
> Trixbox ala Kerry Garrison is a really easy PBX setup (complete with
> everything you need for an AutoAttendant, Voicemail, Fax, CMS, dial around
> and through apps)  that installs from an ISO:
> http://www.trixbox.org/downloads
>
> Kerry Garrison offers easy to follow videos here: asterisktutorials.com  -
> search for trixbox.
>
> Simple setup How-Tos exist at voip-info.org
>
> Course you can get a fine PSTN SIP trunk from axvoice.com for $9.99 a
> month *or* buy FX0 cards for a phone line (or lines).
>
> You can buy a drop and dial asterisk based configuration from Jim Rhodes
> over at Rhinoequipment.com.
>
> I think my name is still on some of the bash scripts for the Trixbox 2.0
> release from contributions?
>
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> Date: Mon, 19 Jan 2009 13:19:24 -0700
> Subject: Re: GrandCentral via Asterisk
> From: jd at twingeckos.com
> To: plug-discuss at lists.plug.phoenix.az.us
>
>
> Asterisk is the engine that enables pstn/voip connectivity (think linux
> kernel).
> Asterisk when bundled with other open source software can do all the things
> GrandCentral does and more provided you give it the connectivity it needs to
> do so (PSTN or voip).  A good place to start is with PBXInAFlash (
> pbxinaflash.org).
>
> JD
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> JD Austin
> Twin Geckos Technology Services LLC
> jd at twingeckos.com
> 480.288.8195x201
> http://www.twingeckos.com
>
>
> Katharine Hepburn  - "Death will be a great relief. No more interviews."
>
> On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 11:29 AM, Kurt Granroth <
> kurt+plug-discuss at granroth.com> wrote:
>
> I know that there are some people on this list that use Asterisk a
> decent bit.  Those that do... are you familiar with GrandCentral?  If
> so, how do they compare?
>
> http://www.grandcentral.com/home/features
>
> I really like the control that something like GrandCentral gives you.
> The ability to choose where you receive a call (home, cell, work, etc)
> based on who is calling or when they are calling is a killer feature for
> me.
>
> Alas, there are just too many potential gotchas with that service to
> really commit to it other than as a play-thing (or as a number passed
> out freely to businesses and warranty cards and the like).  What I would
> like is that kind of control... but in a way that *I* control it all!
>
> So no calls being routed through a 3rd party server; no voicemails
> stored on their server; no need to upload all of my contacts to a search
> company; etc.
>
> Asterisk seems like it might be able to do all that... but who can tell?
>  Their site is horribly disorganized and when you do find a "feature"
> page, they spend all their time in an acronym frenzy.
>
> So... does anybody know?
>
> Kurt
>
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