Asterisk is the engine that enables pstn/voip connectivity (think linux kernel).<br>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).&nbsp; A good place to start is with PBXInAFlash (<a href="http://pbxinaflash.org">pbxinaflash.org</a>).<br>
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<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Jan 19, 2009 at 11:29 AM, Kurt Granroth <span dir="ltr">&lt;<a href="mailto:kurt%2Bplug-discuss@granroth.com">kurt+plug-discuss@granroth.com</a>&gt;</span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
I know that there are some people on this list that use Asterisk a<br>
decent bit. &nbsp;Those that do... are you familiar with GrandCentral? &nbsp;If<br>
so, how do they compare?<br>
<br>
<a href="http://www.grandcentral.com/home/features" target="_blank">http://www.grandcentral.com/home/features</a><br>
<br>
I really like the control that something like GrandCentral gives you.<br>
The ability to choose where you receive a call (home, cell, work, etc)<br>
based on who is calling or when they are calling is a killer feature for me.<br>
<br>
Alas, there are just too many potential gotchas with that service to<br>
really commit to it other than as a play-thing (or as a number passed<br>
out freely to businesses and warranty cards and the like). &nbsp;What I would<br>
like is that kind of control... but in a way that *I* control it all!<br>
<br>
So no calls being routed through a 3rd party server; no voicemails<br>
stored on their server; no need to upload all of my contacts to a search<br>
company; etc.<br>
<br>
Asterisk seems like it might be able to do all that... but who can tell?<br>
&nbsp;Their site is horribly disorganized and when you do find a &quot;feature&quot;<br>
page, they spend all their time in an acronym frenzy.<br>
<br>
So... does anybody know?<br>
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Kurt<br>
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