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Deploying a Free Turnkey Phone System

Deploying a Free Turnkey Phone System

Sunday, December 31, 2023

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To say the New Year is ushering in a scaled back constituency for self-managed telephony systems would be an understatement. Much of this migration from Asterisk® can be traced directly to the proliferation of cell phones coupled with the expansion of Zoom and Microsoft Teams deployments thanks to the COVID nightmare. Despite Sangoma’s best efforts to commercialize Asterisk and FreePBX®, we think there’s still a place for free systems especially turnkey Asterisk PBX deployments that can coexist on Windows, Mac,… Read More ›

The Poor Wise Man's Burglar Alarm System with Asterisk: Under $10/month

The Poor Wise Man’s Burglar Alarm System with Asterisk: Under $10/month

Monday, July 14, 2014

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If you’re like us, spending $50 a month or more on a home security system is a bit like pouring money down the toilet. Add to that the complications of getting one to work reliably with VoIP without spending another $50 a month on a Ma Bell vintage telephone line just adds insult to injury. So perhaps you can share our elation when an email arrived last week announcing Straight Talk’s new Remote Alert System, a $10/month cellular-based system that… Read More ›

Installing OS X Lion: The Short List of Gotcha's

Installing OS X Lion: The Short List of Gotcha’s

Thursday, July 21, 2011

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Here’s a really quick checklist of things you need to know before you upgrade your Mac to OS X Lion…

A Baker's Dozen Asterisk Nuggets from the Forums

A Baker’s Dozen Asterisk Nuggets from the Forums

Tuesday, March 17, 2009

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Some Asterisk Gold that we mined by visiting the forums: a Skype Gateway for Asterisk, CallerID Lookups from 7 providers, faxing.everything with Asterisk, A2Billing tutorial for turnkey calling card systems, Asterisk Stickies, streaming Internet radio, and more…