I've been running Asterisk since Dec 2002. Much of that time I've been running the Astlinux embedded distribution. That distro has been sitting at release 0.48 for quite along time. This has been something of a problem since that version…
In working towards completion of article on the GSM gateway I took some time to rework my Astlinux server. I finally got around to installing Lonnie Abelbeck’s new web interface. It’s really good.
Now that the NAB show is over I can reclaim some of my personal life and resume a couple of projects already underway, as well as add some new ideas. Here are some highlights of things to come;
GSM Gateway
My exploration of the Portech MV-370 SIP-GSM gateway will continue. I’ve decided that this will happen in two parts. Part one is a backgrounder exploring factors that could motivate a VOIP user to consider adding wireless gateway capability, what problems they might solve and a market overview of the available devices. This part is almost ready for the publisher and will appear at www.smallnetbuilder.com.
Wow! Today's Voip Users Conference call on Astlinux was great! It's just what I was hoping this group would evolve into. The last five or six of the weekly calls have been very good, and they seem to be getting…
John Bartlett over at CMP's No Jitter blog has posted an item from VoiceCon about Star2Star's offering which he characterizes as a "distributed PBX." He's right, it's interesting stuff. What he didn't mention is that one of the significant people…
Step 1: Get Another SIM Card
Last Friday I went down to my local T-Mobile shop and had my personal cellular plan converted to a family plan. Then I had them issue me a second SIM card, adding a new line to the plan. I told them that I’d use my old phone, an old Motorola Razr v3. I even brought it with me to the store. We used it to confirm that the SIM worked as expected.