RE: [Nolug] Cox phone service

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ron Johnson [mailto:ron.l.johnson@cox.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 12:51 PM
> To: NOLUG ML
> Subject: RE: [Nolug] Cox phone service
>
>
> On Wed, 2003-01-29 at 08:03, Kevin Bucknum wrote:
> > I've been thinking about setting my box up to handle my
> voicemail etc for a
> > while. Single analog cards are down to $99, and there are
> several good
> > software vendors out there. The one that I've looked at the most is
> > http://www.asterisk.org/ It is actually a full featured
> pbx, but I don't
> > need most of the functions it supports. Just another one
> of my many half
> > finished side projects. After I really finish my pvr and
> I'll get serious
> > about this one :)
>
> Unfortunately, that's about VoIP.
>

Unless something has changed alot in the last few months, they handle
traditional phone lines, either analog or digital, just as well. The card
that I've got bookmarked is this one:
http://www.digium.com/?menu=wildcard_x100p They send you right back to the
asterisk site as the software to use. Main feature that I want is web
access to voicemail. We got that recently at work and I really like it.
Plus it would be an excuse to buy new hardware.

> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: David [mailto:davisparbuckle@cox.net]
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 7:53 AM
> > > To: nolug@joeykelly.net
> > > Subject: Re: [Nolug] Cox phone service
> > >
> > >
> > > I was just kidding. I was trying to stay on topic, i.e.
> Linux related
> > > discussions. Although, I must say my curiousity has now
> been sparked.
> > > Dave
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Ron Johnson" <ron.l.johnson@cox.net>
> > > To: "NOLUG ML" <nolug@joeykelly.net>
> > > Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 3:06 AM
> > > Subject: Re: [Nolug] Cox phone service
> > >
> > >
> > > > On Tue, 2003-01-28 at 20:54, dave wrote:
> > > > > I hooked my cox phone service up through my mandrake
> box, now Tux
> > > > > takes all my calls for me.
> > > >
> > > > How'd you do that? What h/w & s/w?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > > Ron
> > > >
> > > > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > > > From: Chuck Tran
> > > > > To: nolug@joeykelly.net
> > > > > Sent: Tuesday, January 28, 2003 8:31 PM
> > > > > Subject: [Nolug] Cox phone service
> > > > >
> > > > > Anyone have any experience using Cox phone
> > > service? In your
> > > > > experience is it cheaper or more expensive. How
> > > reliable is
> > > > > it? Is it a big headache? I'm considering
> > > switching some lines
> > > > > over.
>
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