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==raspberry pi asterisk==
 
==raspberry pi asterisk==
* using a raspberry pi model b and an old 8GB SD card
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I really am motivated to move on this project now that Microsoft is getting more aggressive about retiring old Linux clients and breaking backward compatibility.  Our old skype phones are acting lamer and lamer all the time with bad connections, voice mail failing to pick up, etc.
* but ordered a raspberry pi model b+ and 64GB microSD to upgrade to after my first try
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* my first dd of the incrediblypi image wouldn't boot, so format and try again
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* I have a google voice number, but I'm not clear on whether it will work.  We'll see.
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===experiment with PBX in a flash vm===
 
===experiment with PBX in a flash vm===
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* http://nerdvittles.com/?p=10151
 
* http://nerdvittles.com/?p=10151
  
I really am motivated to move on this project now that Microsoft is getting more aggressive about retiring old Linux clients and breaking backward compatibility.  Our old skype phones are acting lamer and lamer all the time with bad connections, voice mail failing to pick up, etc.
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* using a raspberry pi model b and an old 8GB SD card
 +
* but ordered a raspberry pi model b+ and 64GB microSD to upgrade to after my first try
 +
* my first dd of the incrediblypi image wouldn't boot, so format and try again
 +
* I have a google voice number, but I'm not clear on whether it will work.  We'll see.

Revision as of 00:27, 16 August 2014

Reading about options

A skype plugin for asterisk

  • exploring yate

http://yateclient.yate.ro/

  • asterisk docs

https://wiki.asterisk.org/wiki/display/AST/Installing+AsteriskNOW

  • need to read this walkthrough for asterisk on raspberrypi

http://meshedinsights.com/2014/01/28/pibx/

raspberry pi asterisk

I really am motivated to move on this project now that Microsoft is getting more aggressive about retiring old Linux clients and breaking backward compatibility. Our old skype phones are acting lamer and lamer all the time with bad connections, voice mail failing to pick up, etc.

experiment with PBX in a flash vm

neat! there is a doc on how to run asterisk on your raspberry pi


  • using a raspberry pi model b and an old 8GB SD card
  • but ordered a raspberry pi model b+ and 64GB microSD to upgrade to after my first try
  • my first dd of the incrediblypi image wouldn't boot, so format and try again
  • I have a google voice number, but I'm not clear on whether it will work. We'll see.