I'm new to this forum, so hi to all.
Well new to posting. Been reading various posts and articles on here for a little while, and doing some research into VOIP.
I've decided to get into setting up an Asterisk server, and using VOIP not only for a good project, but also to save some costs on calls.
Currently for my small on-the-side business I run, I have an 0800 number, which redirects to my cellphone, thanks to Vodafone (free2call), which has been great, but getting costly.
As I've started to use a USB phone, with gizmo and skype, going great, the next step is getting it working with asterisk
My goals are to:
- Install Asterisk at home
- Have my 0800 number terminate on my home landline (much cheaper than terminating on a cellphone!)
- When I'm at home, redirect incoming 0800 calls to the phone in my home office
- When I'm away from home (& using a PC/internet elsewhere), redirect 0800 calls via VOIP, to my SIP connected PC
- When I'm away from both home, and not connected to any external PC, redirect 0800 calls to my cell phone
or voicemail
- All other home land line incoming calls, redirect to cordless or other fixed phone (maybe even a menu with extensions, and voicemail)
Here is my home network at present: (large size: http://www.ramsu.co.nz/~mike/voip/networkdiagram_existing.jpg)

And here is what I thought a VOIP setup would be: (large size: http://www.ramsu.co.nz/~mike/voip/networkdiagram_voip.jpg)

So can anyone tell me if my diagrams above look ok?
Some questions I have:
- What happens if power is out, and all hardware is off? Do I need a backup standard phone line connection, as in RED in the diagram above?
- Can asterisk tell if its an incoming 0800 call? And then give a different menu, with main option to transfer to home office phone?
- Can asterisk tell if its any other call, and give a personal greeting, and transfer to other wired phone or cordless?
- Can asterisk tell if its an incoming 0800 call, check if I'm at home (eg via bluetooth cellphone, or other means), and then transfer 0800 call via VOIP to another external PC, where I can use a softphone SIP client with my USB phone?
So then I can be sitting at any internet connected PC, logged in to SIP softphone client, and receive my 0800 calls, transfered from home.
Are the following new parts what I need:
- Digium Voxzone X100P or similar FXO card
- Linksys PAP2-NA gateway
Anything I've missed??
Lots of questions, so please bear with me!
Thank you for your time, and I look forward to some responses!
Cheers