Important links for cool phone tricks ๐
- Get a VOIP chat account (free) from the Gizmo Project.
- Get a free software phone from the XTen guys. (X-Lite is fine)
- Use Virtual PC and fire up an install of Asterisk @ Home (VMWare free player is fine if you follow these instructions)
- Follow the Asterisk @ Home handbook, and install the software and create at least one extension.
- Connect X-Lite and Asterisk, make sure the echo test (*43) works
- Add the Gizmo Project account as an incoming and outgoing trunk. Remember you ONLY GET 25 cents of free time for outgoing calls… so test fast unless you want to pay (1 cent a minute). I found the routing steps a bit confusing. I finally used the routing dial pattern from the handbook.
- Test outgoing calls by calling your cell phone or landline.
- Test incoming calls via the free dial in gateway for the Gizmo Project.
That did it for me ๐