Quote Originally Posted by bigdessert View Post
I'll be truthful, this is all over my head, I will start reading and playing around and see if I can make things work. The one statement that stands out to me here is " I have not played with TrixBox since they went a bit over the edge a while ago." can you please explain what you mean by this? I thought trixbox was the defacto standard open source setup for getting asterisk up and running. Maybe I am wrong. I am just starting to dabble in these setups because the company I work for wants me to start looking into voip phone systems instead of straight digital "nortel" type systems. Yes I am fresh fish and am just starting to get wet, but dont want to head down the wrong direction....I think what you are referring to is the buyout by fonality if I'm not mistaken.

Thanks for all the help.
I started out on Trixbox several years ago and it was great. Over the years in my opinion they have become kind of a mess and have had some controversy. I switched over to PBX In a Flash and it has been great. I would recommend taking a look at that. It is similar to Trixbox as in it includes everything you need to get set up, but I think it is easier and less bloated. Some will also say your privacy is more protected..

Also, as someone already mentioned, you might be better off testing and learning with a VOIP provider that supports BYOD more openly than VOIPo does. I love VOIPo and their service and support is fantastic. I'm a big fan, but wouldn't be my first choice for learning Asterisk. There are a few pay as you go providers that support Asterisk and have good configuration settings and things like that. I don't know if it is appropriate to mention here but PM me if you like. The VOIP Tech Chat forum at broadbandreports.com is also a great resource.
Scott