[CentOS] OT: google voice + chat <- Re: finding the right serial port, enabling & configuring it [was: Re: fax software]>

Tue Mar 29 18:37:47 UTC 2011
Stephen Harris <lists at spuddy.org>

On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 01:24:47PM -0500, Les Mikesell wrote:
> The latter.  If I followed the scenario correctly, the asterisk server 
> (which acts as a PBX) logs into the google chat session pretending to be 
> you at your browser, and when a voice call comes to the chat session it 
> forwards it to a sip/voip phone.  If you don't have a sip phone, the ATA 

Exactly correct.  It also works the other way; pick up the phone and
dial a number and asterisk routes it via google chat so you get your
free US calls and cheap international calls.

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rgds
Stephen