Comments on: 101 Things You Can Do With Asterisk (and more)!

By: Raj

Raj — Tue, 30 Sep 2008 20:32:22 +0000

Turn asterisk into Inventory Manager for any retail store or small stores. When the quantity of the goods reaches a threshold limit Asterisk system will wake and call the Store manager or Owner about the inventory status.

By: Jose Luis Carrillo

Jose Luis Carrillo — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 03:40:56 +0000

Asterisk can read our mail using Flite and MailCall and send it by fax to some one else with hylafax, inform by SMS to that person that a fax or e mail as been send to him, all that we can do´it using voice commands with LumenVox. This way we can manage or office with a phone call while we are driving or traveling.

By: Andrey Ustinov

Andrey Ustinov — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 15:00:37 +0000

We would like to share with you one interesting model for the use of the PBX Asterisk. To be more precise, the main idea is to use the Asterisk as a platform for the development of telecommunication services. With its open source software and API, the Asterisk can bring the development of telecommunication services down to a simpler process of Web programming thus considerably lowering “the entrance barrier” for those involving in the programming of new services.
We propose to integrate a new component (proxy) into the Asterisk platform. The main functionality of the proxy is to translate telecommunication calls into HTTP requests to external web services. Telecommunication services are located separately from the PBX, while the information they receive from Asterisk is presented as a HTTP-request. Technically, HTTP GET/POST request is a request, in which external telecommunications service passed information about the subscriber’s name - CallerIdName, caller’s number - CallerIdNumber and and called number - Extension. Upon receiving necessary parameters, such as (calling/called number) a web service produces and forwards its instructions to the proxy. The latter receives and translates them into Asterisk instructions. The development of such services under the architecture described above is similar to a conventional CGI-script, for which there is a plenty of programming tools. As a result a programmer doesn’t need to be familiar with the Asterisk API.

By: erik de wild

erik de wild — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 21:21:24 +0000

Three nifty features that, standing on the shoulders of giants, have been written by me.

Use gtalk or msn to set up conferene or send sms to large group bij sending a line like:
call number1 number2 number3 number4 to meetmecall@gtalk.com or meetmecall@hotmail.com

Limit the number of tries to call to a number on the Asterisk server with a context in extensions.conf of just 25 lines of asterisk script. After trying the max times (f.i. 5 times within the last hour) the call is routed in a special way (Hangup() or Festival(”don’t call again we won’t call you”) )

The queue assistant saves you money an a lot of annoyence because of the lousy music on hold during log waiting times. Just send qa -your phone number- -number with the long queues lousy moh and long waiting times- to meetmecall@gtalk.com and your phone wil ring when the other side has been anwered by a flesh and blood agent.

By: Amit Salunkhe

Amit Salunkhe — Tue, 01 Jul 2008 06:39:32 +0000

Hi
All the guys who comment on this subject are really Great. all opnion shows As per requirements & application we can use Asterisk. it means Asterisk useful as core or lead component of the system.
combi or inconnected system can possible with Asterisk.

Amit

By: Svetlio

Svetlio — Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:17:50 +0000

I developed a billing system for prepaid cards with asterisk with many extras like: callerID recognizing, speed dialing, 2 languages (EN & BG), info system, and many more. Probably the best feature of my instalation - our customers can call to Google talk accounts. Also I have a GSM gateway based on extras in 1.6 beta version.

By: Diego Viola

Diego Viola — Sun, 22 Jun 2008 22:14:00 +0000

I successfully deployed my first Asterisk system to a company where I’m working now.

So it’s paying my bills and the work I do is very fun

I can’t wait for 1.6 with all the features it will bring to us, it will just make my work a lot more fun and it will improve the quality of my work as well, and the quality of this people’s life’s.

Asterisk rocks!

By: Fortel

Fortel — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 02:22:40 +0000

We’ve set up Asterisk in apartment buildings, leveraging the economy of scale to provide VoIP to the residents. ATAs are connected to * as extensions. Each apartment has it’s own DID, which is cheap! The apartment leasing offices are tied to the same system, and makes for easy communication- just dial 8 plus the apartment number to connect. Late notices can be automated with TTS, etc. Voice mail to email notification is a real perk to the tenants, etc… It provides additional revenue streams to the building owners, while saving the tenants $.. Win win!

By: Jeff Keeme

Jeff Keeme — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:51:12 +0000

Asterisk has allowed me to start and have success in being an entrepreneur.

By: Bart Fisher

Bart Fisher — Thu, 19 Jun 2008 15:27:00 +0000

Drug Testing program

Were Callers are required to call the system to find out if they are randomly selected to report for drug testing. Provides detail logs of call in times and CallerID.