Playing with Asterisk

I've decided to go even cheaper than Vonage. Don't get me wrong. I like Vonage. But I found this article on using Asterisk with the Broadvoice service, and I just couldn't resist anymore. I already had plans to setup an Asterisk server for the twice monthly podcast I run over at http://lordsoftyr.com. But having my own voip PBX system and being able to reduce my current $50 per month Vonage plan (Voice and Fax line) down to $20 per month is just too good to pass up.

Now all I have to do is get it setup properly! The Ubuntu repository binaries are a little old so I'm working on a script that will download and install all the bits that I need in a relatively automated fashion.  I'm running into a few compiling issues at the moment, but as soon as I work those out, I'll post my install script. Until then... check out that article on Asterisk from above. There are so many things you can do with it. I can't wait to start podcasting with my crew using it.