PersonalTelcoPbx is a telephone system providing user friendly voice communications that very closely resembles what you get with your standard telephone company but with more features and less (nearly zero) cost. It currently consists of a single Linux host running the Asterisk open source PBX software with some special telephony hardware inside but will hopefully expand to a network of similar servers.
External Access
Gateways currently exist to the public switched telephone network (PSTN), Free World Dialup, IAXTel, e164.org and of course SIP on the Internet. Plans are in the works for integration with ENUM and e164.org but these have not been fully implemented yet. Here are the numbers you can use to reach the PtpPbx from these telephone networks:
PSTN (like Qwest or Verizon) |
(503) 914-6550 |
Free World Dialup |
274185 |
IAXTel |
(700) 914-6550 |
SIP |
sip://5039146550 @sip.personaltelco.net |
e164.org (International ENUM) |
88299 000079 00 |
Dialing Plans
Depending on your context you may have different dialing options available. Currently there are two visible contexts: incoming caller and registered user. The incoming caller context is what you get when you reach the PBX by dialing one of the numbers listed in the External Access section, the registered user context is what's available on phones (hardware or software) that are attached to a registered account on the PBX.
Incoming Callers
Option |
Description |
0 |
Directory of PTP Extensions |
1+NNN |
Dial PTP Extension (extensions can be 1 to 3 digits) |
4 |
Tri-met Bus Arrival Utility |
6 |
General Conference Room (Public) |
* |
Voicemail Administration |
Registered Users
Option |
Description |
0 |
Directory of PTP Extensions |
1+NNN |
Dial PTP Extension (extensions can be 1 to 3 digits) |
3 |
Echo Test |
4 |
Tri-met Bus Arrival Utility |
6 |
General Conference Room (Public) |
7+NNNNNN |
Call Free World Dialup User |
88299+NNNNNN NN |
Call e164 international number |
9+NNN NNN NNNN |
Call 10 digit number on the PSTN (Free to USA and Canada) |
* |
Voicemail Administration |
Getting an Account
This process needs to be more streamlined but for now you can request an account by sending mail to nat@personaltelco.net. Currently the system supports SIP, IAX and IAX2 registrations.