[TriLUG] Suggested Asterisk voip setup

[Hadrian Zbarcea]

Hi,

I think there was some previous talk about asterisk in the past, but I  
subscribed recently to the list.

I want to try a voip solution using Asterisk.  My research was not  
very conclusive, so I hope somebody who did this could help.  I have 2  
(up to 4 in the future) AT&T landlines, I will have 6 voip phones for  
now, not heavy call volume.  I will need to buy all the hardware, so I  
am flexible there.  Do you have any recommendation for:

1. FXO card (Digium, Sangoma, Rhino?)
2. System and OS.  Is there any issue with AMD vs Intel.
3. Phones that work (Aastra seems good)
4. Good supplier/reseller (although they may all be pretty much the  
same)

Help much appreciated,
Hadrian