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    i have a RJ11 port on my laptop, does this mean it is a PSTN Card??

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    • scottalanmillerS
      scottalanmiller @IT-ADMIN
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      @IT-ADMIN said:

      i don't know whether the freePBX will recognize it as a PSTN card or not??

      There is no term called "PSTN card." This is a modem, not an FXO. Don't use the term PSTN card, use the technical terms as PSTN card would refer to many things, both things that would work and things that would not.

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      • scottalanmillerS
        scottalanmiller @IT-ADMIN
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        @IT-ADMIN said:

        i fear that after finishing the setup, the freePBX will not recognize it ??

        As you should, there is effectively no chance that this would work. Normally those aren't even real modems but WinModems which, for all intents and purposes, don't exist (it's like FakeRAID... looks like a modem, acts like a modem but only when a driver is faking it to you.)

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        • scottalanmillerS
          scottalanmiller @IT-ADMIN
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          @IT-ADMIN said:

          because i look for that PSTN gateway linksys SPA 3102 here in qatar and didn't find it, people told me that is illegal to sell such voip devices !

          That would, in turn, make what you are trying to do illegal, you would assume as all you are trying to do is make your own "illegal device."

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          • IT-ADMINI
            IT-ADMIN
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            so sad, i had only a learning intention, that is all
            any way thank you very much

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            • scottalanmillerS
              scottalanmiller @IT-ADMIN
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              @IT-ADMIN said:

              so sad, i had only a learning intention, that is all
              any way thank you very much

              You might be fine legally, maybe they just can't sell them. But the modem in the laptop will not talk to FreePBX. They just don't work that way, I'm afraid.

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              • JaredBuschJ
                JaredBusch @scottalanmiller
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                @scottalanmiller said:

                But the modem in the laptop will not talk to FreePBX. They just don't work that way, I'm afraid.

                I would say the modem in the laptop, almost certainly will not talk to FreePBX, simply because I have never tried to use a modem in that way. It is always possible, but extremely unlikely.

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                • JaredBuschJ
                  JaredBusch
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                  @IT-ADMIN said:

                  because i look for that PSTN gateway linksys SPA 3102 here in qatar and didn't find it, people told me that is illegal to sell such voip devices !

                  It may be illegal to sell them, but that does not make it illegal to purchase. Obviously, it may also be illegal to purchase.

                  Google got me to dutycalculator.com which said:

                  Importation of these articles may be subject to licence requirements (No Objection Certificate). Please contact Telecom Regulatory Authority for more information. [Some Probability]

                  image.jpg

                  That page linked me to here, which I cannot read.

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                  • IT-ADMINI
                    IT-ADMIN
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                    i will import it from my home country (morocco), i checked and i found it there, when i go to my vacation i will bring one.

                    thank you guys and i'm sorry for my delay to reply due to time difference (6 hours btw qatar and New York)

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                    • scottalanmillerS
                      scottalanmiller @JaredBusch
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                      @JaredBusch said:

                      I would say the modem in the laptop, almost certainly will not talk to FreePBX, simply because I have never tried to use a modem in that way. It is always possible, but extremely unlikely.

                      The biggest issue is that since around 2003 or so, those devices are no longer actually modems (almost always) and are just RJ11 adapters and expect the full modem functionality to be handled in a driver, and those drivers are Windows only, hence the term WinModem. After a certain point nearly all of those devices were handled in software only leaving Linux (and FreePBX) without good access to them.

                      In theory a full FXO card could be done this way in software though.

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                      • scottalanmillerS
                        scottalanmiller @IT-ADMIN
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                        @IT-ADMIN said:

                        i will import it from my home country (morocco), i checked and i found it there, when i go to my vacation i will bring one.

                        thank you guys and i'm sorry for my delay to reply due to time difference (6 hours btw qatar and New York)

                        What city are you from? I was in Fes recently.

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                        • IT-ADMINI
                          IT-ADMIN @scottalanmiller
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                          @scottalanmiller said:

                          What city are you from? I was in Fes recently.

                          ooh you are welcome, i'm from Safi, it is far away from Fes (about 500 KM )
                          Fes is the cultural city of morocco

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                          • scottalanmillerS
                            scottalanmiller
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                            We had a nice time there. We hope to visit Casablanca on our next trip there.

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                              hhhh you know much about morocco, but i want to inform you that casablanca is the economic capital of morocco, there are other touristic cities like marakech or agadir or north of morocco near spain

                              have a great day

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                              • IT-ADMINI
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                                if you go there don't forget to bring me one linksys spa 3102, lol

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                                • scottalanmillerS
                                  scottalanmiller @IT-ADMIN
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                                  @IT-ADMIN said:

                                  hhhh you know much about morocco, but i want to inform you that casablanca is the economic capital of morocco, there are other touristic cities like marakech or agadir or north of morocco near spain

                                  have a great day

                                  I'm generally not a tourist. Avoiding tourists areas is normally my goal.

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                                  • IT-ADMINI
                                    IT-ADMIN
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                                    oh, i see, casablanca is your destination then, you will like it

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                                    • IT-ADMINI
                                      IT-ADMIN
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                                      we call it china of morocco, cuz you can find there whatever you want in terms of devices...

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                                      • scottalanmillerS
                                        scottalanmiller
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                                        Ha ha. I'm sure. It is a huge city and the center of the country, I would expect everything to be available there. I hear that the weather is awesome too.

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