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I just moved into a new office and don't want to get a landline phone. I'd kind of like to set up an Asterisk box and use Google Voice as my service provider.

The main things I'd like to have are:

  1. Forward calls to my cellphone when I'm out of the office.
  2. Handle sending and receiving faxes.

Is doing this with Asterisk + Google Voice possible and/or the way to go? Or is there a better way to handle my situation? I've got some Raspberry Pis lying around that I'd love to give a use to.

Thanks!

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    Not an expert on Google or the Pi, but I do know a bit about VOIP (hence comment, not answer) VOIP and fax do not play well together, although sometimes it may work depending on the codec and protocol (there is a VOIp protocol for fax called T38). You are better off finding a gateway to convert email to fax and vv - its easier and more reliable. Forwarding calls to cellphone etc can work well with VOIP. You might also prefer a provider who offers SIP or IAX rather then Google voice, although Asterisk can be made to work with it. Also look at encryption while you are doing things.
    – davidgo
    Jan 20, 2015 at 6:27

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I did setup RasPBX on my Raspberry Pi and I really like it. I didn't try to setup fax on it, but I saw option in documentation. Forwarding should work fine too, I forward all phone calls from G voice to my Russian cell phone thru another (Multifon-Megafone) sip provider.

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