[Equipment] Configure Netgear switch to force Voice VLAN
I know there is a Netgear forum, but it appears to be all Netgear routers (a poor choice of router if you ask me but I digress). I'm trying to replicate a Voice VLAN configuration on a Netgear switch...
View Article[Other] Google Voice questions
Before anything else, I use corded phones only (currently via magic jack), and use Win-XP. But since with MJ - Caller ID is a no-show, I'm considering GV. so...I've bought an OBI200 approx. 2 weeks ago...
View Article"Rachel from Card Services"
We've all gotten the calls. "Rachel from Card Services" Now at this point probably most of the country has had some of these calls. (I had a voicemail message just yesterday: "Hi this is Sally from the...
View Article[PBX] FreePBX for the Raspberry Pi
The included script (install) and archive (install.tar.gz) will build FreePBX 2.11, 12, 13, or 14 plus Asterisk 11, 12, 13, 14, or 15 on a Raspberry Pi. iptables, dnsmasq, exim4, and pygooglevoice are...
View Article$50 rebate on T-Mobile 55+ til 11/16 @ Costco
Saw this offer at Costco today: If you open and activate new BYOD postpaid service with T-Mobile by 11/16, you'll get a $50 Costco cash card. The service offers two lines of "unlimited" talk, text and...
View Article[Equipment] Cannot use "**5" as dialing prefix on OBi1022 SIP phone
Good day. A couple of weeks ago, I purchased an OBi1022 SIP phone. After some initial difficulties (https://www.dslreports.com/forum/r31685079-Equipment-Are-Obihai-phones-factory-locked), I was able to...
View Article[Anveo] Mobile phone numbers across 20 major USA city area codes.
Just saw this on their website: Mobile phone numbers across 20 major USA city area codes. We are glad to announce that we now offer USA Mobile phone numbers across 20 major city area codes. These...
View ArticleObi212 - A new ATA with an FXO port to replace the Obi110
I just noticed on Amazon that there's a new Obi212 ATA that apparently has an FXO port. "Built-In FXO Line Port with Relay to FXS on Power Loss" Maybe this is the replacement for the discontinued...
View ArticleStill using Lunex rather than VOIP
My family is in Cebu in the Philippines. I haven't been able to get my VOIP box to her yet, and internet for her isn't cheap either anyways. I am still using Lunex Pinoy unlimited for 15 dollars a...
View ArticleCordless VOIP Conference Phone!
We now have the Cisco 8831 IP Conference Station phones and I'd like to use something like the old cordless Polycom Soundstation phones we had before VOIP. Can VOIP be done cordless and if so, any...
View Article[Equipment] OBi200 sale $35 through Sun 11/19 at Newegg...
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View ArticleGoogle Voice Caller id name stopped working on obi200
Recently the caller id name functionality of my obi200 stopped working. The number still shows but the name, which had been the name from my google contact associated with the number stopped showing...
View ArticleBandwidth Management
Been looking at router settings to guarantee certain amounts of bandwidth for VOIP. This is at home with just one ATA and one IP phone behind NAT. Things work well, but when I'm downloading large files...
View ArticleMagicJack company to be sold
MagicJack VocalTec Ltd. (CALL) agreed to sell itself to by B. Riley Financial Inc. (RILY) for $143 million, or $8.71 a share, a major blow to rival bidder Carnegie Technologies Holdings LLC. Shares of...
View ArticleNot able to receive calls with softphone on Android
Hi gang, I use Voip.ms as my voip provider and also on my cellphone. I was using Zoiper to make and receive calls, but 3 weeks ago, Zoiper is unable receiving calls. I'm able to make calls but not...
View Article[General] Phones stop registering
Hi I have a client that installs VoIP phones on customer premises and connects these to his Centrex provider. The sites usually have both an SDSL and an ADSL link. He configures the local Mikrotik...
View ArticleBandwidth.com IPO
I'm surprised this hasn't been posted yet unless I completely missed it on here. I thought it might be interesting for those that follow the industry. Bandwidth.com just had a successful IPO about a...
View ArticleOBI202/Google Voice/Callcentric
I am sure this has been asked and answered a bunch but I haven't found it via the search function. Here is my end goals and current situation. I want to ditch my cable company phone service and keep my...
View ArticleAnyone else have his Flowroute "test account" disabled?
I have had a Flowroute "test account" w/ a 25 cent balance for a year or two. I've been using it solely for free termination of toll-free calls. I last used it on 10/23/17. Today I discovered that it...
View ArticleNew CircleNet service
Hello DSLReports, We've been working for the last few months on reshaping what was our CircleNet service into something new that will continue to provide awesome service in areas where regulation is...
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