[Anveo] AnveoDirect vs. TelecomsXchange
Ward's post at http://nerdvittles.com/?p=24702 caught my eye. It's in true Ward Mundy style (verbose and replete with plenty of overly-excited marketing-esque hype, but with more than a nugget of...
View ArticleFISA spying
Napolitano: How the US government can spy on you http://video.foxnews.com/v/5728353968001/ Judge Nap says: "If you want to buy a book from a book shop in London England or Florence Italy and you make...
View ArticleOBI2xx Phone off hook Alert weak
A member of our household has difficulty remembering to press the off button on a cordless phone when a call is completed. Because the base station to the cordless phone is connected to an obibox the...
View Article[Voip.ms] VOIP apps (on VOIP.MS) won't work via T-Mobile data
On a Moto G(4) with Android 6.0.1, I have the Zoiper, CSipSimple, and GSWave apps, all very recent. Via wifi, all work well for both inbound and outbound calls. When I turn off wifi and use my T-Mobile...
View ArticleIn lieu of Comcast Voice and new Modem - Help with Obihai
We're moving into a new home and have decided we want the security of a landline (e911) without having to buy a new phone-enabled modem or, worse, rent one from Comcast and pay Comcast $20/month just...
View Article[General] Best hosted VOIP IVR option for a small restaurant business?
Hi all, My in-laws' have a small restaurant business where they've had an uptick in harassing prank calls. They are on an antiquated ATT Merlin system with 2 lines and have one more line where a...
View Article[General] Teleinx toll free termination SIP server change
Dear community members - Some of the folks from this community forum are using our toll-free termination service. With growing demand and popularity of the free service, the SIP server needs to be...
View Article[General] CNAM Hit/Miss Ratio
I have no experience with CNAM and am thinking of getting it but before I do can you answer these questions: If I get 100 calls from 100 random people in the US from individuals and companies from a...
View Articlespam calls with spoofed carribean numbers
I am now getting spam calls with spoofed Jamaican numbers Since they use the north American numbering system, people may not notice. Do not try to call the number back, at least not directly by hitting...
View ArticleHome phone alternatives (Obi, Ooma)?
Home phone alternatives (Obi, Ooma)? ========================== Thanks for reviewing my threads. I am using VOIP (Vonage), but I am looking for alternate. I am frustrated by their raising fees. I do...
View Article[PBX] Google project Wolverine
Google is said to be developing a PBX-like service for G Suite, code named "Wolverine."[1][2] It is to compete with services like Skype for Business. I assume it will have PSTN connectivity and make...
View Article[Other] Bandwidth DIDs
Which providers might be able to procure some specifically desired DIDs that are presently with Bandwidth and are potentially currently unused (based on a not in service recording)?
View Article[Future9] Getting error message
When I call out from my Futur9 number I am getting a message "The number you have dialed is currently unavailable". Is this me or is anyone else getting this?
View Article[Equipment] Brand with DECT desktop phone
Other than Panasonic, are there any other brands out there which have a DECT SIP base station and also provide a DECT desktop phone? And I am talking about where the desktop phone is wireless DECT and...
View Article[General] Best hosted VOIP IVR option for a small restaurant business?
Hi all, My in-laws' have a small restaurant business where they've had an uptick in harassing prank calls. They are on an antiquated ATT Merlin system with 2 lines and have one more line where a...
View ArticleYealink vs Grandstream
If I was to supply IP phones to end users, which is the better company/product ? Most VoIP providers are now offering included IP phones to their customers so we have to follow suit as well. So which...
View Article[Asterisk] OAuth 2.0 Support for Asterisk 13 or Asterisk 14
The attached package should provide OAuth 2.0 supoort to any Asterisk 13 or Asterisk 14 system: 1. Extract oauth2.tar.gz to the /root directory. 2. Edit oauth2.creds. The first line must contain your...
View ArticleVoip.ms doesn't have notification for logging in web portal
Voip.ms has notification for many conditions but none for logging into the web portal not even Date and time notifications. I have made this recommendation in there feature request. Below is there...
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[Asterisk] "Set" Dialplan command with variable
I'm trying to use the commands exten => _**1NXXNXXXXXX,1,Set(pnum=${EXTEN:2:11}) same => n,Dial(PJSIP/${pnum}@flowroute) and it seems like either I'm not setting the variable correctly or not...
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