"Off the shelf" VOIP (anveo, twilio, etc) sms iPhone/Android app
With today's (well-discussed) close of Ring.to I moved most of my RT numbers to Anveo -- both consumer and Anveo Direct. Ring.to had a good SMS text messaging component. But now I'm looking for an easy...
View Article[PBX] Vitelity and 3CX - Busy Signal on inbound
Thought I would share this here - nowhere else do videos or instructions tell you when setting up a 3CX and Vitality (or possibly any sip trunks) that in the DID number field, you must add the +1 or...
View Article[Unlock] Unlocking the BasicTalk ATA
Important NOTE: a better unlocking method has been posted later in this thread. Please see this post for a permanent unlock developed by uid://1479488. My soft unlock may help in some cases if the ATA...
View ArticleNextiva faxbridge works well - $4.95 per month
A few weeks ago, I bought a $150 faxbridge (model FXB21) from Nextiva, for use with their vFax service. The device is almost unmentioned on their website. The manufacturer is Axacore, which doesn't...
View ArticleTwilio phone number lookup tool has been changed
The excellent free tool (to lookup the carrier and sometimes the CNAM associated with a phone number) has been tightened up in the last couple of days. https://www.twilio.com/lookup Now, detailed...
View Article[Equipment] Pogoplug Mobile 2-pack for $14.98 free shipping at Adorama
In case anyone is interested. https://www.adorama.com/cocpogov4a12.html I got a used one from a friend and have a lot of fun with it - so much so I just placed an order for a 2-pack. (edited) I should...
View ArticleWill VOIP providers offer RCS like they have SMS and MMS?
An interesting read on RCS and the future of messaging. https://www.theverge.com/2018/4/19/17252486/google-android-messages-chat-rcs-anil-sabharwal-imessage-texting Does anyone think VOIP providers...
View ArticleAnalog phone over ethernet adapter
Situation. Have AT&T DSL to a PACE modem. with 1 dial tone from it in a small office at front of property. Main house sits several hundred feet back and is connected via a point to point wifi...
View ArticleShared line on voip.ms
Is there a way to do shared line appearance using the voip.ms cloud service? I need to have incoming calls ring on four phones. When a call is answered I need to be able to put it on hold and pick up...
View Article[Anveo] Anveo Voicemail Problem
Over the past few days, the "play button" for my Anveo emails is no longer visible for new voicemails appearing in my dashboard/inbox. It continues to appear for older voicemails that were present...
View Article[Asterisk] SIP Trapezoid Question
The famous SIP Trapezoid: When Alice wants to call Bob, Alice’s phone contacts her proxy server, and the proxy tries to find Bob (often connecting through his proxy). Once the phones have started the...
View ArticlePorting out of TextNow App
They told me I need to ask the carrier to email them at porting@textnow.com. The problem is that the receiving carrier has said I need to supply and account number, address and LOA as this is company...
View Article[Equipment] Configure Digium D70 via web
Maybe it is my old brain, and from what I see it couldn't be simpler, but trying to manually put SIP settings into a factory reset Digium D70 and the web page shows everything twice for Line1 and then...
View ArticleObiHAI Obi100/Obi110 Firmware Mod Discussion
So many of us have the Obi1xx series devices that recently stopped connecting to google servers due to a certificate update. This thread is intended to discuss the possibility of modifying the firmware...
View Article[Anveo] Anveo hardware failure
Service Alert! Due to hardware failure we are experiencing issue with incoming and outgoing calls. Our engineering team is actively working on the resolution.
View Article[Anveo] Inconsistent Porting Requirements
Is there an Anveo representative that views these forums? In late March I had ported over what I thought were all my numbers from RingTo. I had forgotten about one, and thankfully was able to have...
View Article[General] Can't reach number from VZ POTS line but OK on Wireless & Others
Just got a virtual voip number for handling clients in NYC from Localphone (Voxbeam/Magic Telecom). It works fine calling from Verizon Wireless, AT&T, Comcast, Sprint, TMo, and Google Voice. Trying...
View ArticleVOIP.ms Alternative (Canadian Preferred) ?
So I have been with voip.ms for many years, as long as I can remember, but I think it is time to move on. I changed my email address probably 6 months ago, nothing unusual. Anyway, I have just spent...
View Article[Anveo] As of 04/14/18 im not receiving caller ID info
The caller ID info is no longer being sent to my PBX. The problem started on 04/14/2018. I have since logged into my anveodirect account and downloaded some of the sip trace call log files. The files...
View ArticleVoip.ms
I have been having a problem with call groups with voip.ms. this is the function in which several devices in a group ring at the same time. It just came to my attention that the configuration of my...
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