Not much happening in VOIP land lately?
Is it just me, or does it seem as though not much is happening in VOIP land lately? The last big thing to happen is that Callcentric added SMS several months back? My employer went to POE-powered IP...
View Article[Anveo] How does one take advantage of "...free Anveo Platform...
Hello: If "Incoming calls on Anveo phone numbers are NOT counted towards Anveo Platform Minutes.", how do you get to use these free minutes? Thanks, Rob.
View ArticleHow to Install naf Asterisk on Ubuntu for Obi100 and Google Voice
Here is a 'easy' install of naf Asterisk. There is no GUI, I prefer it this way. I have pre-configured it for up to 10 GV accounts (except for personal info). You can easily add more. You will need...
View Article[General] How to force a Panasonic cordless phone go on-hook
For my orderly mother, I set up a VOIP home system made of SPA-3102 with a Panasonic cordless phone (and Freephoneline VOIP provider). It works ok. After finishing her phone talk, my mother often...
View ArticleInterfacing Nortel Meridian 1 Option 11C w/ Freepbx?
So I posted on the Windstream forums here on DSLReports that I was going to have an ISDN PRI connection set up so I could integrate an MICB board (basically a conference bridge TDM-based) with a PRI...
View ArticleHard to find a block of 10 DIDs in 510
Until fairly recently, it was easy to find a block of 10 or so DIDs in area code 510 (Oakland, CA) on VOIP.MS's "Order DID(s)" page. I often saw hundreds of 510 DIDs available. Currently, VOIP.MS and...
View ArticleAnveo direct DID PSTN forward rate vs SIP URI mitigation strategy
While Anveo direct now support DID forwarding to PSTN their PSTN forward rate are not the same as the outbound trunk pricing publicly available on their site. After ordering the DID and trying to setup...
View ArticleHate VOIP with a passion...
Can't even talk to my mom half the time because she can't hear me at all or only part of the time. I can call on my cell and she can call me on our land line and it is the same crap. Her VIOP...
View ArticleAny DID providers here?
Gonna be honest looking for a xxx-x00-0001 Type of number for porting to my mobile carrier. Only provider I have found some good options was DIDLogic which I've done business with in the past (not for...
View ArticleCan't get hunt group to work
I run Asterisk 13/FreePBX on a Pi. What I thought was simple to setup is proving more difficult. I want incoming calls to a certain DID to ring 10 seconds first to an extension on the PBX, then have...
View ArticleInternational numbers for testing termination
I have a handful of numbers I use to test domestic termination (The Test Call, WWV, WTOP, US Naval Observatory others). Does anyone know of some similar numbers for testing international termination?
View ArticleSuggestion for VoIP for my Mother
My mother and I were discussing ways for her to lower her $250 a month Frontier. We were discussing options and she asked me how much I pay for my phone, I told her around $100 a year. She said, in a...
View ArticleSMS enabled DIDs that work with otp codes.
Currently I use a voip.ms did on my data sim which works great for my almost zero voice and text usage. One problem I'm having is with everything starting to insist on sms one time codes many of them...
View Article[CallCentric] Question about setting up IVR with Callcentric
I am trying to set up an IVR that prompts callers to enter a 3-digit passcode to ring the phone. On the IVR setup page there is a list of digits from 1 to 0, and each digit can have an action...
View Article[Voip.ms] Please add to this VOIP.MS features wish list
Apparently, VOIP.MS is going through an innovation phase. So I propose that we create a wish list of features or enhancements that we'd like to see implemented on their website or in their telephone...
View ArticleVoicemail Waiting LED on Grandstream DP750/720
I don’t see a way to make the LED blink only for waiting voicemail. I could care less about missed calls. The current set-up does not seem to make any distinction between the two. The LED seems to only...
View ArticleAcrobits Anniv: Softphone, Groundwire, codecs 90% off Nov 15-16
Just noticed on the Apple App Store (while looking for a free SIP client for a friend's business) that Acrobits announced for their 10th anniversary on Nov 15 and 16, that their Softphone (reg $6.99),...
View Articleanalog buzzing on obitalk 202...
So i've had google voice and an obitalk 202 for more than a year now. Originally worked fine with the phone I had, then a few months ago I started getting a bad buzzing on the line almost so bad I...
View Article[Anveo] Need Idea how to avoid call recording
Hi I have an interesting issue. I signed up for anveo $84 dollars a year obi special. i sometimes call news hotlines and end up pressing ** to go back to previous menus. problem is that pressing **...
View Article[Voip.ms] VoIP.ms announces incentive referral program...
Details here: https://voip.ms/en/features/referral-program How long before referral links start showing up here! OE
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