I dont get it now
I use to have VOIP, first it was with AT&T U-verse, then switch to Charter/Spectrum and last it was to Basic Talk. I wanted to cancel the VOIP for years but my wife didn't want to lose our home...
View ArticlePlantronics to buy Polycom (and Obihai)
https://www.cnbc.com/2018/03/28/plantronics-to-buy-video-conferencing-gear-maker-polycom-for-2-billion.html tl;dr: Thank goodness for naf and friends.
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 ArticleObihai OBi200/202/302 + OBi1022/1032/1062 + OBi50x firmware mods
So I want to add the ability to configure these devices for GV using oauth without obitalk, similar to the changes for the obi100 (and add an ssh server, for grins). I think I have the MD5s in the...
View ArticleNot 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[PBX] FreePBX for the Raspberry Pi
The included script (install) and archive (install.tar.gz) will build FreePBX 13 or 14 plus Asterisk 13, 15, 16, or 16-GVSIP on a Raspberry Pi. iptables, dnsmasq, exim4, and pygooglevoice are also...
View Article[Voip.ms] Strange behaviour on one incoming line.
I have an SPA 2012 at home using Voip.ms. Everything works great except one number. Everytime they phone in it rings once then beeps several times then goes dead. Every other caller is fine. Just this...
View Article[Voip.ms] Blocked calls coming through occasionally - voip.ms
Hi folks, I have an issue I've been talking with voip.ms support for a while now, and that's blocked calls using their callerid filter. Occasionally it would let slip past a blocked number and I would...
View ArticleBria "Display As" name is shown as CNAM for some external calls
I have a business Anveo (retail) account set up with Bria 5 softphone. My DID does have caller ID name (CNAM) configured with ANVEO, and third party services can verify that. In Bria there is a...
View ArticleThink I'm about done with Voip.ms - horrible customer service
Since mid October I have been having this issue that relates to spam 800 numbers you can read to some degree here:...
View ArticleLink: Report: Google Hangouts will stop hanging out in 2020
Don't know what this might mean for Google Voice, if anything at all (and if anyone still cares): https://liliputing.com/2018/11/report-google-hangouts-will-stop-hanging-out-in-2020.html Original...
View ArticleGroundwire android can pick calls via button on BT devices
FYI, upgrading to version 5.2.7 today, solved the problem not to pick up incoming call via button on Bluetooth devices. However groundwire IOS hasn't have this problem. Don't know if Acrobits on...
View ArticleDialing a SIP URI from MicroSIP... and others?
Is it just me or does every Hard phone and softphone go out of their way to make SIP URI dialing not work at all or hard to figure out? I'm trying "sip:192.168.1.x" and it's not working , with...
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 ArticleOoma scaming customers with fake sales tax
I was just looking at the ooma forums and saw this post: https://www.ooma.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=21999 This is very sleazy and that is why I will never recommend ooma to anyone. I think...
View Article[Asterisk] How to turn your OBi20x device into a SIP-to-GVSIP bridge
I wanted to get this out before June 18th and have finally gotten the document into reasonable shape: https://cboh.org/voip/obi/OBi_As_ITSP.html The document describes how to configure a FreePBX...
View Article[Equipment] The Logitech G933 is surprisingly Good. (review)
If you're looking for a Wireless Headset for general use, I can't say enough good things about this. (although I haven't done long-term call quality testing). Of course, it's a consumer-grade, albeit...
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[Equipment] OBI traffic blocked in new network configuration
I recently tried to re-use my FIOS Gateway G1100 Router downstream of an SB6183. All of my devices and services worked fine including an OBI 200 while the WAN port of the G1100 was connected to the...
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