[Voip.ms] What is CID lookup cost for voip.ms - for blocked calls?
I'm a little fuzzy on the cost structure for CID lookup on voip.ms, and how it relates (if there is any relationship) for calls that I drop because of my call-filter list. I don't exactly know the...
View Article[General] Help recovering voip number
I've had a voip home phone for > 15 years. In November, I learned the service had been transferred out to another provider without my knowledge from PhonePower. Now, PhonePower states I need to get...
View Article[Voip.ms] Phone Book Groups Released
Just received the following email and did not see it posted here. All the team at VoIP.ms is excited to announce the release of our latest feature, Phone Book Groups! The phone book groups feature is...
View Article[Anveo] Anveo unable to provide a "busy signal" instead of call waiting
I checked with their techs, they say that they are not setup for that. I know Callcentrics does I have elderly people who call us regularly and do not grasp the call waiting thing.. Can anyone help?
View Article[General] Toll-Free Spam
I have been getting tons of toll-free spam on my incoming Toll Free DIDs. The characteristic is I often get 3-4 of these a day, from completely different area codes. Even if I route via an IVR that...
View ArticlePorting Options From Spectrum
My friend has Spectrum in NYC - he has no tech ability and I would not even trust him to set up a voip ata. He wants to keep his number. I want to suggest that he pays $20 and port to GV but he needs...
View Article[Voip.ms] VOIP.MS sound issues
We have been VOIP.MS customers for many years and although our configuration has not changed, our outgoing sound quality (what the people we call hear) is terrible. It is also bad when we call 4443...
View Article[Asterisk] New Security Model for Publicly-Accessible Asterisk Servers
With contributions from over a dozen sources, we've developed a new security architecture for publicly-accessible Asterisk/FreePBX servers that preserves anonymous SIP URI access to the platform. I...
View ArticleMagPI: Build a Raspberry Pi telephone exchange
Just a heads up that MagPi published an article today: Build a Raspberry Pi telephone exchange Based on RasPBX. Here come the newbies...
View Article[Equipment] Grandstream: Some New DECT Cordless IP Phones
Full specs here with some suggested prices. http://www.grandstream.com/company/news/grandstream-debuts-new-generation-dect-cordless-ip-phones Prices look decent....
View ArticleCanadian VoIP 911 incident
NOTE: VoIP 911 is different in Canada than in the US. In Canada, the government (CRTC) requires VoIP 911 calls to be sent to an outside call center rather than directly to a 911 center (PSAP) as would...
View ArticleSPA112 vs OBI202 for VoIP.ms and Alarm (Chubb)
I’m so excited to dump my landline and I know that ATA’s are really not recommended for Centrally connected alarms but I have nothing to lose by trying, and I’ll be ordering an Envisalink4 as well so I...
View ArticleIs Rogers starting to block VOIP on there wireless network?
Hi gang, for the past week, I've been unable to make calls using my cellphones Fido data plans only using Zoiper app on Android. Has Rogers/Fido started to block voip communications on there wireless...
View Article[Other] Circlenet incoming not connecting
Circlenet incoming not connecting outgoing works fine using obi200. Sent Sam an email just wondering if anyone else is seeing this as well? Incoming is silent for about 40 seconds than defaults to a...
View Article[General] Voip to cell calls ring once then go to voicemail
I've been having a strange issue with my PBX for years and I mostly ignored it but it's getting more annoying lately. When my wife calls my cell from home, most of the time the first call rigs briefly...
View ArticleRecommendation to buy a VoIP number?
Hi there, I was looking for a VoIP service to have on my phone with a valid number, to receive text messages and phone calls on it through the Internet? Not through the SIM card. So for example...
View Article[Asterisk] How to implement in Asterisk/FreePBX
I was looking into E911 service by ThinQ. They said ThinQ is using ANI for authentication instead of IP address so I can use that even without static IP as long as I have their DID. However, I cannot...
View ArticleGot email re: Google+ is going away
I rcvd 2 emails warning of the upcoming demise of my 2 Google+ accounts in April. I do have 2 Google Voice accounts … each with a DID. They both work well for inbound/outbound calls/texts --- one DID...
View Article[Voip.ms] How to avoid Groundwire 1 Sec Connection Delay on Answer
When I answer a call on Groundwire on my iPhone X I noticed there is a delay of about a second after I press Accept until the timer starts and the other party can hear me. I can't just immediately say...
View ArticleHD Voice to Cellular
All, A while back, I remember seeing something about a SIP provider who was providing HD Voice interconnectivity with cellular providers -- I'm thinking it was CircleNet or Alcazar, but neither seem to...
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