IP Addresses of SIP packets
Hi, On this website (http://blog.lithiumblue.com/2007/07/understanding-relationship-between-sip.html), it says that (referring to a screen capture of a SIP packet in Wireshark) "1. This shows the...
View ArticleQOS Necessity
I have RCN internet and CallCentric, and an Asus RT-66N router with Asus firmware. I've been using the QOS feature to give my 2 IP phones the highest priority (by MAC address). I just upgraded my RCN...
View Article[General] Unlimited Lifetime SIP Trunk $85 with free Sprint cell service
We're a Johnny-Come-Lately to the RingPlus world, but this is a deal worth considering. If you join their new Member+ program ($69.99 for a lifetime* membership), you can then sign up for the new...
View Article[Equipment] Are there ANY Google Voice ATA alternatives to Obihai?
The Obihai devices seem fairly popular, a way to link up with Google Voice directly using some unknown to me combination of WebRTC, XMPP, Jingle, and RTP. You'd figure with a community with the kind of...
View ArticleCheapest way to park a landline number?
My friend has a landline # he doesn't use anymore, but wants to retain the ph# just in case for future use, or sentimental reasons perhaps since he's had it for 20+ years. What are the free/cheap...
View Article[CallCentric] Anonymous call got through when 2nd treatment is Anon/Private
This has probably been covered before, but I couldn't find anything through search. My second call treatment is an error message for anonymous / private numbers, the first being my personal cell. Today...
View Article[General] E911 Over VoIP
Just wanted to say I had to use it for the first time (everything's ok) and it worked flawlessly. It was at home so it was over my Obi100 routed through VoIP.ms. The call rang twice and then the county...
View Article[PBX] I need a simple voice mail and call forwarding solution.
I have a client who wants to replace their current answering service with an automated system that will either forward calls to someone who is on-call or allow the caller to leave a voice mail so that...
View ArticleGoogle Voice not working with OBi110 1.3.0 Build 2824
For the first time ever, Google Voice is not working on my OBi110, with pre-OAuth2 firmware 1.3.0 build 2824. The errors are like the following: Backing Off (3s):TCP connection to 74.125.69.125 failed...
View ArticleCircleNet Web Down?
It's been sometime that I cannot go to CircleNet web www.circlenet.us although the phone registers just fine. Anyone else? The error I got: Error The website encountered an unexpected error. Please try...
View ArticleInstall standard firmware on Linksys SPA-2102-TO (Telio)
I picked up this cute little VOIP ATA router for a couple of buck at a flee market, just to find out when I got home that it has some custom firmware from Telio installed on it. The firmware does not...
View Article[General] Google Voice Without Using Obi Portal
I've had this setup with Google Voice for a very long time. Within the last hour I began getting a message, "No Service configured Error" I logged into the device and checked all of the settings which...
View ArticlePAP2T with red/amber power light cycling - bricked?
I used this PAP2T box for the last 10 or so years until last week I replaced it with another ATA. PAP2T was removed and placed in my desk's drawer. Today I decided to temporarily put it back in service...
View Article[PBX] XiVO PBX for the Raspberry Pi
The included script (install) and archive (install.tar.gz) will build XiVO 16.06 (http://www.xivo.io/) on a Raspberry Pi. iptables and dnsmasq are also installed. Download the latest Raspbian image....
View ArticleXiVO, a suitable replacement for FreePBX?
I've been running FreePBX for probably close to a decade (including in its previous incarnations as Trixbox and Asterisk@Home) but have become increasingly disillusioned with it for a number of reasons...
View ArticleCisco SPA112 registering but unable to make calls
I have had a few Customers experience a situation where their SPA112 goes into a state where it is registered yet not able to make calls. There is no dial tone and even though Make calls without Reg is...
View ArticleHow does SMS routing work?
I recently ported a DID from Vitelity to T-Mobile and SMS was not correctly routed for over 3 weeks. A similar issue was reported here:...
View Article[PBX] VPS and blocked ports
So I recently just setup Elastix 4.0 on base CentOS 7 on a VPS that I bought, trying to see if it is possible to have a hosted VoIP server. The great thing is that I configured it successfully, all the...
View ArticleRing - open source P2P communications software
Anyone here used it? Official website: https://ring.cx/ Commentary: https://www.linux.com/learn/why-and-how-use-ring-instead-skype-linux Looks like it's new and has some underdeveloped features, but...
View ArticleFreePBX for the Raspberry Pi
The included script (install) and archive (install.tar.gz) will build FreePBX 2.11, 12, or 13 plus Asterisk 11, 12, or 13 on a Raspberry Pi. iptables, dnsmasq, exim4, and pygooglevoice are also...
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