Maybe this will put an end to some of those spam/scam calls
I hope this knocks out a source of income for those fraudsters that call with various scams. CNN is reporting this: Editor's Note: Today, a Canadian payment processor named PacNet became one of the...
View ArticleGrandstream's new HT812 analog telephone adapter w/wideband audio
I've never been a huge fan of Grandstream, but I do prefer using VoIP adapters and analog phones to IP phones, for the simple reason that I have a crapload of analog phones lying around, and VoIP...
View ArticleScript to detect incoming calls?
I have a relative who's hard of hearing. She is using an Obi ATA. Most of the time when the phone rings she doesn't hear it. I was wondering if we can have a (python) script to monitor the ATA for...
View Article[Equipment] How to cancel SIP ALG and SPI Firewall on SmartRG 630n
Hello, I use an IP phone connected to a LAN port on my Smartrg 630 n. My VOIP supplier suggests to cancel the SIP ALG and the SIP firewall to stop outgoing call blocking after 15m 32s. SmartRG does...
View Article[Equipment] How to enable or disable ringing on Obi200
Good day. Months ago, I disabled ringing for one of three VOiP accounts on my newish Obi200. I would now like to enable ringing on that account, but can't remember how I disabled it in the first place....
View Article[Voip.ms] Calls come from "losangeles.voip.ms" without CDR records
I've noticed that past several months my local SIP server gets calls coming from losangeles.voip.ms (96.44.149.186), but there is no any records in CDR. Why is that?
View ArticlePhone Number Exchange
I know there are companies which sell unique phone numbers, but I am looking for something a bit different. Does anyone know of any type of phone number exchange where someone could sell unique phone...
View Article[Asterisk] OAuth 2.0 Support for Asterisk 13
The attached package should provide OAuth 2.0 supoort to any Asterisk 13 system: 1. Extract oauth2.tar.gz to the /root directory. 2. Edit oauth2.creds. The first line must contain your Oauth 2.0 Client...
View Article[PBX] Can you help me transfer my asterisk PBX to a larger server?
Here is what I want to do: 1. Backup an existing asterisk PBX on a CaC VPS (OldVPS) to, say, my PCs hard disk. 2. Create a new, larger CaC VPS (NewVPS). 3. Install my backup on the NewVPS so that it...
View Article[General] Vonage + Optonline issues
August 2016, chose Vonage to provide VOIP services for client's office (law offices), chose Yaelink VOIP phones. There are 10 phones to be installed, bridged to PC's with built in Ethernet ports on all...
View Article[Other] Can't get Voip-thailand DID to work on anything except softphone
Hi I suggested that my Thai sister in-law purchased a DID number from voip-thailand.com to use while visiting with us abroad (I'm technical she's not). I have not been able to get this DID to work in...
View Article[Equipment] Replacement for SPA1001?
Hi, I've got an Sipura SPA1001 with current firmware that I've had for years and it's been giving me trouble (connection problems, audio issues). I'd like to buy something new but need an ATA that...
View ArticleWhy VoIP is so much better than POTS....
Cleaning out my office today, saw a Verizon bill from 2010. I had forgotten some of this: (Numbers rounded) This was just for one line: Message Rate Service Business: 19 Federal Subscriber Line Charge:...
View Articleobi 2xx RJ-11 port failures
I've had two OBI202's fail with phone port 2 RJ-11 jacks completely dead after 6-8 months. Both were replaced under warranty. Anyone else observing RJ-11 phone jack failures on OBI202's ? bit worried...
View Article[Future9] F9 to F9 calls go to busy
I tried calling my cousin tonight a fellow F9 customer and line goes busy immediately. If I call from my cell phone calls goes though no problem. My cousin was unable to call me it went busy...
View ArticleAsterix + Xivo or PIAF Installation?
I'd like to move our current FreePbx system to Xivo (for various reasons). I'm not sure which would be the best way to do this. Whether to install Asterix + Xivo manually, set up IpTables etc or just...
View Article[Future9] New feature - blacklisting.
I know this has been long overdue, but it is finally available: phone number blacklisting (blocking). Currently supported: Blocking based on full number (no wildcards) Either send to voicemail, or...
View Articledifferences between OBi devices?
So I see a bunch of different model numbers, and have in my notes someone talked of an OBitalk 202 backdoor (or 2-something model) to be wary of... and someone mentioned there's regular sales (but i'm...
View ArticleOBi202 MessageWaiting on, but no stutter tone
I'm using an OBi202 with 3.1.0 (Build:5285) SP1 is configured with a SIP Service. SP2 and SP3 are Google Voice. SP4 is a SIP service. In SP1, MWIEnable, MWIEnable2, X_VMWIEnable, X_VMWIEnable2, and...
View Article[CallCentric] Callcentric rate to NOVA DID is destination Russia Proper?
I entered a northern Virginia DID (old Verizon landline) into CallCentric's rate search page and it came back with destination Russia Proper $0.0385. Another VoIP.ms DID came back with destination...
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