[Equipment] Vonage suddenly blocking my outbound callerID - help
Does anyone know why Vonage has suddenly 'blocked' my outbound callerID number from appearing when I call people either locally OR to the UK ? I logged in to my Vonage account and I do NOT have that...
View ArticleSpoofing
I'm working with a reseller, and one of the numbers they've assigned to a business customer of ours is being spoofed in some kind of scammer campaign. This has rendered their phone service pretty much...
View ArticleeFax port out
Has there been any recently reported successful port outs from eFax with an original j2 issued number, that over the years this has been known as a problem porting from? Is there any alternatives for...
View Article[CallCentric] FREE Porting (LNP) for all US, Canada, and Toll-Free Numbers
Didn't see it posted here yet.. I noticed this morning CallCentric is doing a free porting promotion.. said by https://www.callcentric.com/new/#free_porting_for_all_numbers :This promotion is available...
View Article[Unlock] Unlocking the BasicTalk ATA
Important NOTE: a better unlocking method has been posted later in this thread. Please see this post for a permanent unlock developed by uid://1479488. My soft unlock may help in some cases if the ATA...
View ArticleIn 2017 what is the best e911 service for use with Asterisk?
I want to ask about e911 for use in this situation, but since I am a long-time user of this forum, I'd just like to request that I NOT be lectured by anyone who has a problem with what I propose to do....
View ArticleNew CircleNet service
Hello DSLReports, We've been working for the last few months on reshaping what was our CircleNet service into something new that will continue to provide awesome service in areas where regulation is...
View Article[PBX] FreePBX for the Raspberry Pi
The included script (install) and archive (install.tar.gz) will build FreePBX 2.11, 12, 13, or 14 plus Asterisk 11, 12, 13, or 14 on a Raspberry Pi. iptables, dnsmasq, exim4, and pygooglevoice are also...
View Article[CallCentric] CallCentric account policies
How do you enable call forwarding to take effect when the ATA isn't connected to CallCentric? Does this also kick in if there are connectivity issues on the CC side? Does DID Forwarding (to an external...
View Article[Other] VoIP testing site?
Since I couldn't find the Brix test site I used to use, I found http://voiptest.8x8.com/ to test a network for VoIP-specific traffic and provides a detailed set of results for the Codec used (G711 or...
View Article[Equipment] Obihai devices and g729
I read somewhere that g729 requires quite a bit of processing power to run and as a result some devices can only support 1 call at a time which can cause problems with conference calls. I don't think I...
View ArticleSpend $20- Free Pi 3 Promo for those wanting a FreePBX, PBIAF etc
No affiliation but have a few Pi zeros, Pi2s and Pi3 over the years and love it. RonR, Stewart, SCDAGeo and others have been helpful when I have had issues so giving back in some way. Site been getting...
View Article[Voip.ms] Promo: $0.85/mth DID, $0.009/min incoming
I'm not sure how long it's been going on, but I just saw this new pricing advertised on voip.ms. I chatted with them, and they applied this pricing to our DIDs (previously $0.99/mth DID, $0.01/min...
View Article[Voip.ms] VOIP.MS's reskinned website
VOIP.MS has partially reskinned its website. Its functionality seems unchanged. See: http://www.voip.ms VOIP.MS is slow to polish its features and presentation, so I hope that this foreshadows further...
View ArticleAlternative to vonage?
Hi guys, been with Vonage close to 10 years and been paying $9.99 a month for the last 7 years, retention lowered the pricing from 24.99 to this pricing and been with it since, but it's getting...
View Article8X8 and number porting
So at work we have 8x8 as a provider. We are assigning desk phones to users. This user is based out of TN with area code 423 (that's his cell phone area code, so figured I'd get one in the same area...
View Article[General] Callwithus
Is there a problem with Callwithus? I cannot get into my account and the Ping timed out.
View Article[Unlock] New Grandstream ATA used by Vonage [Unlocked]
Looks like Vonage uses a new Grandstream ATA for their service, model HT802. It's Grandstream newest generation of ATAs, with 2 ports. Currently available at Walmart and BestBuy for $10. If unlockable,...
View Article[Other] Google Home to offer free calls to U.S. and Canada
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/05/17/google-home-will-let-you-make-calls-to-any-phone.html ETA: https://support.google.com/googlehome/answer/7394795?hl=en
View Article[Equipment] VoIP.ms > AT&T U-verse FTTN/xDSL > 2Wire 3801HGV > OBi202
Has anyone successfully used this or similar service and equipment configuration? Preliminary investigation suggests that it should work, in particular, the 2Wire 3801HGV modem/router gateway. OE
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