In case you weren't aware, I am a VoIP nutcase. I have an Asterisk phone system at home, and all the phones in the house are VoIP of some description (either real VoIP devices or analogue handsets through an ATA). While I haven't converted to VoIP as a replacement for PSTN, I have some connectivity … Continue reading Upgrading from Cisco
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I've been struggling with setting up chan_mobile on my Asterisk system. For those fortunate enough to actually get it working, chan_mobile provides an interface for Asterisk to treat a mobile phone like a PSTN or VoIP trunk--when someone calls your mobile phone it can ring your desk phone or softphone, or you can use your … Continue reading Asterisk chan_mobile fail
I was having a browse around the excellent Nerd Vittles site tonight, and stumbled onto a disturbing conversation about the removal of the Nokia SIP client from S60 Third Edition Feature Pack 2 (as used on recent phones like the N78 and N96). Nerd Vittles linked to this blog, which alludes to the possibility of … Continue reading Nokia SIP client: WTF?
In part one, I described how I reconsidered device-and-user mode in FreePBX, and did the initial changeover. Read on to find out how I overcame a major issue with the configuration!I have an ISDN phone line coming into my Asterisk system. One of the indials is for our home number, the other is one I … Continue reading FreePBX device-and-user mode, part two
Buoyed by the success of a colleague I introduced to Asterisk and FreePBX a little while ago, I decided to have another look at the extension configuration mode I use on our system. Check this post for a recap of the FreePBX configuration modes and my first thoughts.Last time I looked at this I thought … Continue reading Revisiting device-and-user mode in FreePBX
I have been in the mobile phone market on-and-off for nearly 12 months. There wasn't really anything wrong with the N70, I guess I was just getting a little fidgety with lots of new "shiny" going around. The trip to the US in May, and seeing an iPhone in person for the first time, probably … Continue reading New gadget: Nokia E71
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