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Here's t link: http://www.informationweek.com/story/showArticle.jhtml;jsessionid=JUEFVG ENEA01YQSNDBCCKH0CJUMEKJVN?articleID=165702588 The bottom line is that they compare retail VOIP providers like Comcast Cable, Time-Warner Cable, AT&T, Vonage, Packet8 et al. Their methodology seems sound. Their conclusion is that retail VOIP services don't yet match the PSTN for reliability &

Hi All, For a small installation using ITSPs via DSL is G.729 a worthwhile exercise? I have G.729 capable SIP phones and my ITSPs cupport the codec so I could go end-to-end without transcoding. What's call quality like compared to G.711, GSM or iLBC? Michael -- Michael Graves mgraves@pixelpower.com Sr. Product Specialist www.pixelpower.com

Is there some concensus on where to set callerid when making outgoing calls via an ITSP over IAX? Is this best accomplished in IAX.CONF or EXTENSIONS.CONF? Also, tech support at one ITSP told me that the SetCIDName command doesn't do anything. Is this something that might be unique to their server? Or a general statement of fact? Thanks, Michael -- Michael Graves

Hi All, Until now I've only used IAX2 to connect to ITSPs. I've been toying with a SIP connection to Gizmo Project, but not yet successfully. It brings to mind a question. At what point does it make sense to consider a SIP-aware firewall such as those from Ingate? I'd hate to move away from my m0n0wall, which is open source, easy to manage and has served me brilliantly for two

Hello All, The following is an excerpt of an email sent to a number of ITSPs this morning..... I would like to direct your attention to a good idea that addresses a pressing need. At the web site http://contactlovedones.org/ Mr Dan Schoeffler outlines a telephone based means of helping displaced victims of Katrina to locate their loved ones by a voicemail based messaging system cross

Have the Sayson IP phon started to deliver yet? I'm thinking about two new phones for my office and considering the Sayson 480i and Zultys 4x4. Would also consider the Virbiage phone if it becomes available. I have Snom 200s and a Pingtel phone at the moment. Michael -- Michael Graves mgraves@pixelpower.com Sr. Product Specialist

Hi All, A friend has asked me to get a new Zultys 4x5 working with his * server. I've been over the web gui but don't see where all the registration info gets entered in the phone. Is there someone on-list who has Zultys phones and can advise me as to their setup? The manufacturers docs are useless. Thanks, Michael -- Michael Graves mgraves@pixelpower.com Sr.

Hi All, Does anyone on-list have experience with the Zultys 4x4 and 4x5 phones with AES encryption? Does this work well with *? I imagine that it would work as long as * doesn't have to decode the stream. What are the implications for calls going to voicemail or MeetMe? I'd pondering installing the 4x5, especially if Zultys can make the on-board FXO port available to * as well as a

Does anyone on-list have any advice about the version 2.2 firmware for the Zultys 4x5 phone? It has a new "gateway" mode that is supposed to direct calls on the analogue line to the PBX for VM, etc. Zultys has not yet presented any docs, and the keep refering me to the reseller who doesn't know anything about t at all. Thanks, Michael -- Michael Graves

Let me add another variable into the mix...what about the Linksys SPA-962? Good, bad or otherwise? The 32 button sidecar seems like a deal at $80 street price. Michael On Fri, 22 Feb 2008 08:28:37 -0500, Matthew Brothers wrote: > >Michael Graves wrote: >> I need to add a few phones to an existing installation. They have a >> dozen IP430 at the moment. Does anyone feel that

Does anyone on-list use the Zultys 4x4 or 4x5 ip phones? I'd like to hear some opinion before I buy a few. I'm especially interested in the PSTN interface on the 4x5. Does it relay to * for VM when an incomming call is not answered by the phone? Thanks, Michael -- Michael Graves mgraves@pixelpower.com Sr. Product Specialist

On Wed, 1 Dec 2004 12:37:13 -0800 (PST), Ben Kirkpatrick wrote: > Do you find it difficult to manage four LD providers? > Can you show me part of your LD Macro and how it's used? > > I'm toying with two LD providers now, but don't have failover setup. >Just using each one for what they are best at (least cost). > >Thanks, >--Ben Kirkpatrick > > Not

Hello All, I'm about 1/2 way through building an * system for home office. I have the server built, * installed, but I'm waiting for a Grandstream phone to arrive to have a reliable client. In the mean time I have a few short questions. 1. I have the X-Pro soft phone client. It's presently configured for FWD. What settings would I need in it to get it to use the * server? I have *

Sounds like Comcast's manual for CALEA compliance was leaked. Pretty interesting read if you are curious: http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/ Direct link (PDF): http://www.fas.org/blog/secrecy/docs/handbook.pdf -- Kristian Kielhofner

This Friday's edition of the weekly VoIP Users Conference call is all about wideband audio (aka HD Voice) and conferencing. The guest for this call is David Frankel, CEO of ZipDX a commercial service that specializes in wideband conferencing. We expect an interesting call touching on many aspects of VoIP going beyond the traditional phone service, conference bridges, technical standards,

Anyone here have experience with these devices? They would ppear to be an affordable alternative to multiple X100Ps. Michael -- Michael Graves mgraves@pixelpower.com Sr. Product Specialist www.pixelpower.com Pixel Power Inc. mgraves@mstvp.com "Kick at the darkness 'till it bleeds daylight" - Bruce

Does anyone online have an opinion on these? I've used 500/510/6001/601 models before. Need to know if these apparently lesser models can be provisioned in the same way. Are end uers happy with them? Thanks, Michael -- Michael Graves mgraves at pixelpower.com Sr. Product Specialist www.pixelpower.com Pixel Power Inc.

Hello, I bought a copy of this software in the hope of bridging Skype into my * box. It sort of works but the audio is all distorted and there's huge latency. Does someone have this working well with their * server? According to the wiki someone does, but I don't know who. I'm needing advise on what to fiddle with to get it working correctly. Thanks Michael -- Michael Graves

Has anyone here ever tried using a wifi bridge to place a deskset in someplace where there was no LAN drop? If so what hardware did you use and was it succesful? Michael -- Michael Graves mgraves@pixelpower.com Sr. Product Specialist www.pixelpower.com Pixel Power Inc. mgraves@mstvp.com o713-861-4005

I apoligize in advance for this newbie question on what I perceive as a mostly advanced level list... I did some searching, but would like some of your expert opinions. I'm building an asterisk server to be used in the home, both to learn, and as proof of concept of applying this solution in a home. To keep costs down, I'm considering one X100P ($25 ebay clone) card to connect the