isnt there someone on this list that runs an asterix server or voip service? something accessible with a softphone?<br><br><div><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/10/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Neal Daringer</b> <<a href="mailto:neal.daringer@gmail.com">
neal.daringer@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">i'm using SJPhone and it says that the NAT is 'Symmetric NAT' i can call toll free numbers(800,888,etc) just fine using voxalot. voxalot has some kind of access codes that have special access to different phone networks. at one time there was access to vonage (my home phone is on vonage) and that wouldve been sweet to have been able to call home for free with it.
<br><br><div><div><span class="e" id="q_1113c97ee35f55e0_1"><span class="gmail_quote">On 3/8/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Nathan C. Smith</b> <<a href="mailto:smith@ipmvs.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">
smith@ipmvs.com</a>> wrote:</span></span></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;"><div><span class="e" id="q_1113c97ee35f55e0_3">
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<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Hi Neal,</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Probably key to having a reasonable experience is figuring
out what codecs are supported by voxalot. something like gsm might be
good. Or g.729 if everything in the call path will support
it.</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Unfortunately SIP has a lot of issues with NAT. If
the network you are on is one of those "homegrown" networks run by "a
couple of guys", then it might be NATted like crazy. You may want to try
skype (I can't believe I just said that), or find a phone service and soft phone
that supports IAX protocol. There are several soft phones and one service
I am familiar with is nuphone. (I'm assuming you want to get to the PSTN
in the US. Maybe I am wrong)</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">Anyway, we can probably get something figured out if you
supply more details of the network.</font></span></div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2"></font></span> </div>
<div dir="ltr" align="left"><span><font color="#0000ff" face="Arial" size="2">-Nate</font></span></div><br>
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<font face="Tahoma" size="2"><b>From:</b> Neal Daringer
[mailto:<a href="mailto:neal.daringer@gmail.com" target="_blank" onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)">neal.daringer@gmail.com</a>] <br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, March 08, 2007
9:54 AM<br><b>To:</b> Central Iowa Linux Users Group<br><b>Subject:</b>
[Cialug] sip<br></font><br></div><div><span>
<div></div>ok. i'm messing with voxalot and trying to figure out what all the
advantages to sip are.<br><br>so far i understand that it is a large "phone
network" i'm trying to figure out how i can use it to make quality phone calls
from here in iraq to back home. <br><br>i do have broadband. and can make
regular sip calls just fine.<br><br>any ideas or experience stories are good.
thanks<br><br>p.s. a PBX is on the agenda for when i get home in
august.<br></span></div></blockquote></div></span></div>
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