[General] VoIP For Home Usage
Ahmad Al-Ibrahim
ahmad at koutbo6.com
Fri Jul 31 03:55:16 +03 2009
As far as I know from reading about it, IAX protocol is for
Asterisk-Asterisk communication, and I haven't heard of any device that
supports it.
I will install G729 codec soon, thanks for sharing!
Regards,
Ahmad Al-Ibrahim
Faisal AlAbhoul wrote:
> Thats the drawbacks of SIP 2.0 over NAT. Try to use IAX2 protocol, its
> very NAT-Friendly but hardly any software clients for mobile phones
> support IAX or IAX2.
>
> I see you didnt install G729, you can download the opensource G729 and
> simply place it in modules directory. The G711 is actually the alaw and
> ulaw codec, perfect for LAN telephony and FAX over VoIP.
>
> --- On *Fri, 7/31/09, Ahmad Al-Ibrahim /<ahmad at koutbo6.com>/* wrote:
>
>
> From: Ahmad Al-Ibrahim <ahmad at koutbo6.com>
> Subject: Re: [General] VoIP For Home Usage
> To: "General OpenSource Discussion" <general at oskw.org>
> Date: Friday, July 31, 2009, 3:05 AM
>
> It is originated from the PBX it self, it is like service message that
> you get from telecom carriers. kind of 'miss u' like feature :)
> screenshot attached
>
> Voice quality was very good, it was over LAN, not sure how to figure out
> which codec is loaded, but I found the following files in
> /usr/lib/asterisk/modules , it may tell you something
> codec_adpcm.so codec_alaw.so codec_a_mu.so codec_dahdi.so
> codec_g722.so codec_g726.so codec_gsm.so codec_lpc10.so
> codec_resample.so codec_speex.so codec_ulaw.so
>
> I'm still having problems when I try to connect to the PBX via the
> internet, sometimes I can make calls and some times I cannot, and if I
> am able to call, when I pickup from the other side, I cant hear
> anything. The PBX is behind NAT and on DMZ.
>
> Regards,
>
> Ahmad Al-Ibrahim
>
> Faisal AlAbhoul wrote:
> > Like i said before, Asterisk 1.6.x (Trixbox 2..8) has a lot of
> features,
> > the SMS message i never had it before, could it come from a free sms
> > gateway from Fonality once you registered your Trixbox?
> >
> > How good is the voice quality on the E71? can you tell which codec you
> > used? hopefully its G729 and not G711.
> >
> >
> > --- On *Thu, 7/30/09, Ahmad Al-Ibrahim /<ahmad at koutbo6.com
> </mc/compose?to=ahmad at koutbo6.com>>/* wrote:
> >
> >
> > From: Ahmad Al-Ibrahim <ahmad at koutbo6.com
> </mc/compose?to=ahmad at koutbo6.com>>
> > Subject: Re: [General] VoIP For Home Usage
> > To: "General OpenSource Discussion" <general at oskw.org
> </mc/compose?to=general at oskw.org>>
> > Date: Thursday, July 30, 2009, 1:36 PM
> >
> > I'm using Trixbox 2.8, haven't tried 2.6 to be able to compare
> the two
> > versions. One cool feature, is when I get calls and the mobile
> is not
> > connected to the PBX, a voice mail is recorded and once I
> connect to the
> > PBX.. guess what? I get an SMS in my messages inbox from the
> PBX telling
> > me you have 4 unread voice mails dial *97 to listen to your
> voice mails!
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Ahmad Al-Ibrahim
> >
> > Majed B. wrote:
> > > That's in trixbox 2.8 or 2.6? Do you think you can compare the
> > > features in these two versions, or at least see if your
> phone could
> > > work with 2.6?
> > >
> > > Thanks!
> > >
> > > On 7/30/09, Ahmad Al-Ibrahim <ahmad at koutbo6.com
> </mc/compose?to=ahmad at koutbo6.com>
> > </mc/compose?to=ahmad at koutbo6.com
> </mc/compose?to=ahmad at koutbo6.com>>> wrote:
> > >> Update to the below post. Nokia E71 worked fine without
> problems
> > after
> > >> updating to the latest firmware that was released weeks
> ago. Now
> > I can
> > >> send/receive calls natively from mobile without using 3rd party
> > apps and
> > >> going through proxies.
> > >>
> > >> Other application to consider is Nimbizz, has SIP, IM
> networks, Skype
> > >> support, considered as a competitor to fring, and it looks
> better,
> > >> responsive and usability is way better than fring. the bad
> thing
> > is they
> > >> proxy the communications just like fring.
> > >>
> > >> Regards,
> > >>
> > >> Ahmad Al-Ibrahim
> > >>
> > >> Ahmad Al-Ibrahim wrote:
> > >>> I've tested it with Nokia E71 and it sucks! I was able to make
> > calls,
> > >>> but I cannot receive calls.. and the phone performance
> sucked, slow,
> > >>> hanged many times. I've tested it with fring and it works
> fine,
> > I was
> > >>> able to make calls from my laptop to mobile and vice-versa
> > through the
> > >>> internet.
> > >>>
> > >>> This is cool, cant wait for OpenVox card to arrive :)
> > >>>
> > >>> Regards,
> > >>>
> > >>> Ahmad Al-Ibrahim
> > >>>
> > >>> Bashar Al-Abdulhadi wrote:
> > >>>> nice! how about testing it over the internet say using SIP
> > based mobile?
> > >>>> i.e nokia.E71? ;)
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>>
> > >>>> Majed B. wrote, On 07/24/2009 06:57 PM:
> > >>>>
> > >>>>> I finished writing the steps I took to configure trixbox
> & making
> > >>>>> caller id work.
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> >
> http://mbhtech.blogspot.com/2009/07/configuring-asterisktrixbox-for-kuwait.html
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>> On Fri, Jul 24, 2009 at 6:23 PM, Bashar
> > >>>>> Al-Abdulhadi<bashar at kuwaitnet.net
> </mc/compose?to=bashar at kuwaitnet.net>
> > </mc/compose?to=bashar at kuwaitnet.net
> </mc/compose?to=bashar at kuwaitnet.net>>> wrote:
> > >>>>>
> > >>>>>> yes when it comes of renting your own E1, and
> purchasing a call
> > >>>>>> manager and
> > >>>>>> all its related devices then you need a local guy to
> manage it
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>>> with FT's you only pay per extension and everything is
> hosted
> > at their
> > >>>>>> premises and every office/location you add just get a
> single data
> > >>>>>> link and
> > >>>>>> put as many extensions as you want on that location
> > >>>>>>
> > >>>>
> >
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