FWD Wiki On SIP Phone Configuration
In September 2007 the folks at FWD put up a wiki in the hope of getting users to document how to configure various hardware & software SIP clients for use with the service. At the time I was provisioning a…
Two Cases Of Putting My Money Where My Mouth Is
This weekend I faced two instances of living up to things that I've written or said. Firstly, I ordered a couple of Polycom SoundPoint IP650s to replace the hardware that I've had on loan for review these past few months.…
Paying Up For Free World Dialup
Luca Filigheddu reminds me to consider things carefully before making a decision. After some reflection I agree that FWD Deserves our Praise. Jeff’s leadership in the community has been remarkable over the years. It’s so easy to forget the early visionaries when things are so far down the road, and running really well.
Free World Dialup Is No Longer Free
According to various reports after over a decade Free World Dialup is moving to a paid service model. I can’t help but feel that something is being lost in this transition. I’ve had a FWD account for years (54245) but rarely ever used it beyond testing Asterisk servers. I does ring through to my desk phone, passed over IAX2 to my Astlinux box. Someone said that the IAX2 access has been down recently, but I haven’t noticed.
I once spoke to a guy down in Argentina who just happened to answer the intro line. I also left Jeff Pulver a voice message once. His number was really cool and low, like 1001 if I recall. Mostly I just called their echo test to verify connectivity.
FWD was fun. It was truly HAM radio on the internet. It was part of what drew me into VOIP.