I finally managed to accumulate enough experience using this device to get the review written. It's in the hands of the folks at Small Net Builder for a final polish before publication. It'll probably be online in a couple of…
It's been about 5 months since I installed the Portech GSM gateway. It's working well. I stand by the decision to buy a GSM-to-SIP gateway over one that presents an analog FXS interface. We've never had the kind of call…
As previously announced snom has made available a DECT repeater for their m3 cordless SIP phone system. This should further enhance the phones appeal. VOIP Supply has the unit listed at $133. Not cheap, but not unreasonable either. We've really…
There has been a little rumble of late in the blogosphere about Magic Jack. Ike Elliot had an good overview of the service here. And a little more here.
I first heard of Magic Jack literally a couple of years ago when visiting Durham, NC. It was the topic of conversation on an ABC radio talk show. The host was raving about cheap long distance calls using his PC, and paying $40/year for unlimited calling.
Ho hum. Cheap minutes. I don’t generally get worked up about such things.
I'm on-the-road again the next few weeks. This week I have meetings in Burlington VT. That's just about as far from Houston as you can get up the East coast. The pity is that the northeast has been having Houston…
This afternoon I happened upon a blog I'd not seen before from Matt Watson. A fellow Canadian Matt's blog has several interesting items including a story, in several parts, of migrating his employer to an Asterisk based PBX. He also…