https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/categories/voip.htmlHugoen-ie2026 Tiernan OTooleFri, 10 Jul 2026 23:30:52 +0100https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2019/07/04/fixing-cid-caller-id-on-incoming-calls-with-3cx.htmlThu, 04 Jul 2019 16:00:00 +0000https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2019/07/04/fixing-cid-caller-id-on-incoming-calls-with-3cx.htmlIn a previous post i talked about going all in on VoIP in the house. Its been nearly a year now, and other than some minor issues related to the VoIP Server being turned off accidentally, or a screw up on my end, all is going well. But, one thing i did notice was related to incoming calls and caller Id, specifically on my SIP2SIM card. Essentially, the country code was wrong: for example: Incoming calls from the Virgin Media trunk just show as local numbers (for Dublin, for example, it would so 01xxxxxxx). Using the CID reformatting feature in 3CX, I managed to change this.https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2018/07/24/finally-going-all-in-on-voip.htmlTue, 24 Jul 2018 16:25:19 +0000https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2018/07/24/finally-going-all-in-on-voip.htmlAfter many years, I am finally trying to move to a proper VoIP system for the house. This post will explain what I am using, how I am setting it up, and some other details you might (or might not) find useful. First, backstory. I have been interested in VoIP for many years. The first post I wrote about Ito this site was here back in 2012, but I had posted about it on my other site back in 2008. It got my attention years ago as a way of saving money on calls, but in recent times, that has changed a little, mainly because most providers gives you calls for free (my mobile and land lines both come with unlimited calls and with my mobile, I can make them anywhere in Europe). The new reason I am interesting in VoIP is consolidation: I currently have 3 mobile phone numbers, at least 1 landline dedicated to me in the house, plus a work landline. I want to be able to pick up any phone and make a call, and it show as coming from my main number. Or a call comes in and i can pick it up from any of my phones. And that is what i am trying to do here. I (will) have some of it working, but some parts are still missing.https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2015/02/15/mobile-phone-as-a-service.htmlSun, 15 Feb 2015 20:47:00 +0000https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2015/02/15/mobile-phone-as-a-service.htmlAfter my post about the Raspberry Pi acting as a VoIP server, and being able to add a 3G Dongle and allowing it to act as a Mobile Phone gateway, it got me thinking… Why not have something that allows you to rent a mobile phone number in a country, send and recieve text messages, phone calls, etc, all from anywhere in the world? Thats where Mobile Phone as a Service comes in…https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2013/05/29/raspberry-pi-as-an-asterisk-box.htmlTue, 28 May 2013 23:00:00 +0000https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2013/05/29/raspberry-pi-as-an-asterisk-box.htmlThe Raspberry Pi is a pretty amazing peice of kit for its price and size. And now, you can make it even more amazing by using it as a VoIP server for your house! Check out Raspberry Asterisk for downloads, documentation, etc, on how to setup a Raspberry Pi and Asterisk. I have a couple Pi’s in the house, and plan on setting this up in the next few days. Keep your eyes on the site… more posts coming!https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2012/09/27/more-voip-stuff.htmlThu, 27 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2012/09/27/more-voip-stuff.htmlAs part of my ongoing plan to upgrade the house to VoIP, and as a follow up to my first VoIP stuff post, here are some more things i have found. I have added SipDiscount and SipGate for making and recieving calls. SipDiscount allows me to set pretty much any number as my Caller ID, as long as i “own” that number (they either text or call you with a code, and you enter it on their site). They also allow me to make cheap calls to Irish Mobiles (check their rates here) SipGate gave me a incoming UK phone number. Its an 0845 number, which I dont know what that means. but it was free, so its all good. Not sure if i can recieve text messages on it though. I have a Blueface account, which gives me an Irish 076 VoIP number. 076 is the standard VoIP number here in Ireland. I have a IpKall number, which is based in Washington State. You need to recieve a call on this line at least once every 30 days to keep it active. My Google Voice accepts calls and forwards them to my IpKall number, which then rings my BlueFace SIP account (since i know they will be up all the time, by my home server may be offline since i am only testing) which, if a SIP device is connected, will forward it again. if i am offline, or no sip devices are active, that call is redirected to voice mail. Its all very complicated at the moment, but the plan will be that any incoming calls should go directly to the machine in house, which will ring the desk phone and any other SIP clients. Any incoming PSTN calls will also do the same. Outgoing calls will depend on the dialing plan, which i still need to figure out, but the theory goes as follows:https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2012/09/11/voip-stuff.htmlTue, 11 Sep 2012 00:00:00 +0000https://www.tiernanotoole.ie/2012/09/11/voip-stuff.htmlI have been very interested in VOIP stuff for the last while now, and finally started looking at implementing it in the house. Here are some links which may be useful. I will do a full post soon. Asterisk 1.8 with chan_mobile on Centos 6: chan_mobile allows you to use a Bluetooth phone to make calls with Asterisk Use an old Mobile Phone as a GMS Gateway in asterisk: again, similar to above, but with Ubuntu. 3CX: my current choice in VOIP software. The main VOIP hardware I use is: