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Spring Is Sprung: Taking Incredible PBX to the Google Cloud

Spring Is Sprung: Taking Incredible PBX to the Google Cloud

Tuesday, March 26, 2019

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Let’s chat about Google. We’ve had a love-hate relationship with Google for the past decade. For every good deed they do, they always manage to follow it up with a swift kick in the teeth… or lower. Business Insider recently catalogued all of the Google carnage over the years. And that ignores the train wreck that many VoIP users experienced with Google Voice. So we have mixed emotions about writing this column at all. But, suffice it to say, you… Read More ›

Cell Phone Tips for Spring Break and International Travel

Cell Phone Tips for Spring Break and International Travel

Monday, March 25, 2019

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With Spring Break upon us and Summer Vacations just around the corner, we wanted to briefly review some of your cellphone and data options for those that might be planning a trip outside the United States. If you’re only going as far as Mexico, Canada, or the U.S. Virgin Islands, then your existing cellular provider in the U.S. may have you covered at no additional cost. If your provider is not AT&T, then check with your carrier. And speaking of… Read More ›

A Golden Newbie: Incredible PBX 13-13.10 for Ubuntu 18.04.2

A Golden Newbie: Incredible PBX 13-13.10 for Ubuntu 18.04.2

Monday, March 18, 2019

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If you’re as big a fan of Ubuntu as we are, then you’ll be pleased to know that the month-old update to Ubuntu 18.04 LTS is rock-solid. It takes a brave soul to name anything Bionic Beaver, but Ubuntu pulls it off and makes you want to meet one face-to-face, just not in a bar after midnight. Well, St. Paddy would be proud. Today’s new Incredible PBX® 13-13.10 release brings you everything you could want in a PBX, and the… Read More ›

The New Gold Standard: Incredible PBX 13-13.10 for Raspbian

The New Gold Standard: Incredible PBX 13-13.10 for Raspbian

Monday, March 11, 2019

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Today we are pleased to introduce the 2019 update for Incredible PBX® and the Raspberry Pi® 2 and 3 featuring 70+ new FreePBX® GPL modules and a native Skyetel SIP trunking platform with a $10 service credit and up to $500 of half-price service. In addition to dozens of under-the-covers tweaks, there also are new backup and restore utilities which should ease the pain of backups and future migrations. In fact, today’s build was created using those tools because the… Read More ›

Yowza! A Fault-Tolerant Incredible PBX Platform for $1/Mo.

Yowza! A Fault-Tolerant Incredible PBX Platform for $1/Mo.

Thursday, March 7, 2019

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Not that you needed another reason to sign up for Skyetel’s triple-redundant SIP hosting platform, but we have a new one for you anyway. A fault-tolerant VoIP platform always has been the Holy Grail for many organizations. When your business depends on telephone calls, the very last thing you want to fail is your phone system. When most administrators think of fault-tolerant, high availability (HA) servers, the first word that comes to mind is expensive. For example, FreePBX® charges $1500/node… Read More ›

In Search of a Better Mousetrap: Meet Incredible PBX 13-13.10

In Search of a Better Mousetrap: Meet Incredible PBX 13-13.10

Friday, March 1, 2019

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There are lots of choices in the VoIP marketplace these days, and everyone’s requirements are different. So one size certainly doesn’t fit all. So let me tick off our most important criteria, and you can compare our list to your own. At the top of our list are reliability, stability, performance, feature set, and ease of deployment and use. Next would be cost of ownership which includes not only the cost of initial deployment but also the recurring costs for… Read More ›

Now Serving: The Incredible PBX 13-13 Whole Enchilada

Now Serving: The Incredible PBX 13-13 Whole Enchilada

Friday, March 1, 2019

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We’re delighted to introduce the bells and whistles for Incredible PBX® 13-13. We’ve taken a slightly different approach with this release. Instead of getting the Whole Enchilada out of the box, you now have a choice. You start with Incredible PBX 13-13 LEAN on the recommended CentOS® 6.10 platform. This gets you a fully-functioning PBX with the latest Asterisk® 13 and most of the FreePBX® 13 GPL modules. This release includes support for Skyetel SIP trunking from our Platinum Sponsor… Read More ›

Keep On Trunkin': Free International VoIP Calling Returns

Keep On Trunkin’: Free International VoIP Calling Returns

Monday, February 25, 2019

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Today we’re taking a fresh look at the international calling marketplace by updating the best VoIP deals available. FreeVoipDeal once again takes the prize with the best selection of "free" international calling destinations at the lowest prices. Below we’ll provide a quick tutorial to transform your Incredible PBX server into an international calling platform at minimal cost. Here’s How It Works. For every 10 euros ($10.72) you deposit into your account, you’ll get 300 minutes a week of free calls… Read More ›