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Big Kahuna: 70 New FreePBX GPL Modules for Incredible PBX

Big Kahuna: 70 New FreePBX GPL Modules for Incredible PBX

Monday, February 18, 2019

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We don’t change the mix of FreePBX® GPL modules in Incredible PBX® 13-13 often although you can easily add or update any of particular interest at any time using the gpl-install scripts included in the distribution. So we’re excited to introduce the 2019 collection of 70 FreePBX GPL modules for those that want to keep their Asterisk® PBX platform loaded with the latest and greatest. We’ve included a batch installer which means ALL of the existing modules get updated with… Read More ›

Adding SIP URI Dialing to Asterisk for Free Worldwide Calling

Adding SIP URI Dialing to Asterisk for Free Worldwide Calling

Monday, February 11, 2019

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Since giving up on Google Voice, we’ve been extolling the virtues of SIP URI dialing which gives you unlimited free calls to anyone else in the world that happens to have their own SIP URI address. SIP URIs look very much like email addresses except they’re used to share phone conversations instead of email messages. And, as we’ve mentioned previously, if everyone in the world had their own SIP URI, paying for phone calls would become a thing of the… Read More ›

UC on Steroids: Incredible PBX for Issabel Joins the Cloud

UC on Steroids: Incredible PBX for Issabel Joins the Cloud

Friday, February 1, 2019

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We’re pleased to introduce the 2019 edition of Incredible PBX® for Issabel featuring new VPS cloud provider support and one-minute setup for Skyetel SIP trunking. One of the limitations of Issabel 4 has been the required use of the ISO installer to deploy Asterisk® 13. This 2019 release addresses that limitation and lets you do a fully scripted install using one of our four recommended $7 to $15 a year VPS cloud providers. This new release includes our next generation… Read More ›

SIP Happens! Deploying a Publicly-Accessible Asterisk PBX - replaced

SIP Happens! Deploying a Publicly-Accessible Asterisk PBX – replaced

Monday, January 28, 2019

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We’ve previously documented the benefits of SIP URI calling. Because the calls are free from and to anywhere in the world, the use case is compelling. The drawbacks, particularly with Asterisk® servers, have primarily centered around the security implications of exposing SIP on a publicly-accessible server. Today we want to take a fresh look at a possible SIP implementation for Asterisk based upon the pioneering work of Dr. Lin Song back in the PBX in a Flash heyday. We’ve embellished… Read More ›

Introducing Skyetel: A VoIP Provider for All Seasons

Introducing Skyetel: A VoIP Provider for All Seasons

Monday, January 21, 2019

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Having been around the block more times than we can remember, suffice it to say it takes a lot to get us excited about a VoIP provider. Let us tick off some criteria to even get our attention: terrific pricing, failsafe reliability, and first class performance. So just imagine our excitement to discover that an early follower of Nerd Vittles now provides one of the most compelling VoIP services we’ve ever tested with triple redundancy in multiple data centers. And… Read More ›

SIP Happens! And Kamailio Makes It Easy, Part I

SIP Happens! And Kamailio Makes It Easy, Part I

Monday, January 14, 2019

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If ever there was a Swiss Army Knife for SIP, Kamailio (a.k.a. OpenSER) is the hands-down winner. The flexibility of this open source SIP server is legendary. Whether it’s secure communications, insulation from brute force attacks, load balancing, failover, WebRTC, or the return of shared line appearances on your office phone system, Kamailio can handle it while processing thousands of call setups per second on minimal hardware platforms. Our plan for today is to walk you through setting up a… Read More ›

Celebrating 2019: Return of the One-Minute Desktop PBX

Celebrating 2019: Return of the One-Minute Desktop PBX

Monday, January 7, 2019

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If you’re new to the VoIP world and aren’t quite ready to dive into the Nerd Vittles cloud computing offerings, then we have a one minute setup solution today that doesn’t require you to buy anything ever. You can use almost any desktop computer you already own to bring up the VirtualBox® edition of Incredible PBX® in less than 60 seconds. If you’ve followed Nerd Vittles over the years, you already know that VirtualBox from Oracle® is one of our… Read More ›

A Sobering Look at Asterisk and the 2019 VoIP Landscape

A Sobering Look at Asterisk and the 2019 VoIP Landscape

Monday, December 17, 2018

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Every six months or so we like to gaze into our crystal ball for a quick look at the VoIP landscape. 2018 has been quite the transformative year with the acquisition of Digium® and Asterisk® by Sangoma®. Unfortunately, as we predicted, the Digium layoffs have already begun, and 2019 may only get worse. While we have no inside information, we wouldn’t be surprised to see Digium’s headquarters in Huntsville closed within six months in an effort to balance the books.… Read More ›

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