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Building a Dirt-Cheap Communications Platform with VoIP

Building a Dirt-Cheap Communications Platform with VoIP

Monday, July 10, 2023

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There are literally thousands of options when you finally ditch your landline and stagger into the VoIP world. We’re often asked, "What would you recommend if price was the major criteria?" Our response goes something like this. You get what you pay for and our recommended providers continue to be ClearlyIP and Skyetel in no particular order. Having said that, if price is your primary consideration, here’s our Plan B which we use regularly. First, a word of explanation. This… Read More ›

A New Incredible PBX 2027 Image for the Raspberry Pi

A New Incredible PBX 2027 Image for the Raspberry Pi

Monday, June 26, 2023

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Are you looking for a powerful and affordable VoIP phone system for your home or small business? Incredible PBX 2027 is the perfect solution especially when tied to an inexpensive platform such as the Raspberry Pi. Earlier this year we introduced a new Incredible PBX 2027 installer for the Raspberry Pi. But we heard from many of you that it was simply too time-consuming to go through both the installation of the Raspberry Pi OS and then the Incredible PBX… Read More ›

Unified Communications: Adding SMS to the Asterisk Toolkit

Unified Communications: Adding SMS to the Asterisk Toolkit

Wednesday, September 1, 2021

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As we roll into September, the VoIP landscape continues to evolve. For various reasons, SMS functionality has become a must-have with many VoIP deployments. What we’ve observed lately is that many businesses and professional offices now assume that all phone numbers are SMS-enabled which means, if your primary phone numbers don’t support SMS, you may miss important notices and reminders. Particularly in this COVID era, physicians have incredibly high rates of no-shows for appointments so you’ll typically get multiple SMS… Read More ›

Oldie But Goodie: VoIP.ms, The Most Versatile VoIP Provider

Oldie But Goodie: VoIP.ms, The Most Versatile VoIP Provider

Monday, October 12, 2020

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We all are fortunate to have an extraordinary selection of options when it comes to VoIP Providers. For redundancy and reliability, nobody quite matches Skyetel. For FreePBX® and SIP phone integration, ClearlyIP is the hands-down winner. And, if you’re searching for the Most Versatile VoIP Provider, look no further than VoIP.ms, now with a $10 signup credit with your first deposit to kick the tires. We are thrilled that all three of these providers are Platinum Sponsors of Nerd Vittles… Read More ›

Deploying an Incredible PBX 2020 PUBLIC Server

Deploying an Incredible PBX 2020 PUBLIC Server

Monday, September 28, 2020

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With the almost overnight popularity of the new Clearly Anywhere softphone which provides Incredible PBX connectivity from virtually anywhere, we wanted to revisit our Incredible PBX 2020 PUBLIC tutorial to document some additional tips and tricks. And, because softphones need connectivity on both cellular networks and using Wi-Fi with dynamic IP addresses in multiple locations, exclusive whitelist-based access to Incredible PBX simply was no longer feasible. Additionally, due to Clearly Anywhere’s tight integration with the FreePBX® User Control Panel (UCP),… Read More ›

BulkVS: A Bargain SIP Provider for Incredible PBX Platforms

BulkVS: A Bargain SIP Provider for Incredible PBX Platforms

Tuesday, May 12, 2020

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At every opportunity I always tell new VoIP enthusiasts that one of the true advantages of switching to a VoIP platform is the fact that you don’t have to put all your eggs in one basket. Just this morning, I read a Facebook post from one of the elders in my family lamenting the fact that her MaBell landline had failed in the midst of this week’s snowstorm in North Carolina. Her local WiFi and cable TV still worked but… Read More ›

Introducing Plug-and-Play Incredible PBX IP Phones

Introducing Plug-and-Play Incredible PBX IP Phones

Sunday, January 5, 2020

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Let’s face it. One of the most tedious tasks in setting up a new PBX is configuring all of the buttons on all of the SIP phones connected to your PBX. Finally, there’s a one-click solution with the new Incredible IP Phones from ClearlyIP. Using the Clearly IP Devices module included in every Incredible PBX 2020 platform, you can use a web browser to point-and-click your way through setting up one or multiple phone configurations which can be pushed to… Read More ›

The Next Best Thing to (formerly free) Google Voice

The Next Best Thing to (formerly free) Google Voice

Monday, December 9, 2019

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Today we want to once again shine the spotlight on LocalPhone, an oft-overlooked VoIP service that’s been around forever. You can call to and be called from any LocalPhone user at no cost. They also offer phone numbers (DIDs) of your choice almost anywhere in the world with free or almost free incoming calls. For those wanting a U.S. DID, the cost is 99ยข a month with a $3 setup fee. That gets you up to 100 free incoming calls… Read More ›