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What is VoIP/SIP Call Termination?

Posted on December 11, 2017May 15, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

SIP/VoIP Call Termination, what is it and how does it work! VoIP call termination is used to refer to the procedures that are used for routing telephone calls from one provider to the next provider until the call has been routed to the last telephone company and has been received by the recipient. Voice termination is another term that is used for call termination. The telephone companies are als...
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Are you still using the Vodafone access number for TAP to SMS (Mobile Text) Messaging?

Posted on November 11, 2017February 25, 2021 by Daniel Kobale

STOP and Switch to OpenTAP now! The Vodafone TAP gateway access number isn't even a managed service and completely unreliable. If you call Vodafone and ask them for help, they will not help you as their TAP access number is an old legacy pager gateway. Its neither managed nor maintained for the alarm monitoring, it's just been used as such for many years. OpenTAP has been established since 20...
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Move from ISDN to VoIP/SIP

Posted on November 2, 2016May 15, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

Simple steps to SIP migration from ISDN If you’re still running most of your calls over ISDN, it’s worth taking a serious look at how easy it is to switch to cheaper, more flexible SIP connectivity. Why make the switch? Until recently ISDN had been the only viable choice for most companies – from SMEs to large corporations – to ensure business-grade telephony. But the last 12 months has seen a ...
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Notice to all OpenTAP users about modem software settings!

Posted on September 17, 2014February 25, 2021 by Daniel Kobale

We recently have had a few customers who are using computer-based modem and compatible TAP software with OpenTAP and they have been having trouble dialling up and sending messages via our OpenTAP dial-up access numbers. Some times for some reason with some customers modems and their software it will not work properly with the PARITY setting of NONE (NULL). Try changing the PARITY setting to TRU...
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SMS Gateway Provider for Burglar Alarm Text Messaging

Posted on December 8, 2013February 25, 2021 by Daniel Kobale

Does your security alarm system, pager or other monitoring device use TAP to SMS messaging alerts? Does your security alarm system, pager or other device use TAP to Mobile SMS text messaging alerts? DIDcomms has the solution for you! Our dial-up TAP to Mobile SMS text and email messaging gateway is completely free of charge to use, you only pay for the call to the dial-up access phone line! Al...
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OpenTAP to SMS text messaging for alarm and fire control panels and TAP protocol software monitoring

Posted on October 31, 2013February 25, 2021 by Daniel Kobale

Switch from Vodafone/O2 to the new Texecom and Honeywell approved Non-Registration #OpenTAP to #SMS access number or #alarm and #fire #security control #panels, feel free to use it. The access #phone number is 09018600011 It will work with either 09018600011 or for international customers +448726149997 on the #mobile #phone settings.
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Galaxy G2 to text my mobile

Posted on February 27, 2013June 15, 2020 by Daniel Kobale

Question: I have finished installing my G2 +44 alarm last week after ironing out the final problems. All works well but I would like it to text me when there was an alarm trigger. I have a Virgin phone line and a Virgin mobile.From what I have recently learned the panel uses the tap protocol to send the message. Ideally I just want to be paying for the odd text message in an alarm situation. Is t...
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OpenTAP for network monitoring by DIDcomms

Posted on December 25, 2012May 15, 2020 by Daniel Kobale

OpenTAP Gateway is a Telocator Alphanumeric Protocol (TAP) to SMS and Email gateway messaging service provider. Since OpenTAP uses trusted equipment, a standard phone line and dialup modem, TAP is by far the most reliable way to send full-text messages to your cellular phone. SMS messages can be sent to your cellular phone through OpenTAP Gateway even if your internet connection is completely d...
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AT&T Discontinues TAP Service

Posted on January 8, 2012May 9, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

RENO, Nevada—AT&T Wireless text messaging on the TAP gateway has been discontinued by AT&T as of August 31, 2003. As AT&T is now referring to this as an enhanced service, AT&T now offers two fee-based services for text messaging to both TDMA and GSM devices: 1) AT&T Wireless Enterprise SMS; or 2) EFI Unimobile Mobile Messaging. AT&T Wireless Enterprise SMS connects your ...
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