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How PSTN and ISDN switch off will impact your business

Posted on February 10, 2019February 10, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

How PSTN and ISDN switch off will impact your business. As we all know, in 2015 BT announced that they will be switching off the PSTN and ISDN networks by 2025. With this, BT will no longer accept any new orders or amendments to services applicable to any ISDN products from 2020. Once the switch-off has taken place, customers will be migrated to the IPEX (IP Exchange) core network using SIP (S...
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Life after Ofcom’s 3% rule

Posted on December 18, 2018May 15, 2020 by Daniel Kobale

Uncertainty, we are told, is bad for business. Uncertainty over Brexit is bad, uncertainty over exchange rates is bad, uncertainty over unpredictable world leaders is bad. As of March 1st 2017, there’s a new type of uncertainty being introduced into the world of outbound calling. The previously clear guideline of a 3% maximum abandoned call rate is set to silently disappear overnight on the 28th F...
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What is SIP Termination?

Posted on March 1, 2018May 15, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

About SIP call termination? SIP termination is a service which allows users to use VoIP technology for making outgoing voice calls to external phone networks all over the world, including public switched telephone network phone numbers, as well as mobile wireless operators. Tariffs for SIP termination service vary from one SIP termination provider to another and calling rates vary depending on...
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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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Which VoIP/SIP Codec Should You Use?

Posted on November 29, 2017May 15, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

How To Describe the Quality of a SIP Trunking Call “So clear, you can hear a pin drop!” Are you old enough to remember the very successful tag line for Sprint Communications' long distance service back in the ancient 1990’s? “Can you hear me now?” Or...Did you grow up remembering the equally (if not more) successful phrase that Verizon Wireless made part of our cultural reality in the new mi...
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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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PrepayGEO VoIP/SIP 2 Port Adapter for Analog Phones

Posted on February 6, 2016May 15, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

We also recommend the use of the following VoIP adapter with our PrepayGEO UK Numbers if you would like to continue using your regular analog home or business phones, without the added extra cost of having to invest in VoIP desktop IP phones The Cisco SPA112 2-port phone adapter provides an affordable high-quality VoIP connection through 2 standard phone line connections. The SPA112 features 2 ...
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UK Calling made simple for consumers

Posted on April 28, 2015May 29, 2019 by Daniel Kobale

Every day, people use service numbers to make phone calls to companies and organisations, contact directory enquiries or even to vote in TV shows. But the cost of calling these numbers - which start 08, 09 or 118 - used to be difficult to find out. This changed in July 2015, under a system that makes the cost of calling service numbers clear for everyone. It's called UK Calling, and it's the...
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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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SMS over PSTN Phone Lines (Endorsed by Texecom Ltd)

Posted on July 16, 2013June 16, 2020 by Daniel Kobale

Vodafone the last man standing? SMS over PSTN phone lines has been used in varying industries for many years and was often sold as an additional service by alarm companies, allowing the user to be notified of alarm conditions and open/close events. For many years there were two main players operating the service in the UK, O2 and Vodafone. In 2012 the ...
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