Comments on: decopperfied http://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2012/10/18/decopperfied/ Technology is life Wed, 05 Jun 2013 07:58:00 +0200 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 By: Daniel Stenberg http://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2012/10/18/decopperfied/comment-page-1/#comment-12792 Daniel Stenberg Thu, 25 Oct 2012 07:18:30 +0000 http://daniel.haxx.se/blog/?p=4348#comment-12792 @petur: that's what I was referring to with "number portability". My new provider took responsibility of my number, and I keep using the same physical phone in the house so it has been a completely painless transition to everyone (so far) with zero(!) extra costs. @petur: that’s what I was referring to with “number portability”. My new provider took responsibility of my number, and I keep using the same physical phone in the house so it has been a completely painless transition to everyone (so far) with zero(!) extra costs.

]]> By: petur http://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2012/10/18/decopperfied/comment-page-1/#comment-12784 petur Wed, 24 Oct 2012 10:17:35 +0000 http://daniel.haxx.se/blog/?p=4348#comment-12784 You didn't say if the VOIP company took over your landline number, because mine did when I switched, making the whole process super-painless :) Also, don't know of your phone box, but I decided to switch to VOIP phones, where I could enter multiple providers. It takes them by priority, skipping one if down, and you can force-select one by using a code, or even create filters to force certain numbers. So you can get a VOIP account that is cheap for landline destinations, one for mobile destinations, one for long-distance... I use two, one that holds my old number and is pretty cheap for mobile, and the other is freecall, which offers 90 days free calling to any landline number if you buy a 10 euro credit. You didn’t say if the VOIP company took over your landline number, because mine did when I switched, making the whole process super-painless :)

Also, don’t know of your phone box, but I decided to switch to VOIP phones, where I could enter multiple providers. It takes them by priority, skipping one if down, and you can force-select one by using a code, or even create filters to force certain numbers. So you can get a VOIP account that is cheap for landline destinations, one for mobile destinations, one for long-distance…

I use two, one that holds my old number and is pretty cheap for mobile, and the other is freecall, which offers 90 days free calling to any landline number if you buy a 10 euro credit.

]]> By: cRACKmONKEY421 http://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2012/10/18/decopperfied/comment-page-1/#comment-12765 cRACKmONKEY421 Sun, 21 Oct 2012 20:08:32 +0000 http://daniel.haxx.se/blog/?p=4348#comment-12765 It might recommend routing through the VOIP box so that VOIP packets can have higher priority through Quality Of Service. Maybe not something you need to worry about with a good connection. It might recommend routing through the VOIP box so that VOIP packets can have higher priority through Quality Of Service. Maybe not something you need to worry about with a good connection.

]]> By: Daniel Stenberg http://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2012/10/18/decopperfied/comment-page-1/#comment-12750 Daniel Stenberg Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:47:03 +0000 http://daniel.haxx.se/blog/?p=4348#comment-12750 Nope, I didn't have to do anything (to my surprise). I was prepared to figure out some port magic or possibly tell my router to have that box in a "DMZ" or something but it seems to just work fine without any additional care at all! Power on, insert cables. Voila! Also, my cheapest may not be your cheapest in case you call more than I do... Nope, I didn’t have to do anything (to my surprise). I was prepared to figure out some port magic or possibly tell my router to have that box in a “DMZ” or something but it seems to just work fine without any additional care at all! Power on, insert cables. Voila!

Also, my cheapest may not be your cheapest in case you call more than I do…

]]> By: Karl Wiberg http://daniel.haxx.se/blog/2012/10/18/decopperfied/comment-page-1/#comment-12749 Karl Wiberg Fri, 19 Oct 2012 20:41:19 +0000 http://daniel.haxx.se/blog/?p=4348#comment-12749 Did you need to forward any ports to the phone box, or did it find its way past the NAT automatically? I just had fiber installed at my house, and am thinking of doing exactly the same thing---except that thanks to your post, I don't have to hunt down the cheapest option myself... Did you need to forward any ports to the phone box, or did it find its way past the NAT automatically? I just had fiber installed at my house, and am thinking of doing exactly the same thing—except that thanks to your post, I don’t have to hunt down the cheapest option myself…

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