sipgate closing down on me

[rudy]

Ya so I was using sipgate + google voice for a while as a home VIOP solution, we primarily use cell phones but it was a nice and free option. But sipgate says they are shutting down so does anyone have any alternatives?

 

[hawk82]

Some alternatives mentioned here:
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r28641387-Other-Sipgate.com-phone-service-will-end-on-10-31-2013

I use call centric. They're alright. I also use voip.ms. I like their multi-pop presence and more options that call centric doesn't or hadn't offered until recently.

 

[bds1904]

if you use it with a PBX then you should use IncrediblePBX. Native google voice support.

 

[rudy]

why can obi directly link to the google voice number but no one else can?

 

[Jay_2]

looks like its just the US side of sipgate thats going? Can the sipgate numbers be transferred?

 

[djflow195]

if you use it with a PBX then you should use IncrediblePBX. Native google voice support.

FreePBX Distro also has native google voice support.

 

[Arch]

+1 for CallCentric, been with them for years, works great!

 

[rudy]

How do you guys organize call centric, do you take a free NY number then send it to your SIP device? Forward google voice the call centric number?

I don't have a PBX server I don't think. I just have a Linksys SPA1001
ATA.

 

[boss99]

I use callcentric. I ported my home phone number to it and it works like a charm.

 

[Arch]

Same here. I ported my home number from AT&T ages ago. It routes directly to my ATA, no PBX required. I was using a Linksys SPA2102 but it died on Saturday. A new ObiHai 202 showed up today and now I'm using that.

 

[rudy]

Well let us know how the obihai works, I saw reviews where they said not all incoming calls ring. And you may need to disable call to chat in order to get some to ring. Maybe you can test it by calling yourself multiple times.

I am still unclear if its possible to use call centric for free.

 

[hawk82]

How do you guys organize call centric, do you take a free NY number then send it to your SIP device? Forward google voice the call centric number?

I don't have a PBX server I don't think. I just have a Linksys SPA1001
ATA.

I ported 2 vonage numbers years ago to callcentric. Then I have a sip trunk from callcentric to my pbx running on a vps, running asterisk 1.8. At my home office, I have an Obi202 or whatever that 2 port ata is. 1 voip.ms line (as a backup voip provider) configured in the Obi. Have a Snom320 phone that connects to my Asterisk pbx. Works pretty good.