Thanks for the tip. I'm going to give link2voip a try. I'll let everyone know if it works out.
Jesse On Thu, Aug 7, 2008 at 8:48 PM, Dana Harding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- >> I'm wondering if anyone can recommend a voip provider that will allow >> me to transfer my current cell phone number to their service. I'm >> looking for a company that offers standard SIP service so that I can >> use Ekiga, or other sip-based software packages rather than having to >> buy an ATA or use proprietary software. I was planning on going with >> Callcentric (www.callcentric.com), but after submitting the paperwork, >> they told me that they were unable to port my number. >> > > www.link2voip.com is based out of Edmonton, you might have an easier time > porting numbers with them. > > I have asterisk running in a VPS that connects to them - mostly for testing > and learning, > For softphones SJ Phone works well, they have some unresolved issues with > XLite not registering properly. I'm not familiar with Ekiga. > > While I don't have much time logged through them to be commenting on, I > haven't had any issues yet with softphones connected directly to their > servers. Calls through my asterisk VPS are rough at times, but I've > attributed that to the VPS environment as the provider's default install has > cronjobs running at specific half-hour intervals - lining up almost exactly > with any noticed call issues. All the VM's doing something and getting a > fair share of the CPU at the same time doesn't bode well for a realtime > application running on one. But since it is mostly a test environment - > it is okay for my purposes. > > > Regards, > Dana Harding > > > > _______________________________________________ > clug-talk mailing list > [email protected] > http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca > Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) > **Please remove these lines when replying > _______________________________________________ clug-talk mailing list [email protected] http://clug.ca/mailman/listinfo/clug-talk_clug.ca Mailing List Guidelines (http://clug.ca/ml_guidelines.php) **Please remove these lines when replying
