[VoiceOps] Kamailio Visions 2030 for Appalachia

2024-04-01 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
that fair use considerations do not apply to lyrics so "deep" as Swift's. At press time, the matter is being reviewed by our counsel.) Alex Balashov, principal of Evariste, praised Kamailio Visions 2030 as a continuation of Swift's long-standing commitment to forward thinking and innovatio

Re: [VoiceOps] One Way Audio - Frontier Comm (Los Angeles area)

2024-03-09 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
, wireguard (which runs over udp) certainly does. > > I imagine ipsec sometimes can, too. but wg is easier. > > -JimC > -- > James Cloos >OpenPGP: https://jhcloos.com/0x997A9F17ED7DAEA6.asc -- Alex Balashov

Re: [VoiceOps] [EXTERNAL] One Way Audio - Frontier Comm (Los Angeles area)

2024-03-08 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
n some scenarios. Sure, absolutely. We recommend this all the time. I just thought we were talking about more fundamental deliverability issues closer to the wire, or Layers 1-4. -- Alex Balashov Principal Consultant Evariste Systems LLC Web: https

Re: [VoiceOps] One Way Audio - Frontier Comm (Los Angeles area)

2024-03-08 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
issues were under discussion. -- Alex -- Alex Balashov Principal Consultant Evariste Systems LLC Web: https://evaristesys.com Tel: +1-706-510-6800 ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps@voiceops.org https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops

Re: [VoiceOps] One Way Audio - Frontier Comm (Los Angeles area)

2024-03-08 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
> On 8 Mar 2024, at 08:32, Mike Hammett via VoiceOps > wrote: > > I don't trust last mile networks to reliably deliver SIP calls. I usually end > up putting them into VPNs, TLS, etc. VPNs and TLS make last-mile networks more reliable? :-) -- Alex -- Alex Balashov Princ

Re: [VoiceOps] Hotel Phone Requirements

2024-02-05 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
telephony, e.g. aviation, defense, emergency response, healthcare, transportation dispatch, etc. -- Alex -- Alex Balashov Principal Consultant Evariste Systems LLC Web: https://evaristesys.com Tel: +1-706-510-6800 ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceO

Re: [VoiceOps] Hotel Phone Requirements

2024-02-02 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
sk or Room Service button on the in-room phone seems to result in proper and correct internal routing within the property, and also displays correct caller room info to the recipient. This leads me to always use the room phone when needing to contact hotel staff for any reason. How weird. -- Alex --

Re: [VoiceOps] Voice Peering

2023-10-25 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
/e164.org/>, DUNDi federations, and their various proprietary and semi-proprietary cousins (e.g. Open Settlement Protocol). But when you actually needed to make phone calls, holla at the Bell tandem and SS7 A-links. That's been changing, but not at all because of Internet-native voice pe

Re: [VoiceOps] Voice Peering

2023-10-25 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
d dreamy computer-sciency conversations about decentralised ledgers and this and that, tyranny and sticking it to autocracy and so forth, but in the real world, crypto needs to be mediated by the same old centralised financial institutions to be even faintly useful to just about anyone in the general population.

Re: [VoiceOps] Voice Peering

2023-10-25 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
ot prevent spam calls. -- Alex -- Alex Balashov Principal Consultant Evariste Systems LLC Web: https://evaristesys.com Tel: +1-706-510-6800 ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps@voiceops.org https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops

Re: [VoiceOps] Voice Peering

2023-10-24 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
man > Cc: VoiceOps > Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] Voice Peering > https://wirevolution.com/step-8-register-your-phone-number-at-e164org/ > Most of the links have died, so that idea has likely also sunset. > > > - > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions &

Re: [VoiceOps] SS7 Landscape

2023-10-24 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
in the last 20 years. They have not been commercially viable. -- Alex -- Alex Balashov Principal Consultant Evariste Systems LLC Web: https://evaristesys.com Tel: +1-706-510-6800 ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps@voiceops.org https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops

Re: [VoiceOps] Voice Peering

2023-10-24 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
; > > > - > Mike Hammett > Intelligent Computing Solutions > http://www.ics-il.com > > > > Midwest Internet Exchange > http://www.midwest-ix.com > > > > ___ > VoiceOps mailing list > VoiceOps

Re: [VoiceOps] Request to block number?

2023-09-20 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
jurisdiction because the LD switch was in a nearby state? Oh boy, VoIP makes things fun, doesn't it?)I'm sure as always, how you stand depends on where you sit. On Sep 20, 2023, at 1:07 PM, Alex Balashov via VoiceOps wrote: And still, I wonder. You call my company, my menu says "your cal

Re: [VoiceOps] Request to block number?

2023-09-20 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
ous reasons. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Henning >> >> -- >> Henning Westerholt – https://skalatan.de/blog/ >> Kamailio services – https://gilawa.com >> >>> -Original Message- >>> From: VoiceOps On Behalf Of Alex >>>

Re: [VoiceOps] Request to block number?

2023-09-20 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
ages often arrive out of order for me, and I think that happened here.  I may have been misquoting.  But yeah, I’ve never heard of a law against sharing lawful recordings.  I think it should be legal for me to publicize recordings of me harassing scammers, right? On Sep 20, 2023 at 9:07:22 AM, Ale

Re: [VoiceOps] Request to block number?

2023-09-20 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
(all party)? Further, > what if the server is in AZ, but the caller is in an all party state, and > they call a single party state? Etc. > > > On Sep 20, 2023 at 2:16:02 AM, Alex Balashov via VoiceOps > wrote: >> Under US law, if the recording was obtained lawfully (

Re: [VoiceOps] Request to block number?

2023-09-20 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
challenges.   On Tue, Sep 19, 2023 at 1:05 PM Alex Balashov via VoiceOps <voiceops@voiceops.org> wrote: Does your company provide anything of interests to addicts, or anyone with a compulsive habit they are trying to kick? (e.g. compulsive shopping for new VoIP handsets) > On Sep 19

Re: [VoiceOps] Request to block number?

2023-09-19 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
er to be blocked from calling our > company. > > Thoughts? > > Could it be a social engineering attempt? What for? > > Chris > > > ___ > VoiceOps mailing list > VoiceOps@voiceops.org > https://puck.neth

Re: [VoiceOps] A2P-aaS

2023-09-07 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
e to > force-kill it every night. > > > On Sep 7, 2023 at 1:31:16 PM, Alex Balashov via VoiceOps > wrote: >> I have a purely internal portal application that is used to send SMS >> notifications about customer monitoring incidents and emergencies about... >>

Re: [VoiceOps] A2P-aaS

2023-09-07 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
a 30 day trial and then it's like $1.99 per device > one time payment. Totally worth it. > > Jorge > > > > > On Thu, Sep 7, 2023 at 5:31 PM Alex Balashov via VoiceOps > wrote: > I have a purely internal portal application that is used to send SMS > notifications abo

[VoiceOps] A2P-aaS

2023-09-07 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
as a whole, the last thing I want to do. So, there's a business opportunity here for an SMS provider who 1) offers a relatively straightforward REST API to send SMS and 2) will take care of the A2P campaign garbage aspect. I'd love if someone took that up. -- Alex -- Alex Balashov Principal Consultan

Re: [VoiceOps] No-commit international calling

2023-07-13 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
Blimey. International fraud really has got that bad, then!I'd also be interested in a very low-volume personal solution. I'll bet I'm not the only one. The natural solution is for someone running a retail SIP provider on the list who has good international routes to offer accounts to established

Re: [VoiceOps] All carriers must get their STIR/SHAKEN certificate by June 30th!

2023-05-31 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
t; > MARY LOU CAREY > BackUP Telecom Consulting > Office: 615-791-9969 > Cell: 615-796- > > On 2023-05-31 02:47 PM, Alex Balashov wrote: >>> On May 31, 2023, at 3:45 PM, Mary Lou Carey >>> wrote: >>> Any carrier that provides originating VOIP

Re: [VoiceOps] All carriers must get their STIR/SHAKEN certificate by June 30th!

2023-05-31 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
inating VoIP "services"? -- Alex Balashov Principal Consultant Evariste Systems LLC Web: https://evaristesys.com Tel: +1-706-510-6800 ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps@voiceops.org https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops

Re: [VoiceOps] All carriers must get their STIR/SHAKEN certificate by June 30th!

2023-05-31 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
lines. > > MARY LOU CAREY > BackUP Telecom Consulting > Office: 615-791-9969 > Cell: 615-796- > ___ > VoiceOps mailing list > VoiceOps@voiceops.org > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops -- Alex Balashov Princ

Re: [VoiceOps] Local Calling Jurisdiction

2023-05-09 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
-- > Peter Beckman Internet Guy > beck...@angryox.com https://www.angryox.com/ > ---__

Re: [VoiceOps] Germany unsure about whether Kamailio will survive next winter

2023-04-01 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
AM, Markus via VoiceOps > wrote: > > Saw the conference. It's all over the news here right now. > > Tough times ahead. Good luck to us. > > Greetings from Germany. > > > :-D > >> Am 01.04.2023 um 10:24 schrieb Alex Balashov via VoiceOps: >> For

[VoiceOps] Germany unsure about whether Kamailio will survive next winter

2023-04-01 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
whether German strategic natural gas reserves and liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports could keep Kamailio's enormous turbines spinning under a variety of stress-test scenarios outlined by regulators, including SIPP and SIPVicious. Alex Balashov, Evariste's principal, said in a news conference earlier

Re: [VoiceOps] TF number ported out/re-assigned without authorization

2023-03-23 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
gt;>> lease it to only one entity. Thinq failed to do so. IMHO Thinq should be >>>> working their butts off to fix this for you. >>>> >>>> I do not know of an FCC rule that would help you scare Thinq into doing >>>> the right thing and fixing this

Re: [VoiceOps] [EXTERNAL] Re: Passing the Voiceops torch

2023-01-06 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
<http://nether.net/> was one of the few places I could have a UNIX account despite being a nobody, so I could learn the shell folk traditions, and even compile some C code. I made great use of it and am deeply in his debt! Happy New Year to all! -- Alex -- Alex Balashov Principal Consult

Re: [VoiceOps] Numbers listed as spam by Hiya

2022-08-25 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
here, would be a shame if sum’n happen’d do-em… — Alex -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free) Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/, http://www.csrpswitch.com/ ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps@

Re: [VoiceOps] Numbers listed as spam by Hiya

2022-08-25 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
s from Earth, but this is beyond ridiculous. — Alex -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free) Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/, http://www.csrpswitch.com/ ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps@voiceo

Re: [VoiceOps] [External] [External] Re: [External] Re: [External] Re: 9-8-8 dialing when an outside line access code (9) is being used

2022-07-20 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
then just retraining the users or altering their experience somehow… — Alex -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free) Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/, http://www.csrpswitch.com/ ___

Re: [VoiceOps] Mailman 'Reply-To' munging (was: Re: 9-8-8 dialing [...])

2022-07-19 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
Sounds to me like 'from_is_list' now == 'munged', and this is how Outlook > behaves in this situation. > > Rrrrgh, > > -- Nathan > > ___ > VoiceOps mailing list > VoiceOps@voiceops.org > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops

Re: [VoiceOps] [External] [External] Re: [External] Re: [External] Re: 9-8-8 dialing when an outside line access code (9) is being used

2022-07-19 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
complish, > and provide an arguably worse UX for long-time users. So I am still > kinda hoping someone can tell me what would be so great about the > changeover, aside from allowing people to call 988 faster. There’s nothing great about the changeover. It sucks. Don’t follow the h

Re: [VoiceOps] [External] Re: [External] Re: [External] Re: 9-8-8 dialing when an outside line access code (9) is being used

2022-07-19 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
line”. The only reason to continue it is to perpetuate user custom and habit. — Alex -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free) Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/, http://www.csrpswitch.com/

Re: [VoiceOps] [External] Re: Calls coming up as spam on mobile carriers

2022-07-10 Thread Alex Balashov
/hc/en-us/requests/new > Verizon Wireless https://voicespamfeedback.com/vsf/ > T-Mobile https://reportarobocall.com/trf/ > First Orion, Hiya, TNShttps://www.freecallerregistry.com/fcr/ > > ___ > VoiceOps mailing list > VoiceOps@v

Re: [VoiceOps] [EXTERNAL] Identity Header Test Tool

2022-07-06 Thread Alex Balashov
ion Framework as functional and > useful as possible. > > Happy 4th of July! > > David Frankel > ZipDX LLC > St. George, UT USA > > > _______ > VoiceOps mailing list > VoiceOps@voiceops.org > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/li

Re: [VoiceOps] STIR for intra-net calls

2022-06-28 Thread Alex Balashov
> >> On Jun 27, 2022, at 15:01, Nathan Anderson wrote: >> >> Alex Balashov wrote: >> >>> Or are we talking about customers who do get the full attestation headers >>> and interrogate them? >> >> Precisely this. If we ever get such a

Re: [VoiceOps] STIR for intra-net calls

2022-06-27 Thread Alex Balashov
’ attribute be set on the outgoing leg anyway, i.e. why can’t the equipment be configured to effectively attest all on-net calls? Or are we talking about customers who do get the full attestation headers and interrogate them? — Alex -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1

Re: [VoiceOps] T-Mobile Originated Calls - No Ringback

2022-01-31 Thread Alex Balashov
how to raise attention to this problem to someone at T-Mobile with a clue? > > Gabe > > > ___ > VoiceOps mailing list > VoiceOps@voiceops.org > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC T

Re: [VoiceOps] DIDWW API DNS Issue

2022-01-20 Thread Alex Balashov
DNS sucks. I always found a > better caching resolver, like UUNET, until Verizon got better at it, and > then Google DNS came along. > > The caches have cleared. > > Beckman > >> On Thu, 20 Jan 2022, Alex Balashov wrote: >> >> Why, back in my day, residen

Re: [VoiceOps] DIDWW API DNS Issue

2022-01-20 Thread Alex Balashov
you set it to > 30 seconds. > > At least that way if things go wrong, your outage horizon is 5 minutes, not > 1 hour or more!!! -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free) Web: http://www.evar

Re: [VoiceOps] Stir Shaken Test Numbers

2021-12-25 Thread Alex Balashov
; VoiceOps mailing list > VoiceOps@voiceops.org > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free) Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/, http://www.csrpswitch.com/ ___

Re: [VoiceOps] RPID vs. PAI

2021-12-20 Thread Alex Balashov
The best thing is to ignore RPID altogether and pretend it doesn’t exist. It’s a draft that expired like a decade and a half ago—despite some trigger-happy market adoption—and anyone who still insists on imbuing it with any sort of meaning is a poopie head. — Sent from mobile, with due

Re: [VoiceOps] VoIP SMS Campaign Fees

2021-11-29 Thread Alex Balashov
I use Twilio extensively for network and system monitoring-related texts to… myself. Don’t care about fees, charge me whatever, just please don’t make it stop working or make me do more paperwork. This stuff sounds like a possible source of disruption or additional paperwork and for the mere

Re: [VoiceOps] some of my customers DID show as Possible Spam

2021-11-15 Thread Alex Balashov
t; has anyone dealt with this or a similar issue ? > > > -- > Izzy G > ___ > VoiceOps mailing list > VoiceOps@voiceops.org > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1-70

Re: [VoiceOps] ANIs flagged as telemarketer/spammer/scammer

2021-11-14 Thread Alex Balashov
ctor and abandoned. It righted itself pretty quick > when the bad call volumes stopped. > > > On 8/30/2018 3:27 PM, Alex Balashov wrote: >> Hi, >> >> So, of course, it is a known problem in the legitimate side of the lead >> engagement call centre, survey, etc. business

Re: [VoiceOps] Carriers Keeping Acquired Defunct Company Names

2021-10-25 Thread Alex Balashov
ntially a CNAME for Brand X. > > -- > Jay Hennigan - j...@west.net > Network Engineering - CCIE #7880 > 503 897-8550 - WB6RDV > ___ > VoiceOps mailing list > VoiceOps@voiceops.org > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops

Re: [VoiceOps] Carriers Keeping Acquired Defunct Company Names

2021-10-23 Thread Alex Balashov
Yeah, that’s right. The amount of stuff tied to the legacy companies’ identifiers, OCNs, namesakes and so forth is stupefying. It is completely impractical to change at all. — Sent from mobile, with due apologies for brevity and errors. > On Oct 23, 2021, at 6:52 PM, Jeff Shultz wrote: > > 

Re: [VoiceOps] VoIP Provider DDoSes

2021-10-08 Thread Alex Balashov
I would agree, but modify this advice to read: “TCP or TLS to the edge for end-users, then step down to UDP with big MTUs inside the service provider core.” — Sent from mobile, with due apologies for brevity and errors. > On Oct 8, 2021, at 8:25 AM, Tim Bray via VoiceOps > wrote: > >  >

Re: [VoiceOps] Bandwidth - Monday Outage

2021-09-30 Thread Alex Balashov
the intended recipient, > >>> please contact the sender by replying to this email, and destroy all > >>> copies of the original message. [3] > >>> > >>> ___ > >>> VoiceOps mailing list > >>&

Re: [VoiceOps] Bandwidth - Monday Outage

2021-09-30 Thread Alex Balashov
I’m not sure whence that idea comes. > On Sep 30, 2021, at 1:02 AM, Darren wrote: > > Had we been the operating CLEC I assume we’d have more control over this > situation. -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-fre

Re: [VoiceOps] Five9 Issues / DDoS?

2021-09-27 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
ase contact the sender > by replying to this email, and destroy all copies of the original message. > ___ > VoiceOps mailing list > VoiceOps@voiceops.org > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems L

Re: [VoiceOps] thinQ is making hay while Bandwidth is down

2021-09-27 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
oIP ITSPs don’t have it through their intermediated supply chain of ULCs. -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free) Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/, http://www.csrpswitch.com/ ___ VoiceO

Re: [VoiceOps] thinQ is making hay while Bandwidth is down

2021-09-27 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
No, nobody can “flash-port” numbers to a different LRN like that. Anyone who claims this has a bridge to sell you. This capability is indeed limited to SMS/800. > On Sep 27, 2021, at 5:47 PM, Carlos Alvarez wrote: > > It would be interesting if they could do DID re-routing quickly

Re: [VoiceOps] Bandwidth - Monday Outage

2021-09-27 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
t something we can fix in >>> minutes. >> >> The same thing could and has affected others. Voip.ms has been dealing with >> a similar attack for at least a week. We've had excellent service from >> Bandwidth for years and I trust that they will be able to get through this

Re: [VoiceOps] Ray Baum's act and all-softphone deployments

2021-09-27 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
it be sufficient to say that > they are near the AP on the third floor southwest corner? The letter of the > law seems to say "no." > > > >> On Mon, Sep 27, 2021 at 12:40 PM Alex Balashov via VoiceOps >> wrote: >> I wonder if doing GeoIP via a commercial databas

Re: [VoiceOps] Ray Baum's act and all-softphone deployments

2021-09-27 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
ternet until my iPhone realises it, which takes some time, and I’m transiently walking into the WiFi range. The call wouldn’t work until I angrily disabled WiFi so the cell network could be expeditiously used. The fact that stuff like that isn’t considered really gets me about these laws. — Alex --

Re: [VoiceOps] Ray Baum's act and all-softphone deployments

2021-09-27 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
epending on the good graces of a bureaucrat to know that it's an impossible > task. -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free) Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/, http://www.csrpswitch.com/ ___

Re: [VoiceOps] Bandwidth - Monday Outage

2021-09-27 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
t;> >> ___ >> VoiceOps mailing list >> >> VoiceOps@voiceops.org >> https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops > ___ > VoiceOps mailing list > VoiceOps@voiceops.org &

Re: [VoiceOps] Bandwidth East Coast Issues

2021-09-27 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
son NTT/Telia/Lumen/etc. won't peer with you over an IX. Why would > they, when they can sell you transit? > > ___ > VoiceOps mailing list > VoiceOps@voiceops.org > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops -- Alex Balashov | P

Re: [VoiceOps] VoIP Provider DDoSes

2021-09-26 Thread Alex Balashov via VoiceOps
t; > > ___ > VoiceOps mailing list > VoiceOps@voiceops.org > https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1-706-510-6800

Re: [VoiceOps] Wholesale Platforms - 2021 Edition

2021-08-25 Thread Alex Balashov
+1, PLEASE fix. — Sent from mobile, with due apologies for brevity and errors. > On Aug 25, 2021, at 6:19 PM, Carlos Alvarez wrote: > > Unfortunately, this list is stupidly said to default to reply only to the > recipient instead of the list. > > — > Sent from my iPhone > >>> On Aug 25,

Re: [VoiceOps] STIR/SHAKEN concerns

2021-08-19 Thread Alex Balashov
er. That behaviour did change at some point from presenting the calling number as well. I’m not sure if it’s an aspect of carrier settings. — Alex -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free)

Re: [VoiceOps] Bandwidth vs Inteliquent

2021-07-07 Thread Alex Balashov
No, but highly curated access to the Bandwidth API is common. I cannot confirm or deny that we do a lot of that, but I mean, I wouldn’t deny it per se. — Sent from mobile, with due apologies for brevity and errors. > On Jul 7, 2021, at 10:18 PM, Ross Tajvar wrote: > >  > > I don't know of

Re: [VoiceOps] TMobile Sending Calls to LRN not Called Number

2021-07-01 Thread Alex Balashov
I periodically have to explain to vendors of various things, including quite reputable vendors, that you can’t route based on the To header in any way, and the value in it matters for nothing, and it doesn’t need to align with the RURI, and in many cases won’t and shouldn’t. For some reason,

Re: [VoiceOps] TNS Sales Contact

2021-06-22 Thread Alex Balashov
On 6/22/21 6:47 PM, Mike Hammett wrote: their Metaswitch Robocall integration service. Is that the one where you can make robocalls from your Metaswitch?  -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free) Web: http://www.evaristesys.com

Re: [VoiceOps] Call Quality

2021-06-14 Thread Alex Balashov
ttps://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops <https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops> ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps@voiceops.org https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC T

Re: [VoiceOps] USF is 33.4% for 2Q2021

2021-06-10 Thread Alex Balashov
the aggregate pro rata share of interstate revenue across the entire customer base, regardless of whether the customer in question does much interstate calling themselves. Or am I wrong? -- Alex -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll

Re: [VoiceOps] "Timeout" on VoIP call traversing Verizon data

2021-06-10 Thread Alex Balashov
__ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps@voiceops.org https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps@voiceops.org https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops -- Alex Balashov |

Re: [VoiceOps] USF is 33.4% for 2Q2021

2021-06-10 Thread Alex Balashov
t variable and not padded with 20 lines of fees and taxes.  Because our ILEC is known for quoting $100 and billing $130-150 actual price. On Thu, Jun 10, 2021 at 9:38 AM Paul Timmins <mailto:p...@timmins.net>> wrote: On 6/10/21 6:23 AM, Alex Balashov wrote: > > Yeah, observ

Re: [VoiceOps] USF is 33.4% for 2Q2021

2021-06-10 Thread Alex Balashov
I’m not sure there’s a clear path of reasoning from “stimulus-driven price inflation” to “increased regulatory taxes”. — Sent from mobile, with due apologies for brevity and errors. > On Jun 10, 2021, at 11:31 AM, Kili Land wrote: > >  > Everything is > this year. Pretty much can expect it

Re: [VoiceOps] USF is 33.4% for 2Q2021

2021-06-10 Thread Alex Balashov
hard to understand where that kind of money is supposed to come from with the margins in this business. -- Alex -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free) Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/, http://www.csrpswitch.com

Re: [VoiceOps] CSR BTN

2021-06-04 Thread Alex Balashov
that as an easy way to "check" the port order without a CSR -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free) Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/, http://www.csrpswitch.com/ ___ VoiceOps ma

Re: [VoiceOps] Robocall mitigation SCAM!

2021-05-26 Thread Alex Balashov
On 5/26/21 4:12 PM, Matthew Yaklin wrote: the ones where you google search the US street address on their website using maps and find out it is just a run down apartment building? Hey! What if your business is based in a run-down apartment building?  -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste

Re: [VoiceOps] LRN and valid values

2021-05-25 Thread Alex Balashov
Where does this conflict emerge in practice? Do customers call numbers in this exchange? Do you get billed for calls (less any LRN dip fees) to this exchange even though none of your wholesale termination vendors can route it? — Sent from mobile, with due apologies for brevity and errors. > On

Re: [VoiceOps] Phase III clinical trials of Kamailio DMQ

2021-04-01 Thread Alex Balashov
t; GPT-3? Happy April Fools Day. > > Brandon > >> On Mar 31, 2021, at 9:47 PM, Alex Balashov wrote: >> >> For immediate release: >> >> GAINESVILLE, Florida (1 April 2021)--Evariste Systems, in partnership with >> Posner | Palner Pharmaceutica

[VoiceOps] Phase III clinical trials of Kamailio DMQ

2021-03-31 Thread Alex Balashov
dialogs, also in the state of Florida. When asked about the disparity in the number of registrars versus dialogs, Alex Balashov of Evariste said, "It is reflective of the small number of SIP registrars in Florida; not to be indelicate, but consider the median age of the population." As

Re: [VoiceOps] AT Verizon to block text messaging

2021-03-06 Thread Alex Balashov
There are lots of extremely legitimate applications for A2P, such as appointment reminders, notifications that laundry is done, our network outage monitoring system. If that went away, it would just move to some other table over the top platform. — Sent from mobile, with due apologies for

Re: [VoiceOps] AT Verizon to block text messaging

2021-03-04 Thread Alex Balashov
he DID with whichever carriers, or the end-user must register the DID, but either way, it's gotta get done. That's irritating, but hardly a "walled garden" one step away from disconnecting the mobile operator's network from the rest of the world in respect of IP, email... -- Alex

Re: [VoiceOps] AT Verizon to block text messaging

2021-03-04 Thread Alex Balashov
On 3/4/21 12:37 PM, Oren Yehezkely wrote: Also, not everything alarming is a conspiracy theory. That's true. I think this trailing thought lent it that air, from a rhetorical perspective: "Next thing they will block emails from other networks, or maybe all IP traffic." -- Ale

Re: [VoiceOps] AT Verizon to block text messaging

2021-03-04 Thread Alex Balashov
I think the issue is that you opened your post with an overly broad and exaggerated claim, formulated -- wittingly or unwittingly -- to sound borderline conspiratorial, and did not point to the regulatory or policy change to which you were specifically referring. -- Alex -- Alex Balashov

Re: [VoiceOps] AT Verizon to block text messaging

2021-03-04 Thread Alex Balashov
It's too serious to be reported by the failing lamestream media. It's what the Soros mind control Illuminati don't want you to know. On 3/4/21 12:02 PM, Ross Tajvar wrote: Is ther a reference on this? Or a news article or something? On Thu, Mar 4, 2021, 11:42 AM Alex Balashov <mailto:aba

Re: [VoiceOps] AT Verizon to block text messaging

2021-03-04 Thread Alex Balashov
(and you obviously pay for that approval)? Next thing they will block emails from other networks, or maybe all IP traffic. Thanks, Oren ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps@voiceops.org https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops -- Alex

Re: [VoiceOps] Huge increase of scam calls?

2021-02-26 Thread Alex Balashov
On 2/26/21 4:12 PM, Alex Balashov wrote: My volume has been about the same - 3-5 per day - to both mobile and business number. 100% Onvoy blocks on the caller ID, all day, every day. PS. I generated a list of Onvoy blocks from their OCNs in every LATA and blocked them all on my business

Re: [VoiceOps] Huge increase of scam calls?

2021-02-26 Thread Alex Balashov
seeing the same?  Any idea why?  One number I tracked is getting nearly 50 per day.  All fake caller ID of course. ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps@voiceops.org https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops -- Alex Balashov | Principal

[VoiceOps] Commio

2021-02-18 Thread Alex Balashov
Vaguely related: For at least a year now, 100% of the spam calls I receive on both my VoIP number and my mobile are from numbers in Onvoy number blocks. I can only assume that's because they bought everything in sight, including a lot of garbage traffic haulers. -- Alex Balashov | Principal

Re: [VoiceOps] Fake Voicemail Anti-Robocall Tactics

2021-02-16 Thread Alex Balashov
Agree. Intent to deceive or misrepresent is at the heart of spoofing. — Sent from mobile, with due apologies for brevity and errors. > On Feb 16, 2021, at 12:00 PM, Brooks Bridges > wrote: > >  I would posit that outpulsing a specific ANI with authorization of, and at > the request of, the

Re: [VoiceOps] Connecting to Remote Tandems

2021-02-10 Thread Alex Balashov
of the SS7 network or SS7 routes. MARY LOU CAREY BackUP Telecom Consulting Office: 615-791-9969 Cell: 615-796- On 2021-02-10 01:13 PM, Alex Balashov wrote: Mary Lou, To make sure I understand: the PSTN connection providers have to build separate tandem trunk groups in each respective LATA

Re: [VoiceOps] Connecting to Remote Tandems

2021-02-10 Thread Alex Balashov
Mary Lou, To make sure I understand: the PSTN connection providers have to build separate tandem trunk groups in each respective LATA for CLEC NXXs vs IPES NXXs? — Sent from mobile, with due apologies for brevity and errors. > On Feb 10, 2021, at 2:10 PM, Mary Lou Carey wrote: > > They

Re: [VoiceOps] Voice peering

2021-01-05 Thread Alex Balashov
anks, Ross [0] https://silo.tips/download/voice-peering-interworking-sip-and-bgp <https://silo.tips/download/voice-peering-interworking-sip-and-bgp> ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps@voiceops.org https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops

Re: [VoiceOps] Definition: Local Calls

2020-12-08 Thread Alex Balashov
to end-offices whose V relative to the originating switch is not within the ILEC's LCA. -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free) Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/, http://www.csrpswitch.com

Re: [VoiceOps] Confusing Spoofing Customers

2020-11-06 Thread Alex Balashov
Any possibility that someone out there specifically has it out for your customer, and hopes to inundate them with calls from bewildered consumers? — Sent from mobile, with due apologies for brevity and errors. > On Nov 6, 2020, at 11:30 AM, Christopher Aloi wrote: > >  > Hey All, > > We

Re: [VoiceOps] Got my first inbound call with a STIR/SHAKEN checkmark

2020-09-10 Thread Alex Balashov
is saturated. Cough cough. -Original Message- From: VoiceOps [mailto:voiceops-boun...@voiceops.org] On Behalf Of Alex Balashov Sent: Thursday, September 10, 2020 11:38 AM To: voiceops@voiceops.org Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] Got my first inbound call with a STIR/SHAKEN checkmark We are completing

Re: [VoiceOps] Got my first inbound call with a STIR/SHAKEN checkmark

2020-09-10 Thread Alex Balashov
not holding water. We better fix it before we lose it all! MARY LOU CAREY BackUP Telecom Consulting Office: 615-791-9969 Cell: 615-796- On 2020-09-10 11:53 AM, Alex Balashov wrote: On 9/10/20 12:36 PM, Mike Johnston wrote: On 2020-09-09 23:22, Pete Mundy wrote: I agree, and I believe

Re: [VoiceOps] Got my first inbound call with a STIR/SHAKEN checkmark

2020-09-10 Thread Alex Balashov
is twice as big as necessary. -- Alex -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free) Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/, http://www.csrpswitch.com/ ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps@voiceops.org https

Re: [VoiceOps] More Question about routing

2020-09-09 Thread Alex Balashov
badly misinformed? -- Alex -- Alex Balashov | Principal | Evariste Systems LLC Tel: +1-706-510-6800 / +1-800-250-5920 (toll-free) Web: http://www.evaristesys.com/, http://www.csrpswitch.com/ ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps@voiceops.org https

Re: [VoiceOps] Question about SS7 routing

2020-09-02 Thread Alex Balashov
Your number block homing arrangements should be published in the LERG. — Sent from mobile, with due apologies for brevity and errors. > On Sep 2, 2020, at 6:12 PM, Ross Tajvar wrote: > >  > I see, that makes sense. So then I have two follow-up questions: > If you are connected to multiple

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