I wonder if there's good #VoIP software + services for Linux that give you a phone number people can call you on.
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I know I've said this before, but switching from software #VOIP phones to a hardware one - even a generic SIP phone, as opposed to one tied to a particular provider - makes inexpensive VOIP service just so much less of a pain in the ass to use. this is especially true for incoming calls.
Android SIP phone apps all suck. and #SIP phone apps on a laptop running Linux can only ever be as good as Linux's audio I/O handling capability, which as we all know is not good, and also completely depends on what you may or may not be doing with your headphones, laptop, etc at any given moment.
Wouldn't it be nice if you could have a real telephone, that wasn't wiretapped by default?
Encrypted, decentralized and truly peer-to-peer voice calls and telephony over Reticulum is now a reality with the newly released LXST framework. Because it uses Reticulum for data transport, LXST voice calls require no intermediary servers or accounts anywhere. Anyone with an LXST-enabled device or software client can call anyone else - as long as there is a network connection between the devices.
Using the efficient hybrid mesh routing of Reticulum, this also means that your calls aren't routed anywhere they shouldn't be. If you call an endpoint in the same building, the telephones connect directly, and not over somebody elses VoIP server in another country.
These two prototypes are fully functional telephones, that can dial to and receive calls from any other LXST endpoint. It takes about 20 minutes to assemble one, and it's built from completely standard and readily available components, obtainable from common electronics vendors.
Initial client support is already implement in the Sideband application for desktop, the command line application
Like other Reticulum-based protocols, authentication and encryption is handled by the self-sovereign identity layer in Reticulum. This means that you truly own your addresses, and that you can move around to anywhere in the network (or another network altogether) and still be reachable for anyone else. If you have an LXST "number", nobody can take it away from you, and there is no phone service provider to pay for the privilege of keeping it.
The system provides high-quality, real-time full-duplex voice calls between endpoints, and uses only open source software components. This includes the voice codecs, which can real-time switch between OPUS (for high quality) and Codec2 (for ultra low bandwidth) without any frame loss.
But LXST was not only designed for telephony and voice calls. In fact, it is a general purpose secure signal transport framework, that allows sending any type of analogue or digital signal over Reticulum networks, either efficiently encoded or completely uncompressed. The protocol currently supports transporting up to 32 simultaneous signal carriers with up to 128-bit floating point precision in a single stream.
It also supports transmitting digital signalling and control data in-band with the carried signal frames. This allows creating almost any kind of real-time application.
At this early stage of development, the framework includes ready-to-use primitives for telephony, signal input, output and mixing, and network transport. Future development will focus on even more primitives such as:
- Real-time distributed radio communications
- Decentralized 2-way radio systems, similar to (but more flexible than) trunked systems such as DMR and P.25
- Media broadcasting for information content such as podcasts and digital broadcast radio that anyone can set up and use
- And many more useful and interesting applications
If you want to dive deeper into this, there is more information available on the LXST source repository and in discussion threads. It's still very early days for LXST, but if you're interested in this kind of thing, it might be a good time to jump in.
#reticulum #lxst #sideband #privacy #security #voip #opensource
Encrypted, decentralized and truly peer-to-peer voice calls and telephony over Reticulum is now a reality with the newly released LXST framework. Because it uses Reticulum for data transport, LXST voice calls require no intermediary servers or accounts anywhere. Anyone with an LXST-enabled device or software client can call anyone else - as long as there is a network connection between the devices.
Using the efficient hybrid mesh routing of Reticulum, this also means that your calls aren't routed anywhere they shouldn't be. If you call an endpoint in the same building, the telephones connect directly, and not over somebody elses VoIP server in another country.
These two prototypes are fully functional telephones, that can dial to and receive calls from any other LXST endpoint. It takes about 20 minutes to assemble one, and it's built from completely standard and readily available components, obtainable from common electronics vendors.
Initial client support is already implement in the Sideband application for desktop, the command line application
rnphone, and of course the physical telephone implementation.Like other Reticulum-based protocols, authentication and encryption is handled by the self-sovereign identity layer in Reticulum. This means that you truly own your addresses, and that you can move around to anywhere in the network (or another network altogether) and still be reachable for anyone else. If you have an LXST "number", nobody can take it away from you, and there is no phone service provider to pay for the privilege of keeping it.
The system provides high-quality, real-time full-duplex voice calls between endpoints, and uses only open source software components. This includes the voice codecs, which can real-time switch between OPUS (for high quality) and Codec2 (for ultra low bandwidth) without any frame loss.
But LXST was not only designed for telephony and voice calls. In fact, it is a general purpose secure signal transport framework, that allows sending any type of analogue or digital signal over Reticulum networks, either efficiently encoded or completely uncompressed. The protocol currently supports transporting up to 32 simultaneous signal carriers with up to 128-bit floating point precision in a single stream.
It also supports transmitting digital signalling and control data in-band with the carried signal frames. This allows creating almost any kind of real-time application.
At this early stage of development, the framework includes ready-to-use primitives for telephony, signal input, output and mixing, and network transport. Future development will focus on even more primitives such as:
- Real-time distributed radio communications
- Decentralized 2-way radio systems, similar to (but more flexible than) trunked systems such as DMR and P.25
- Media broadcasting for information content such as podcasts and digital broadcast radio that anyone can set up and use
- And many more useful and interesting applications
If you want to dive deeper into this, there is more information available on the LXST source repository and in discussion threads. It's still very early days for LXST, but if you're interested in this kind of thing, it might be a good time to jump in.
#reticulum #lxst #sideband #privacy #security #voip #opensource
OK, having got Nerd Sniped by @sammachin earlier in the week, to try out @osmocom's Asterisk build that adds VoLTE/VoWiFi support https://osmocom.org/news/297
I have received my new USB Smart Card reader (one with a standard sized SIM slot as well)
And have managed to extract the required info from the SIM to find the endpoint for setting up the IPSEC tunnel.
Next step try and create a tunnel
osmocom.orgMake VoWiFi calls from open source client using asterisk - Open Source IMS Client - Open Source Mobile CommunicationsRedmine
Mangler - an open source VOIP client capable of connecting to Ventrilo 3.x servers. It is capable of performing almost all standard user functionality found in a Windows Ventrilo client. https://archiveapp.org/mangler/ #voip #linux #windows #android
Корпоративная телефония: что изменилось с 2022 года и что предлагает IVA Technologies
Сфера корпоративной телефонии претерпела значительные изменения после 2022 года. Уход ряда зарубежных поставщиков, новые требования к безопасности данных и активное развитие российских решений привели к революции в отрасли. В этой статье мы разберем, что изменилось в телефонии за последние годы, какие технологии стали востребованы и какие решения предлагают российские разработчики.
ХабрКорпоративная телефония: что изменилось с 2022 года и что предлагает IVA TechnologiesСфера корпоративной телефонии претерпела значительные изменения после 2022 года. Уход ряда зарубежных поставщиков, новые требования к безопасности данных и активное развитие российских решений привели...
Time has passed, and nothing has changed.
I will keep avoiding Jitsi online 
Dès le 1er janvier 2026 (prenez date !), tout démarchage téléphonique sera interdit par défaut, sauf si le consommateur a préalablement donné son accord explicite 
Ces entreprises vont directement appeler les personnes pour avoir leur accord explicite ? 
Clubic.com · Le démarchage téléphonique ne sera plus comme avant : on a listé ce qui va changer dès le 1er janvier 2026
TIL: an exhausted #cmos #battery can cause #Linux to behave strangely after a hard #shutdown (caused by a #UPS being incorrectly turned off) - it uses the BIOS time to check the filesystem block timestamps, and as it had gone back to 2012 the OS thinks the filesystem time is in the future! (At least the hard drive on this server isn't on the way out yet which is what I had feared, but this required an emergency visit to the office as it is the main #VOIP #PBX) #sysadmin
#Linphone 6.0 est désormais disponible sur #Android ! 
- Un nouveau design : repensé avec des experts en UI/UX pour une navigation plus agréable.
- Authentification unifiée (SSO) : simplifie l’intégration avec votre système d’information.
- FEC activée : meilleure qualité vidéo, même avec un réseau instable.
- Multi-comptes optimisé : nav. simplifiée entre identités pro et personnelles.
À noter : Bientôt sur F-Droid et Desktop, iOS en bêta.
Had a thought over the weekend that our #VoIP service has a separate E911 entry from the main account, and the address might not be sync'd.
Sure enough that's the case - if you have an E911 provider, you should prob check that. If I'd called 911 they would've been dispatched to the old place. Ugh. Fixed now.
Instruction unclear, accidentally DDoSed the Session Border Controller 
I’m just glad it’s just the dev server
Банковское приложение как voip клиент
Не встречал такой новости и вообще описания функционала, поэтому решил написать заметку об этом. Желтый банк, по видимому, начал тестировать в своем приложении для android функционал voip клиента. То есть банк может позвонить клиенту прямо в приложение на смартфоне, минуя сотовую сеть.
ХабрБанковское приложение как voip клиентНе встречал такой новости и вообще описания функционала, поэтому решил написать заметку об этом. Желтый банк, по видимому, начал тестировать в своем приложении для android функционал voip клиента. То...
VoIP Call Data Records (CDRs) are still one of the most reliable tools for keeping #VoIP systems running smoothly. 
They provide a granular view of call quality, latency, jitter, and packet loss — all critical factors that directly impact voice performance. 
CDRs also offer historical insights that help to pinpoint recurring problems, track trends, and ensure networks are properly provisioned. 
This article digs into the 3CX VoIP PBX and the call data records that are sent to #Graylog. Read on to learn about configuring 3CX for CDR logging. 
https://graylog.org/post/3cx-voip-call-detail-records-in-graylog/ #logmanagement #SIEM
Волшебная кнопка «сделать звук хорошим». Особенности, характеристики и советы по выбору аудиокодеков в VoIP
Привет, Хабр! Это Екатерина Саяпина, Product Owner платформы
ХабрВолшебная кнопка «сделать звук хорошим». Особенности, характеристики и советы по выбору аудиокодеков в VoIPПривет, Хабр! Это Екатерина Саяпина, Product Owner платформы МТС Exolve . Сегодня поговорим об аудиокодеках. Именно они сжимают и распаковывают аудиосигнал, определяя, насколько хорошо и естественно...
In two months starts #KamailioWorld Conference 2025 (May 12-13, 2025) in Berlin - most of the speakers are listed, schedule to be out soon: https://www.kamailioworld.com/k2025/speakers/ #opensource #voip #telephony #5G #webrtc
www.kamailioworld.comSpeakers – Kamailio World Conference 2025
I am looking for a VOIP service I can use for banks and different social media apps for my business. I am an American, but i do not live there.
One service has a premium plan, that offers AI summaries of stuff. So, I can pay less and avoid the AI?
Sounds too good to be true.
