Comments on: Using The Nokia E61i http://www.jeremy-mcnamara.com/2008/01/04/using-the-nokia-e61i/ VoIP, Asterisk and OpenSER: News, Information and Tutorials Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:44:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.3.2 By: Dirk http://www.jeremy-mcnamara.com/2008/01/04/using-the-nokia-e61i/#comment-2183 Dirk Sat, 29 Mar 2008 17:57:50 +0000 http://www.jeremy-mcnamara.com/2008/01/04/using-the-nokia-e61i/#comment-2183 I'll be receiving my E61i on Wed, 4/2/08, and I use Skype Pro with a Skype phone number. I'm in Victoria, B.C., and plan to use any cell plan I get mainly as a way for my family and friends, in the states as well as Canada, to send me a text or phone call, which I'll normally return when I'm in a wifi spot or at home where I'm always wified. Is there a better service than skype for the $ 54.00 I've spent on skype? Pretty cheap compared to any full Canadian cell service. Thanks all. I’ll be receiving my E61i on Wed, 4/2/08, and I use Skype Pro with a Skype phone number. I’m in Victoria, B.C., and plan to use any cell plan I get mainly as a way for my family and friends, in the states as well as Canada, to send me a text or phone call, which I’ll normally return when I’m in a wifi spot or at home where I’m always wified. Is there a better service than skype for the $ 54.00 I’ve spent on skype? Pretty cheap compared to any full Canadian cell service. Thanks all.

]]> By: Richard http://www.jeremy-mcnamara.com/2008/01/04/using-the-nokia-e61i/#comment-1943 Richard Sat, 09 Feb 2008 16:56:51 +0000 http://www.jeremy-mcnamara.com/2008/01/04/using-the-nokia-e61i/#comment-1943 With the E61i will I be able to configure it to function much like my softphone functions with my current home based VOIP service? In other words will the SIP client enable me to configure the E61i to make calls to other landlines, cell phones, etc. as if I were calling from my home VOIP number (assuming I have access to Wifi) and without using cell minutes? OR, since my VOIP service allows me to forward my calls to a valid SIP, will I be able to register my Nokia phone with a valid SIP address thus be able to receive my "forwarded VOIP" calls to my cell phone without using cell minutes (again, assuming my cell is within WiFi range)? With the E61i will I be able to configure it to function much like my softphone functions with my current home based VOIP service? In other words will the SIP client enable me to configure the E61i to make calls to other landlines, cell phones, etc. as if I were calling from my home VOIP number (assuming I have access to Wifi) and without using cell minutes? OR, since my VOIP service allows me to forward my calls to a valid SIP, will I be able to register my Nokia phone with a valid SIP address thus be able to receive my “forwarded VOIP” calls to my cell phone without using cell minutes (again, assuming my cell is within WiFi range)?

]]> By: james http://www.jeremy-mcnamara.com/2008/01/04/using-the-nokia-e61i/#comment-1893 james Mon, 21 Jan 2008 19:50:20 +0000 http://www.jeremy-mcnamara.com/2008/01/04/using-the-nokia-e61i/#comment-1893 I just got a e61i and I am trying to get it to work with my trixbox/asterisk server at work. I can place calls, but I can't receive them. I had a similar problem with a phone at home, it seemed like a stun/firewall configuration thing. Thanks, James I just got a e61i and I am trying to get it to work with my trixbox/asterisk server at work. I can place calls, but I can’t receive them. I had a similar problem with a phone at home, it seemed like a stun/firewall configuration thing.

Thanks, James

]]> By: jj http://www.jeremy-mcnamara.com/2008/01/04/using-the-nokia-e61i/#comment-1803 jj Wed, 09 Jan 2008 00:07:56 +0000 http://www.jeremy-mcnamara.com/2008/01/04/using-the-nokia-e61i/#comment-1803 David: A short term solution to the 1+ problem is NuFone could research the possibility of accepting ten digit numbers for US domestic calls. I don't immediately see any major problems with doing this as we require 011 or 00 for prefixed for international dialing. I will bring this up at the our engineering staff meeting, later this week. David: A short term solution to the 1+ problem is NuFone could research the possibility of accepting ten digit numbers for US domestic calls.

I don’t immediately see any major problems with doing this as we require 011 or 00 for prefixed for international dialing.

I will bring this up at the our engineering staff meeting, later this week.

]]> By: David Newman http://www.jeremy-mcnamara.com/2008/01/04/using-the-nokia-e61i/#comment-1793 David Newman Tue, 08 Jan 2008 21:37:52 +0000 http://www.jeremy-mcnamara.com/2008/01/04/using-the-nokia-e61i/#comment-1793 I'm mostly very satisfied with the E61 (non-i), and would like to get a 61i at some point. One nit I've noticed with the SIP client is that unlike cell service, it (or maybe NuFone, my excellent VoIP provider) requires that IP phone numbers begin with a 1 before the area code. This is kind of a problem since the thousands of numbers in my contact list do not begin with a 1. Thanks in advance for any clues on prepending a 1 to a dialled number when using the SIP client. I’m mostly very satisfied with the E61 (non-i), and would like to get a 61i at some point.

One nit I’ve noticed with the SIP client is that unlike cell service, it (or maybe NuFone, my excellent VoIP provider) requires that IP phone numbers begin with a 1 before the area code. This is kind of a problem since the thousands of numbers in my contact list do not begin with a 1.

Thanks in advance for any clues on prepending a 1 to a dialled number when using the SIP client.

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