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This is cool. It's nice that you can register an ATA. This is not really new functionality though, I mean any service can do this from voip.ms to flowroute. I

This is cool. It's nice that you can register an ATA. This is not really new functionality though, I mean any service can do this from voip.ms to flowroute. I think it would be cooler if the article showed how you can use the scriptability of Plivo in tandem with their SIP registration to really make a professional supplemental phone. In addition, demoing how to provision your cellphone to call forward to your landline on no-answer would be useful. Not a bad blog post, just missing that extra sauce that would really make it pop for me. Source: I'm a big telecom nerd.

haroldp 13y ago
Just chiming in to say that I'm a satisfied voip.ms customer. They support e911, have very featureful web-based configuration and very low prices.
- nishadmusthafa 13y ago
  Hey Harold, You are not locked into using Plivo's carriers. You can still use voip.ms with Plivo. Ping support@plivo.com and they will help you out.
sologoub 13y ago
Funny enough, I did this last month using the Telephone Mac application (just as the author initially did). The real story that the article doesn't quite do justice to is how easy it was. From zero to a functioning phone (making and receiving calls) in less than 30 mins. If you were to recreate this via FreeSWITCH/Flowroute, it's more like an hour and change from scratch. (Register for VPS, install everything, etc.)
- josh2600 13y ago
  That's exactly my point. In the article they highlight the end result, which is frankly boring, instead of the setup, which is where they shine. There's always a market for well done abstraction.
  - sologoub 13y ago
    Agreed. Also, got to give them props on support. I've stepped away from doing this for a living, but wanted an easy way to call my relatives overseas. The first attempt resulted in poor quality to the foreign landline. Cell was crystal clear. I notified Plivo team via the built-in chat and they had it fixed promptly. This was a request from an extremely low-volume user calling European country Plivo doesn't support for anything other than dialing to. In other words, not a lot of $$$ to be made, but service was top notch!

haroldp 13y ago

Just chiming in to say that I'm a satisfied voip.ms customer. They support e911, have very featureful web-based configuration and very low prices.

nishadmusthafa 13y ago
Hey Harold, You are not locked into using Plivo's carriers. You can still use voip.ms with Plivo. Ping support@plivo.com and they will help you out.

sologoub 13y ago

Funny enough, I did this last month using the Telephone Mac application (just as the author initially did). The real story that the article doesn't quite do justice to is how easy it was. From zero to a functioning phone (making and receiving calls) in less than 30 mins. If you were to recreate this via FreeSWITCH/Flowroute, it's more like an hour and change from scratch. (Register for VPS, install everything, etc.)

josh2600 13y ago
That's exactly my point. In the article they highlight the end result, which is frankly boring, instead of the setup, which is where they shine. There's always a market for well done abstraction.
- sologoub 13y ago
  Agreed. Also, got to give them props on support. I've stepped away from doing this for a living, but wanted an easy way to call my relatives overseas. The first attempt resulted in poor quality to the foreign landline. Cell was crystal clear. I notified Plivo team via the built-in chat and they had it fixed promptly. This was a request from an extremely low-volume user calling European country Plivo doesn't support for anything other than dialing to. In other words, not a lot of $$$ to be made, but service was top notch!