05.29.07
SIP: for calling beyond boundaries
Okay so I have been out of circulation for a while, but it has been busy trying to make a living. I really had no idea how hectic this would get. But c’est la vie and things move on. My topic for today is the SIP topic. Have I used it … YES!! If you thought skype was great then SIP will definitely make you stand up and take notice.
SIP — session initiation protocol. For the theory I m going to give you the wiki link to SIP.
That should sort out most of your initial questions. I’m going to go straight into how to configure your phone preferably a Nokia E or N series device with wifi. The easiest ways are
1. Go to www.fring.com – download the application – install – setup skype /SIP (there is another site) I like fring. Its pretty straight forward. Download the application setup your SIP account and you are good to go.
(Please refer at the bottom for links to various SIP accounts)
2. Nokia N series and E series that have wifi both have the SIP functionality in built. Once you configure your account details and settings your phone should log onto your registered SIP address and be able to call. This link should give you the configuration for your Nokia. Another configuration link from the voxalot forums.
3. You can configure your PC by downloading xten lite or sjphone . This will also allow you to take advantage of SIP calling.
4. There are some SIP only phones in the market but I have no experience with them. D-Link and Linksys are 2 providers of such phones.
Some of the more popular SIP providers:
Once you’ve registered there and you need to connect to other SIP providers by just dialing the SIP number of your colleague (if they are on another SIP service)
You can check the network directory to find out your buddy’s SIP- Code
… AND once you wade through all this and have your service configured and you have a whole host of people configured along with you then its time to configure ENUM
This will redirect anyone calling your regular phone to your mapped SIP number.
I hope to have the time to write a follow up article on this in the near future.
