help needed to configure netgear TA612v

[denyer]

hi there i purchased the netgear ta612v from sipgate, which works fine on sipgate, but can anyone tell me how i can configure it so i can use voipcheap on the 2nd line. thanks

[mattpark]

Hi Denyer,


Welcome tot the forum.

I have a sneaker feeling that sipgate lock their version of the ta612v for use only with themselves.

If you ask them, they will probably tell you so. Now it is possible to unlock with whats called an open firmware. I did see i site with it on a few weeks ago, but i can't find it.


I'll have a look again later on when i get back in from the gym!

Hope this helps.

Matt

[denyer]

thanks for the reply matt, yeah u can get the open firmware actually from sipgate http://www.sipgate.co.uk/user/autoco...artner=netgear in the top right coloum at the bottom. problem is that they state that if u open the firmware then u will no longer be able to use sipgate. do you know if i can get the configuration for sipgate from anywhere cos when i set it up it done it done it automatically via me entering the mac number. thanks

[mattpark]

Denyer,

Can you get hold of both the sipgate, and the open firmware?

If you can i suggest you have a play about with the open one. I cant see how they can stop you using their service if your on the open firmware.

Can you not punch in standard SIP details for sipgate, rather than using an import from the MAC code?

Be interested in what you find out....

Matt

[mattpark]

Denyer,

Sipgate SIP details if you have trouble finding them


SIP-ID: YOURID
SIP-Password: YOURPASS
Registry: sipgate.co.uk
Proxy: sipgate.co.uk
STUN: stun.sipgate.net:10000
NTP: ntp.sipgate.net

Matt

[denyer]

hi there matt some good news! opened the firmware via sipgate and they warn u all configurations will be lost and ur no longer be able to use sipgate, anyway after the upgrade all the configurations are still the same and this time they allow u to add another line (2) which was blocked last time. hooray!! in the process now of adding a provider that offers free calls to uk landlines, has a cheap tariff for phoning mobiles and of good quality. can u recommend any? was thinking of giving voipcheap.co.uk a go. what do you advice. thanks for ur time.

[Barry Mung]

Been using voipcheap to call the states and uk friends for a while,sometimes its crystal,sometimes not.The delay of up to a second can be quite annoying sometimes,but like all voip providers,I think it depends on the isp you use,the path it takes and all sorts of other things,like network traffic on any given route.If its bad,just hang up and try again,it usually works! Look for a provider with QOS (quality of service) reporting,that might be the way forward in some cases.
How much did you pay for that box btw?? I want one!

[denyer]

hi there im sticking with sipgate for know as i have 555 free minutes and the missus does'nt want me to mess it all up lol! i paid £49 + £9p+p i got it from sipgate.co.uk. hope that helps

[Barry Mung]

Sounds like a good deal. Have you seen the o'reily hack on voip for connecting up your house phones with the unused wires on bt/ntl installations? Just connect master sockets to an unused pair next to the existing sockets.
(my neighbours must love me,all these phones ringing all over the house!)

[lost]

Originally Posted by denyer

hi there i purchased the netgear ta612v from sipgate, which works fine on sipgate, but can anyone tell me how i can configure it so i can use voipcheap on the 2nd line. thanks

did you ever manage to setup to voipcheap?on either line