VoIP Calls via 888 short code
Hello skunks, One can make VoIP calls via Safaricom and Orange/TLK but dialing 888-CC-AC-NUMBER. I have tested this with Orange/TKL and the quality is really good (or was I lucky?). I am wondering how they implement this service. Who is their upstream provider, if any? -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." -- Mark Twain
I used to do several voip to pstn systems a while back; simply when you dial 888 xxxxxxx the switch recognizes the 888 and sends the call to a Voice to VOIP converter, usually a cisco or other device. This voip call is then forwarded to several providers such as http://www.ibasis.com/ These ibasis like companies collect traffic from several providers and wholesale it to other providers who are connected telephone networks, who then convert that call back into analogue voice, which then lands on the destination telephone. Difference between this and "normal" international calls is that the ordinary calls are switched using telco to telco, eg safaricom to telkom to Uganda telecom to zambia telecom to bt cellnet to etc etc till the end of the line and not via the internet If you need more information let me know. jangita@jangita.com _____ From: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of Odhiambo Washington Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 8:10 PM To: Skunkworks forum Subject: [Skunkworks] VoIP Calls via 888 short code Hello skunks, One can make VoIP calls via Safaricom and Orange/TLK but dialing 888-CC-AC-NUMBER. I have tested this with Orange/TKL and the quality is really good (or was I lucky?). I am wondering how they implement this service. Who is their upstream provider, if any? -- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." -- Mark Twain
Pardon my ignorance, but how is the pricing done? What's the cost-benefit? Regards, On 4/4/09, Jangita <jangita@jangita.com> wrote:
I used to do several voip to pstn systems a while back; simply when you dial 888 xxxxxxx the switch recognizes the 888 and sends the call to a Voice to VOIP converter, usually a cisco or other device. This voip call is then forwarded to several providers such as http://www.ibasis.com/
These ibasis like companies collect traffic from several providers and wholesale it to other providers who are connected telephone networks, who then convert that call back into analogue voice, which then lands on the destination telephone.
Difference between this and "normal" international calls is that the ordinary calls are switched using telco to telco, eg safaricom to telkom to Uganda telecom to zambia telecom to bt cellnet to etc etc till the end of the line and not via the internet
If you need more information let me know.
jangita@jangita.com
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From: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of Odhiambo Washington Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 8:10 PM To: Skunkworks forum Subject: [Skunkworks] VoIP Calls via 888 short code
Hello skunks,
One can make VoIP calls via Safaricom and Orange/TLK but dialing 888-CC-AC-NUMBER. I have tested this with Orange/TKL and the quality is really good (or was I lucky?). I am wondering how they implement this service. Who is their upstream provider, if any?
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." -- Mark Twain
-- Sent from my mobile device OO Omingo Obiko
oo, blag man, hii manbo ni tifficullt, haya, ag On Sun, Apr 5, 2009 at 11:25 AM, Edward Obiko <edobie@gmail.com> wrote:
Pardon my ignorance, but how is the pricing done? What's the cost-benefit?
Regards,
On 4/4/09, Jangita <jangita@jangita.com> wrote:
I used to do several voip to pstn systems a while back; simply when you dial 888 xxxxxxx the switch recognizes the 888 and sends the call to a Voice to VOIP converter, usually a cisco or other device. This voip call is then forwarded to several providers such as http://www.ibasis.com/
These ibasis like companies collect traffic from several providers and wholesale it to other providers who are connected telephone networks, who then convert that call back into analogue voice, which then lands on the destination telephone.
Difference between this and "normal" international calls is that the ordinary calls are switched using telco to telco, eg safaricom to telkom to Uganda telecom to zambia telecom to bt cellnet to etc etc till the end of the line and not via the internet
If you need more information let me know.
jangita@jangita.com
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From: skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke [mailto:skunkworks-bounces@lists.my.co.ke] On Behalf Of Odhiambo Washington Sent: Saturday, April 04, 2009 8:10 PM To: Skunkworks forum Subject: [Skunkworks] VoIP Calls via 888 short code
Hello skunks,
One can make VoIP calls via Safaricom and Orange/TLK but dialing 888-CC-AC-NUMBER. I have tested this with Orange/TKL and the quality is really good (or was I lucky?). I am wondering how they implement this service. Who is their upstream provider, if any?
-- Best regards, Odhiambo WASHINGTON, Nairobi,KE +254733744121/+254722743223 _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ "Clothes make the man. Naked people have little or no influence on society." -- Mark Twain
-- Sent from my mobile device
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Since last year. Average saving is about 20% especially when you prefix it on pabx to replace the 000 with 888 2009/4/5 Edward Obiko <edobie@gmail.com>
Pardon my ignorance, but how is the pricing done? What's the cost-benefit?
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