Talkfly, which is a well-known provider of VoIP services, is now offering carrier and wholesale services. Among some of the things they offer are:

• SIP origination and termination
• DID phone numbers
• Local Number Portability
• Origination DID coverage in over 95% of US ratecenters
• Free testing credit
• Configuration assistance
• Hosted PBX

We tried Talkfly out using a BYOD PAP2NA which the technical staff at Talkfly helped us configure. We were provided some testing credit, a features and voicemail explanation sheet, and a login to a customer interface. The interface is somewhat lacking in features, but from what we understand, there are many new self-service features coming soon.

The call quality was consistent and good, we had no issues with DTMF, and have not experienced any downtime in the 6 months we have used the service. They explained that they have several wholly-owned points of presence that all have redundant fiber optic connectivity and high-availability switching clusters for maximum uptime.

We really think that these guys have the potential to do big things, they are now in the process of offering TDM over IP in certain markets soon. Basically they purchase or lease a facility in the LATA of the area they want to deploy TDM in and then have digital lines to the switch at that facility. While you may connect to them via an IP connection, the calls being originated and terminated will be over copper or fiber. An interesting way of switching it up in our opinion.

A signup link can be found at http://www.talkfly.net and once you signup, you will more than likely get an email or call from their staff welcoming you to teh service and seeing if they can assist you in getting started which was a nice thing for us.

We will continue to follow them and report back soon!

Here is one 2 line business phone system installation you can do yourself and save money on your monthly phone bill by switching to VoIP service.

From linksys.com:

Inexpensive, easy to install and simple-to-use, the SPA2102 connects a standard telephone or fax machine to IP-based data networks. VoIP service providers can offer residential and business users traditional and enhanced communication services via the customer’s broadband connection to the Internet.

The SPA2102 features two POTS (Plain Old Telephone Service) ports to connect existing analog phones, fax machines, or to a PBX system. The SPA2102 includes 2 100BaseT RJ45 Ethernet interfaces (LAN-WAN) to connect to a home or office LAN, as well as an Ethernet connection to a broadband modem or router (WAN). Each SPA2102 service line can be independently configured via software controlled by the service provider or the end user.

With the SPA2102, users are able to protect and extend their investment in telephones, conference speakerphones, and fax machines as well as control their migration to IP with an extremely affordable, reliable solution.

Installed by the end user and remotely provisioned, configured and maintained by the service provider, each SPA2102 converts voice traffic into data packets for transmission over an IP network. Compact in design, the SPA2102 can be used in consumer and business VoIP service offerings including a full-featured IP Centrex environment. The SPA2102 uses international standards for voice and data networking for reliable voice and fax operation.

Highlights:

Toll Quality Voice and Carrier-Grade Feature Support
The SPA2102 delivers clear, high-quality voice communication in diverse network conditions. Excellent voice quality in a demanding IP network is consistently achieved via our advanced implementation of standard voice coding algorithms. The SPA2102 is interoperable with common telephony equipment like voicemail, Fax, PBX, and interactive voice response systems.

Large-Scale Deployment and Management
The SPA2102 offers all the key features and capabilities with which service providers can provide customized services to their subscribers. The SPA2102 can be remotely provisioned and supports dynamic, in-service software upgrades. A secure profile upload saves providers the time, expense and hassle of managing and pre-configuring or re-configuring customer premise equipment (CPE) for deployment.

Ironclad Security
Linksys understands that security for both end users and service providers is a fundamental requirement for a solid, carrier-grade telephony service. The SPA2102 supports secure, encryption-based methods for communication, provisioning and servicing.

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