SterTel

I control the MAdison-3 (623-XXXX) and FUrry-7/FUR (387-XXXX) prefixes on PhreakNet; the ORiole-7(2) (677-2XXX) prefix on C*NET; the MAdison-2(1) (622-1XXX) prefix on TandmX; and the uvu (888-XXXX) prefix on UwUtel.

Subscribers

Here’s some info you might want to know if you’ve got a line through any one of my networks.

Connection

You’ll receive a username, login and password from me upon registration. Login might be called something like “Authentication” on some clients. Just message me if you need help figuring out how to enter this info.

Clients I recommend:

Connection info you’ll enter into your SIP softphone or ATA:

SIP server gulliver.ssterling.net
Port 5061
Username will be provided upon registration
Domain gulliver.ssterling.net
Login will be provided upon registration
Password will be provided upon registration
Transport TLS
Codecs µlaw and/or alaw
Media encryption Disabled, or Optional SRTP
ICE yes, preferably

Most other options can be left as-is.

Features

Most of my exchanges have no features—no call waiting, auto-ring, &c. Voicemail is available for select exchanges as described below.

Voicemail

If you’ve got a number on PhreakNet through the MAdison-3 or FUrry-7 offices, they have voicemail available for use, though it’s not enabled by default. If you want an online “answering machine”, call the business office at MA3-1212 to set it up.

You may access your voicemailbox at any time by dialing ∗86 on tone-dial, or 0099 86 on pulse-dial. If you want to access your voicemailbox from outside the line associated with said box, you can dial MA3-8686 from any PhreakNet line. MWI subscriptions will work if you have such capabilities.

The subscriber-end interactive menu uses Asterisk’s Comedian Voicemail. The prompts are simple to understand, though you might benefit from reading RDI’s guide.

Dialplan

Dial pound (#) to get a dialtone. If you’re on a pulse-dial phone through an ATA, have the ATA automatically dial pound when you go off-hook. Otherwise, dialing a number will just call it regularly through SIP.

Internetwork routing

If you’ve got numbers on multiple exchanges of mine, you can access any of them from any one of your endpoints. If you don’t have a number on a network you’re trying to access, or if you don’t have permission to access the PSTN, you’ll receive a congestion signal. FurryTel and internal extensions are available for everyone.

To dial 555-1212 on From network from a phone on To network via your number in the Via prefix:

From To Via Dial
PhreakNet MAdison-3 PhreakNet MAdison-3 555-1212
FUrry-7 003 555-1212
FUrry-7 MAdison-3 001 555-1212
FUrry-7 555-1212
any C*NET 002 555-1212
UwUtel 005 (0119) 555-1212
TandmX 0092 555-1212
C*NET PhreakNet MAdison-3 001 555-1212
FUrry-7 003 555-1212
C*NET 555-1212
UwUtel 005 (0119) 555-1212
TandmX 0092 555-1212
uvutel PhreakNet MAdison-3 001 555-1212
FUrry-7 003 555-1212
C*NET 002 555-1212
UwUtel (0119) 555-1212
TandmX 0092 555-1212
TandmX PhreakNet MAdison-3 001 555-1212
FUrry-7 003 555-1212
C*NET 002 555-1212
UwUtel 005 (0119) 555-1212
TandmX 555-1212
any PSTN 007 555-1212
FurryTel 0091 555-1212
Internal exts. ∗ 555-1212
0099 555-1212

Surely there’s a better way to notate this.

Basically, once you dial the 00X(X) prefix, anything else you dial will be interpreted as if you’re on that network. For example, from C*NET, dialing “001 811” will take you to the PhreakNet business office. The exception is that PSTN CPDR is handled locally, which enables seven-digit dialing in the home NPA of 304.

If you want calls from one network to ring your phone(s) located on another network, that’s different. Just get a hold of me and I’ll quickly set it up for you.

Directories

Refer to the following listings for your respective network:

Internal extensions

  • 0020: synthesized tone sweep
  • 0021: synthesized milliwatt test
  • 1235: Connected Line info update test
  • 1337: Sterlnet DISA
  • 6369: ext. 6369 on FurryTel
  • 7425: music

Trunkers

I don’t know what else to call y’all. If you want to trunk with one of my exchanges, contact me directly, and I’ll set up an IAX user and context for you. Generic connection details:

Host gulliver.ssterling.net
Port 4569
Username will be provided upon registration
Secret will be provided upon registration
Context(s) will be provided upon registration
Authentication MD5
Codecs µlaw and/or alaw