{"id":901,"date":"2010-05-13T16:29:20","date_gmt":"2010-05-13T15:29:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mccltd.net\/blog\/?p=901"},"modified":"2010-05-13T16:33:55","modified_gmt":"2010-05-13T15:33:55","slug":"testing-voip-using-fun-numbers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/darenmatthews.com\/blog\/?p=901","title":{"rendered":"Testing VoIP using &#8220;Fun Numbers&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Fun numbers<\/em> are free (no cost) numbers you can call to either  test your connection or get several services. The connections to these  numbers are usually free of charge, as the &#8220;lines&#8221; are using the  internet to transfer your voice between you and the service.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Please note, this doesn&#8217;t mean that all services provided by the  operator are at no charge! Some numbers, like the following test  numbers, are provided by different phone operators at no cost. Some  operators are even allowing connections to toll-free numbers.<\/p>\n<table border=\"0\"><a title=\"Main Page\" href=\"http:\/\/wiki.ekiga.org\/index.php\/Main_Page#Using_Ekiga\">How to  use Ekiga ?<\/a><\/table>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<caption> Ekiga&#8217;s numbers <\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>SIPNumber<\/th>\n<th>Description<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:500@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>Echo test, supports video (H264, H263-1998, H261 only), as  well as audio (PCMA only)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sip:520@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>Call-me test (call, hangup, and you will be called right  afterwards), supports audio only<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:501@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>Public conference room from Ekiga.net<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sip:501xxxx@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>These rooms are public or private, anyone can join a  conference at any time if he choose the right number or you can protect  the access with a PIN number.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:5011122@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>french conference room 1122<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li> where x = any digits from 0 to 9.<\/li>\n<li> When using the conference rooms (501xxxx) you&#8217;ll be asked for a  &#8220;PIN number&#8221;. The first person to enter a &#8216;room&#8217; may specify a PIN by  entering a number (followed by #) to limit access to the conference  room, just entering # will make this conference room public. When the  last person leaves a conference room, the PIN will be cancelled and  others may use the &#8216;room&#8217;.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<caption> Toll free numbers accessible from <a title=\"http:\/\/www.ekiga.net\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ekiga.net\/\">Ekiga.net<\/a><br \/>\n<\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th> <a title=\"Peering\" href=\"http:\/\/wiki.ekiga.org\/index.php\/Peering\">Prefix<\/a>-SIPnumber<\/th>\n<th> Service \/ provider<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*010<\/span>600@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>Echo test from <a title=\"http:\/\/www.voxalot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.voxalot.com\/\">Voxalot<\/a> (USA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*031<\/span>600@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>Echo test from <a title=\"http:\/\/www.voxalot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.voxalot.com\/\">Voxalot<\/a> (Europe)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*061<\/span>600@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>Echo test from <a title=\"http:\/\/www.voxalot.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.voxalot.com\/\">Voxalot<\/a> (Australia)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*013<\/span>1800xxxxxxx@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>US 800 Toll Free Numbers using <a title=\"http:\/\/www.sipbroker.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sipbroker.com\/\">SIPBroker<\/a> <a title=\"Enum\" href=\"http:\/\/wiki.ekiga.org\/index.php\/Enum\">ENUM<\/a> Server, <a title=\"http:\/\/inter800.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/inter800.com\/\">Search USA Toll Free numbers<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*013<\/span>49800xxxxxxx@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>Germany Toll Free Numbers using <a title=\"http:\/\/www.sipbroker.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sipbroker.com\/\">SIPBroker<\/a> <a title=\"Enum\" href=\"http:\/\/wiki.ekiga.org\/index.php\/Enum\">ENUM<\/a> Server.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*013<\/span>352800xxxxx@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>Luxembourg Toll Free Numbers using <a title=\"http:\/\/www.sipbroker.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sipbroker.com\/\">SIPBroker<\/a> <a title=\"Enum\" href=\"http:\/\/wiki.ekiga.org\/index.php\/Enum\">ENUM<\/a> Server.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*013<\/span>88299000199xxx@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"http:\/\/www.e164.org\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.e164.org\/\">e164.org<\/a>&#8216;s public voice  conference rooms (000 through 999 are the conf numbers)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*013<\/span>17853950049@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>Kansas State University Test Phone Number<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*201<\/span>511@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>VoIP.Brujula.net&#8217;s conference room (51112 creates a new room  #12)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*201<\/span>393613@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>VoIP.Brujula.net&#8217;s echo test  (forward to FWD?)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*201<\/span>1800xxxxxxx@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>Toll Free 800 numbers in USA <a title=\"http:\/\/inter800.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/inter800.com\/\">800  Directory<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*248<\/span>333@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"http:\/\/www.wengo.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wengo.com\/\">Wengo<\/a>&#8216;s echo test  (France)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*248<\/span>335@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"http:\/\/www.wengo.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.wengo.com\/\">Wengo<\/a>&#8216;s video echo test  (H263 + PCMU\/PCMA)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*266<\/span>300@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"http:\/\/www.blueface.ie\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blueface.ie\/\">Blueface<\/a> Monkey  sounds (Ireland)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*266<\/span>301@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"http:\/\/www.blueface.ie\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blueface.ie\/\">Blueface<\/a> echo test  (Ireland)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*266<\/span>303@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"http:\/\/www.blueface.ie\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blueface.ie\/\">Blueface<\/a> speaking  clock (Ireland)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*266<\/span>305@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"http:\/\/www.blueface.ie\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.blueface.ie\/\">Blueface<\/a> Music  (Ireland)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*318<\/span>613@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"http:\/\/www.ixcall.net\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ixcall.net\/\">Ixcall<\/a> echo test<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*318<\/span>411@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"http:\/\/www.1-800-555-tell.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.1-800-555-tell.com\/\">Tell me<\/a> ixcall.net (speech recognition)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*393<\/span>613@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"http:\/\/www.freeworlddialup.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freeworlddialup.com\/\">FreeWorldDialup<\/a>&#8216;s  echo test<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*393<\/span>*31800xxxxxxx@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>Netherlands toll-free numbers from <a title=\"http:\/\/www.freeworlddialup.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freeworlddialup.com\/\">FreeWorldDialup<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*393<\/span>*47800xxxxx@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>Norway toll-free numbers from <a title=\"http:\/\/www.freeworlddialup.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freeworlddialup.com\/\">FreeWorldDialup<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*673<\/span>500@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>Echo test from Ekiga.net<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*747<\/span>17475552663@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"http:\/\/www.freeconferencecall.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.freeconferencecall.com\/\">Free  Conference Call<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*747<\/span>1101301@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>Echo test from <a title=\"http:\/\/www.gizmoproject.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmoproject.com\/\">Gizmo  Project<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*747<\/span>12220000000@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"http:\/\/www.sipphone.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.sipphone.com\/\">SipPhone<\/a> Party Line<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*773<\/span>505741837999@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>Prato City Hall&#8217;s echo test (Italy)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*850<\/span>301@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"http:\/\/www.ideasip.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ideasip.com\/\">Idea SIP<\/a>&#8216;s echo test<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*850<\/span>100xxxxxxx@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"http:\/\/www.ideasip.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ideasip.com\/\">Idea SIP<\/a>&#8216;s conference  call<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*850<\/span>**12345@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"http:\/\/www.ideasip.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ideasip.com\/\">Idea SIP<\/a>&#8216;s weird voice  mail message<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*850<\/span>8355@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"http:\/\/www.1-800-555-tell.com\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.1-800-555-tell.com\/\">Tell me<\/a> ideasip<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*850<\/span>1800xxxxxxx@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>US 800 Toll Free Numbers <a title=\"http:\/\/www.ideasip.com\/numbers.php\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.ideasip.com\/numbers.php\">ideasip.com<\/a> <a title=\"http:\/\/inter800.com\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/inter800.com\/\">Search USA Toll Free numbers<\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*011<\/span>188888@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>SipBroker Test announcement<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*201<\/span>613@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>voip.brujula.net echo test<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*201<\/span>411@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/goog411\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.google.com\/goog411\/\">Google  1-800-GOOG-411 Free 411 service<\/a> (voip.brujula.net) Speech  recognition to search and connect business<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #dddddd;\">\n<td>sip:<span style=\"color: blue;\">*201<\/span>393514@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td>Coffee House (conference room, voip.brujula.net)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li> x = any digits from 0 to 9.<\/li>\n<li> do not dial\/type the &#8211; character\u00a0;)<\/li>\n<li> in case of multiple VoIP accounts saved in Ekiga (the  software), add <code>@ekiga.net<\/code> suffix to these toll free numbers  to place a call using Ekiga.net service.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div style=\"float: right; margin-left: 5px;\">[<a title=\"Edit section: Non working SIP Numbers\" href=\"http:\/\/wiki.ekiga.org\/index.php?title=Fun_Numbers&amp;action=edit&amp;section=3\">edit<\/a>]<\/div>\n<p><a name=\"Non_working_SIP_Numbers\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Non working SIP Numbers<\/h2>\n<table border=\"0\">\n<caption> Toll free numbers <\/caption>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th> <a title=\"Peering\" href=\"http:\/\/wiki.ekiga.org\/index.php\/Peering\">Prefix<\/a>-SIPnumber<\/th>\n<th> Description<\/th>\n<th> Test Date<\/th>\n<th> Result<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #ffdddd;\">\n<td>sip:*01316049586111@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"http:\/\/www.e164.org\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.e164.org\/\">e164.org<\/a>&#8216;s caller ID read  back<\/td>\n<td>2007-01-11<\/td>\n<td>Busy tone (twen)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #ffdddd;\">\n<td>sip:*01316049580001@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"http:\/\/www.e164.org\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.e164.org\/\">e164.org<\/a>&#8216;s TCP\/IP ping  utility<\/td>\n<td>2007-01-11<\/td>\n<td>Busy tone (twen)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr style=\"background: none repeat scroll 0% 0% #ffdddd;\">\n<td>sip:*01316049581212@ekiga.net<\/td>\n<td><a title=\"http:\/\/www.e164.org\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.e164.org\/\">e164.org<\/a>&#8216;s experimental  directory service<\/td>\n<td>2007-01-11<\/td>\n<td>Busy tone (twen)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<ul>\n<li> <strong>Other Fun number Pages:<\/strong><\/li>\n<li>Voip-info.org\u00a0: <a title=\"http:\/\/www.voip-info.org\/wiki\/view\/Phone+Numbers\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.voip-info.org\/wiki\/view\/Phone+Numbers\">Phone numbers<\/a><\/li>\n<li> Austrian ENUM Test\u00a0: <a title=\"http:\/\/enum-test.at\/index_en.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/enum-test.at\/index_en.html\">Test Numbers<\/a><\/li>\n<li> e164.org page\u00a0: <a title=\"http:\/\/www.e164.org\/wiki\/FunPhoneNumbers\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.e164.org\/wiki\/FunPhoneNumbers\">Fun  Phone Numbers<\/a><\/li>\n<li> SIP Broker page\u00a0: <a title=\"http:\/\/faq.sipbroker.com\/tiki-index.php?page=Phone+Numbers\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/faq.sipbroker.com\/tiki-index.php?page=Phone+Numbers\">Phone Numbers<\/a><\/li>\n<li> GizmoProject\u00a0: <a title=\"http:\/\/www.gizmoproject.com\/other-networks.html\" rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gizmoproject.com\/other-networks.html\">Other Networks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fun 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