[VoiceOps] Bell System Rate Centers

2024-07-06 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
What's the best way (ideally, someone else's work) to figure out the number of original Bell System rate centers vs. independents? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com

Re: [VoiceOps] Fax

2024-05-23 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
https://www.faxback.com/Products/HTTPSFaxATA.aspx - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Mark Wiater via VoiceOps" To: voiceops@voiceops.org Sent

Re: [VoiceOps] Fax

2024-05-23 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
Are FaxBack and similar solutions standards-based or are they proprietary? I swore they were proprietary, but a friend of mine swears they are t.37. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original

[VoiceOps] TDM Gateway Alternatives

2024-04-17 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
sets of cards. I'd assume the two sets of cards was for diversity purposes, rather than capacity. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com ___ VoiceOps

[VoiceOps] Frontier TDM -> SIP

2024-04-17 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
that they already sell retail SIP trunking services, I'm optimistic that this might actually happen. Have any of you heard anything on this topic? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com

Re: [VoiceOps] Comcast Voice Routing Contact?

2024-04-12 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
Do you have the ability to look up in NPAC the contact information for that SPID? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Nick Garrett via Voi

Re: [VoiceOps] NRUF 502

2024-04-02 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
Okay, so there would be a formal transaction specifically for the block of numbers, and never anything "casual"? ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - F

Re: [VoiceOps] NRUF 502

2024-03-26 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
So then on my U1, only blocks given to other wholesalers are intermediate. If I'm not receiving blocks from other operators (just individual numbers), then I'd never need to file U3? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http

Re: [VoiceOps] NRUF 502

2024-03-24 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com From: "Mike Hammett" To: "Mike Hammett" Cc: "voiceops" Sent: Sunday, March 24, 2024 6:39:12 PM Subject: Re: [VoiceOps] NRUF 502

Re: [VoiceOps] NRUF 502

2024-03-24 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
What are some examples of when someone would report intermediate numbers? The documentation gives a technical answer, but not a real-world example. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com From

Re: [VoiceOps] One Way Audio - Frontier Comm (Los Angeles area)

2024-03-10 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
I haven't been able to attribute it to malice or ignorance yet, just that it happens. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Alex Balashov via Voi

Re: [VoiceOps] One Way Audio - Frontier Comm (Los Angeles area)

2024-03-08 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
In my experience, yes. Well, at least the reliable delivery of my voice traffic. Whether intentional or mistake (I'm hoping the latter), I've had random reliability on some major last mile networks. Never a problem when one of the previous is done. - Mike Hammett Intelligent

Re: [VoiceOps] One Way Audio - Frontier Comm (Los Angeles area)

2024-03-08 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
I don't trust last mile networks to reliably deliver SIP calls. I usually end up putting them into VPNs, TLS, etc. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: &quo

Re: [VoiceOps] Metaswitch VP3510 Options?

2024-03-06 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
is a big haul at the moment, but kicking the can isn't exciting either. Interestingly enough, the same SP4200 that we replaced 4 years ago is acting up again. The original one seems fine. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http

[VoiceOps] Metaswitch - VMWare

2024-03-06 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
With all of the changes happening at VMWare, are there any going concerns about Metaswitch relying on VMWare for deployments? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com

[VoiceOps] NPAC Porting Transactions Report

2024-02-29 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
(though I wouldn't put anything into that). How often does this report have bunk information, or do I just not understand what I'm looking at? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com

[VoiceOps] Creating Porting SVs

2024-02-29 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
) to do so in a scheduled fashion. Right? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps@voiceops.org https://puck.nether.net

Re: [VoiceOps] AT Wireless / FirstNet routing issue contact

2024-02-19 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
In my experience, they will investigate and let you know what's going on. For us, usually, it's a problem with a Verizon Wireless circuit causing Verizon Wireless reachability issues. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange

Re: [VoiceOps] AT Wireless / FirstNet routing issue contact

2024-02-18 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
Are you a Frontier customer and have access to VFO? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Collin Rose via VoiceOps" To: "VoiceOps" Se

Re: [VoiceOps] Hotel Phone Requirements

2024-02-02 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
Some PBXes have integrations with the property management systems to solve a lot of that daily hassle. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Nate Burk

Re: [VoiceOps] NRUF 502

2024-01-23 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
Well, yes, separate, but it isn't the most intuitive thing (at least to newbies) that you report a number you don't have as assigned in NRUF. Of the available options it makes the most sense, but I'm surprised they don't have a ported out category. - Mike Hammett Intelligent

[VoiceOps] NRUF 502

2024-01-22 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps@voiceops.org https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops

Re: [VoiceOps] SS7 Landscape

2023-10-24 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
My current vendor has a similar setup. One VPN endpoint and STP are in the same market. The other are 1k miles apart. No idea why they'd do that. It seems like it would introduce extra opportunities for failure. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com

Re: [VoiceOps] SS7 Landscape

2023-10-24 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
We aren't interested in abandoning our TDM infrastructure at this time, given that we're already in the the tandem CO for other reasons. If we were to do that, local calls would be tromboning through Chicago. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com

Re: [VoiceOps] SS7 Landscape

2023-10-24 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
Recommend\don't recommend? Anything to watch out for? The offer I got was attractive, but not everything that's attractive is what it seems. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com

Re: [VoiceOps] Voice Peering

2023-10-24 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
https://wirevolution.com/step-8-register-your-phone-number-at-e164org/ Most of the links have died, so that idea has likely also sunset. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original

Re: [VoiceOps] SS7 Landscape

2023-10-24 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
Any experience with Inteliquent for SS7\SIGTRAN services? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Mike Hammett" To: "voiceops" Sent:

Re: [VoiceOps] SS7 Landscape

2023-10-24 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
Trying to learn, not be snippy. If I have to maintain any of the old way, what's the advantage in moving any of it elsewhere? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message

[VoiceOps] Voice Peering

2023-10-24 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
history there? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps@voiceops.org https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops

Re: [VoiceOps] Repeated Porting Attempts

2023-10-19 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
We could likely count on one hand the number of port outs we get in a month, so unfortunately, automation would probably be more work than just dealing with it. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest

[VoiceOps] Repeated Porting Attempts

2023-10-19 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
is doing whatever on the remote side? Acknowledge each request, chewing up time? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps

Re: [VoiceOps] SS7 Landscape

2023-10-17 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
Apparently, Frontier just use TNS and Syniverse and don't have their own infrastructure. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: Mike Hammett To: Matthew Crocker Cc

Re: [VoiceOps] SS7 Landscape

2023-10-12 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
*nods* We take SIGTRAN over IPSec over the public Internet, then convert to SS7 over DS1s in some old Ciscos. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "

Re: [VoiceOps] SS7 Landscape

2023-10-11 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
Anyone in here using Syniverse for these services and can speak to their reliability? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Mary Lou Carey"

Re: [VoiceOps] SS7 Landscape

2023-10-11 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
Has anyone in here done this with Frontier? They're our ILEC and tandem operator. Is that aspect of Frontier reliable? Is that aspect of Frontier any less money than what I'd be paying now? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet

[VoiceOps] CSR Best Practices

2023-10-10 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
horization is checked before sending? ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps@voiceops.org https://puck.nether.n

Re: [VoiceOps] Directory Listings

2023-08-23 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
*nods* and that's where we work Frontier's system, via VFO's LSR system. We do it for numbers we have in our allocation. I just didn't know if in the VoIP space, any of the providers would proxy that request. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com

[VoiceOps] Directory Listings

2023-08-21 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
. Are directories a thing anywhere anymore? I haven't seen a new one in probably 15 years. I understand that I'm not the target demographic, but I'm not even sure where I'd go (short of Googling) to get one. Are we paying for something that has no benefit anymore? - Mike Hammett Intelligent

[VoiceOps] 800 Lookup

2023-07-06 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
everything I need from the above link, just didn't know if there were better or more appropriate tools out there. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com

[VoiceOps] TN Reputation Services

2023-05-03 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
I have a debt collector looking for TN reputation tools or services. Any recommendations? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com ___ VoiceOps mailing

[VoiceOps] 911 Records of Inbound-Only TNs

2023-03-21 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
re trying to figure out what to do with all of those numbers from a 911 perspective. If no one would ever call out of that number, there's no technical need to have it. I'm not sure what would legally or best practices required of it. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.

Re: [VoiceOps] Off-Net Numbers

2023-03-17 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
I did that for the ones I knew of and yet still have a non-zero amount of numbers where I don't know where they live. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From

[VoiceOps] Off-Net Numbers

2023-03-17 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
follow up with. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps@voiceops.org https://puck.nether.net/mailman/listinfo/voiceops

Re: [VoiceOps] Neustar SOA Archives

2023-03-17 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
the numbers that ported out (not sure if that list was from iConectiv or Neustar). We made that the "authoritative" list and them proceeding to work on our clean up from that. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exch

Re: [VoiceOps] Neustar SOA Archives

2023-02-23 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
There's stuff in there that's probably ten years old. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Paul Timmins" To: "Paul Timmins"

Re: [VoiceOps] Neustar SOA Archives

2023-02-23 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
lar number, right? I'd have to use someone like 10XPeople (suggested to me offlist) to get a complete history? I'm assuming they just collected the day to day changes from the beginning of time to have a complete record. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.

Re: [VoiceOps] Neustar SOA Archives

2023-02-22 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
Oooh, that sounds fun for my dev guys to work with. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Paul Timmins" To: "Mike Hammett" C

[VoiceOps] Neustar SOA Archives

2023-02-22 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
that had us as their first prior carrier? I'd like to not have them issue an SV query for each potentially ported away number. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com

[VoiceOps] New Hosted PBX Platform?

2023-02-17 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
didn't scale well, but that was secondary to having a product that customers found easy to learn and easy to use. We currently use Metaswitch and are considering adding their Max UC, but have open minds at this time. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com

Re: [VoiceOps] Passing the Voiceops torch

2023-01-05 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
I was going to reach out to Jared Mauch, but it looks like he's already hosting mailman as it is. :-) - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Davi

[VoiceOps] Port Away Cancel Service

2022-12-29 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
the customer during the port process, but I think as long as you don't do any retention attempts, you're alright. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com

Re: [VoiceOps] Empty Calls

2022-12-20 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
On our system, we'd have them sitting in our IVR for hours before we shunted them to voicemail. We get over it, but the customers aren't so happy when it happens (the empty calls) to them. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet

Re: [VoiceOps] Empty Calls

2022-12-11 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
Legitimate, illegitimate, or both? My assumption is illegitimate. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Jay Hennigan via VoiceOps" To

Re: [VoiceOps] Empty Calls

2022-12-11 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
of random cell phones across the country be calling my 7-town ISP at all hours of the day and night? They wouldn't, so it's someone spoofing them. However, there's no one there, so what are they trying to scam me out of? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com

Re: [VoiceOps] Empty Calls

2022-12-11 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
They're coming in via our TDM tandem connections. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Carlos Alvarez via VoiceOps" To: "VoiceOps&

Re: [VoiceOps] Empty Calls

2022-12-11 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
. How are others handling these calls? ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Mike Hammett" To: "Voiceops.org" Sent: Sunday, Decembe

[VoiceOps] Empty Calls

2022-12-11 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
We've been getting "empty" calls for years. BY empty, I mean there's no audio there at all. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com __

[VoiceOps] Full vs. Partial Port

2022-12-02 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
Is there any advantage to us doing a full port? I figured partial port always left room for the losing carrier to still have numbers the customer forgot about. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest

Re: [VoiceOps] 911 Database Stuff

2022-11-14 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
ries? Interim Ported Number? That one seems self-explanatory, but again, what if they also fit one of the other categories? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message --

Re: [VoiceOps] 911 Database Stuff

2022-11-10 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
Does anyone have a better way of generating the NENA SOI files than Notepad if you're waiting on your billing system to make reports that generate the correct files automatically? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http

Re: [VoiceOps] Metaswitch Loopback

2022-11-08 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
That seems to work in testing. Call goes out the tandem trunk and hits the remote system with the right CID. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "

Re: [VoiceOps] Metaswitch Loopback

2022-11-08 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
I do mean called. It's for 911. If the SIP trunks fail, I'm supposed to route it over TDM to the toll-free number. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From

[VoiceOps] Metaswitch Loopback

2022-11-08 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
a TDM provider instead of a SIP provider. These are priority calls and I want a backup to IP-based solutions. We don't have agreements with any TDM termination providers, so that path doesn't seem feasible either. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com

Re: [VoiceOps] Recommendation for a merchant account for Telecom

2022-10-28 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Oren Yehezkely via VoiceOps" To: "voiceops@voiceops.org" Sent: Friday, October 28, 2022 4:01:38 PM

[VoiceOps] Frustrated in Illinois

2022-10-20 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
are associated with our SPID. They can only remove users if you tell them the exact user name. These aren't Billy Bob's neighborhood CLEC, either. They're major national or international companies. Um, isn't that a significant security risk? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing

Re: [VoiceOps] 911 Database Stuff

2022-10-19 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
Our NG911 seems to work the same way as traditional E911, just over SIP instead of TDM. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com From: "Nathan Anderson" To: "Mike Hammett" C

[VoiceOps] 911 Database Stuff

2022-10-18 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
the TN for the new provider to take over the record. If I unlock it, but the new provider never migrates away, what do I do with it? What happens if a provider inserts a duplicate record? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet

Re: [VoiceOps] Abandoned Ported Numbers

2022-10-14 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
How would the original carrier know? I've never seen anything about numbers being returned to us. Maybe my employees are ignoring them, maybe the emails are lost, maybe we have to fetch it from somewhere. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com

Re: [VoiceOps] Abandoned Ported Numbers

2022-10-14 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
How does that work? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Greg Stone via VoiceOps" To: "Mike Johnston" , voiceops@voiceops.org Sent

Re: [VoiceOps] Intrado 911 Support Contact

2022-10-14 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Mike Hammett via VoiceOps" To: voiceops@voiceops.org Sent: Thursday, October 6, 2022 10:38:11 AM Subject:

Re: [VoiceOps] Lack of Sandbox

2022-10-12 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
Great idea. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Mary Lou Carey via VoiceOps" To: "Mike Johnston" Cc: voiceops@voiceops.org Sent: W

[VoiceOps] Lack of Sandbox

2022-10-11 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
us problem that any idiot long before me should have pointed out and resolved by now. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com ___ VoiceOps mailing lis

Re: [VoiceOps] Intrado 911 Support Contact

2022-10-06 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
I've received a few responses, thanks. Hopefully some of them pan out. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Mike Hammett via VoiceOps" To

[VoiceOps] Intrado 911 Support Contact

2022-10-06 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
Does anyone have an Intrado 911 support contact? I've tried, but their web sites don't work, emails bounce, etc. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com

Re: [VoiceOps] Tandem Dropping Calls

2022-10-04 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
as a silly garbage in\garbage out problem. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Mike Hammett via VoiceOps" To: "Mark Timm" Cc: "VoiceOps

Re: [VoiceOps] Tandem Dropping Calls

2022-10-03 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
, but the above method has largely held up. The first ticket I threw at them, they couldn't even find two out of the three calls, and they just happened within 2 hours of ticket submission. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet

Re: [VoiceOps] Tandem Dropping Calls

2022-10-03 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
. They also happen to be the ILEC in most of the rate centers around here, including where two of the three problem TNs are. I probably reached the translations guy who said it wasn't his problem and closed the ticket, without bouncing it to anyone else to look into. - Mike Hammett

Re: [VoiceOps] Tandem Dropping Calls

2022-10-03 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
the same tandem town\CO, but aren't LD tandems and local tandems different, or is that separation history and they just all get dropped on the same box now? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com

[VoiceOps] Tandem Dropping Calls

2022-09-30 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
4. Doesn't investigate why there's an unclassified release. How can I incentivize Frontier to actually figure this out? ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midw

[VoiceOps] Number -> Tandem Lookup

2022-09-29 Thread Mike Hammett via VoiceOps
(telcodata.us) determine what tandem the ILEC is using. I know I can look SHAs up in the LERG, but I don't have that access. Is that the only way? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com

Re: [VoiceOps] Activation Timing

2022-05-02 Thread Mike Hammett
So then for you, the risks aren't worth the rewards in rescheduling ports? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Shawn L" To: "Mik

[VoiceOps] Activation Timing

2022-04-29 Thread Mike Hammett
, but I'd rather be right than lucky. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps@voiceops.org https://puck.nether.net/mailman

[VoiceOps] Remote LEC Support

2022-04-25 Thread Mike Hammett
(which I already knew had problems) and then wait for resolution. For my troubles, I get to wait another several hours. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com

Re: [VoiceOps] Neustar SOA Activity

2022-04-25 Thread Mike Hammett
We use Neustar's SOA. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Mary Lou Carey" To: "Mike Hammett" Cc: voiceops@voiceops.org Sent: Satu

[VoiceOps] Neustar SOA Activity

2022-04-22 Thread Mike Hammett
How can I see all activity that my SPID has had in a given time frame? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com ___ VoiceOps mailing list VoiceOps

[VoiceOps] ATAs with 90v Ring

2022-03-24 Thread Mike Hammett
I'm looking for ATAs that produce a 90-volt ring. My Zhone only does 40v and my Grandstream only does 52v. It looks like the Cisco SPA122 used to, but it's EOS. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest

Re: [VoiceOps] Mitel 3300 Issues

2022-03-16 Thread Mike Hammett
We have tried on five of their ports. No dice so far. They did do a loopback from one of the ONS ports to an analog trunk port and that apparently worked. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com

Re: [VoiceOps] Test Numbers

2022-03-16 Thread Mike Hammett
ml) that's not appropriate. Some of our local Frontier techs are using 800-444- from MCI. It seems like Wikipedia acknowledges that this is a mess. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automatic_number_announcement_circuit ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.

Re: [VoiceOps] Test Numbers

2022-03-16 Thread Mike Hammett
" The endpoints need no configuration or support." Okay, I guess that was my chief concern. If it's just handled within the RTP stream, then I'll move forward with Metaswitch. ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exch

[VoiceOps] Test Numbers

2022-03-15 Thread Mike Hammett
Metaswitch) and endpoints (Zhone, Grandstream, Calix, Occam, and Innomedia) support them as well. I'm sure I can get platform-specific details from each of the vendors, but I'd like gain a bit of knowledge on that whole process before delving into vendor details. ----- Mike Hammett I

[VoiceOps] Mitel 3300 Issues

2022-03-14 Thread Mike Hammett
equipment failure. C) I don't know how it would work just fine on a COTS phone, but not their Mitel. D) I don't know how the same problem could also afflict another ATA (build into the ONT). Any tips? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest

Re: [VoiceOps] CNAM Storage

2022-03-06 Thread Mike Hammett
and I'm assuming are far less "open" now... ----- Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Mike Johnston" To: voiceops@voiceops.org Sent: S

Re: [VoiceOps] SS7 Landscape

2022-01-25 Thread Mike Hammett
Oh, sure. Pros and cons to everything. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Mary Lou Carey" To: "Mike Hammett" Cc: "voiceops&

Re: [VoiceOps] SS7 Landscape

2022-01-25 Thread Mike Hammett
Right, but as I said earlier, I'm already in the same building as the tandem, so I'm just adding points of failure for moving an existing operation somewhere else. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest

Re: [VoiceOps] SS7 Landscape

2022-01-23 Thread Mike Hammett
Well right, but wouldn't I still need all of the same stuff (perhaps a few less trunks to specific switches, only now I have fewer minutes to spread the costs over? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest

Re: [VoiceOps] SS7 Landscape

2022-01-22 Thread Mike Hammett
customers in that area that I would have fewer opportunities for failures. I don't have to go to Chicago and back to get to the operator in the next row of racks over. Though, I suppose my SS7 diversity and availability is the weakness, not the actual call path. - Mike Hammett

[VoiceOps] SS7 Landscape

2022-01-22 Thread Mike Hammett
We currently get our SS7 via TNS. I (maybe incorrectly) understand them to be a big dog in that space. I've had two major problems with them in six months. What are my alternatives? Are they less pleasant? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com

Re: [VoiceOps] TNS SS7 Outage

2022-01-22 Thread Mike Hammett
our IPX core in Ashburn as designed. Please let us know if you have any questions. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com - Original Message - From: "Mary Lou Carey" To: &qu

[VoiceOps] Verizon Call Completion Issues

2022-01-22 Thread Mike Hammett
. They later said that VZB confirmed there's a higher-level issue, but wouldn't give any ticket information. Does anyone have any insight as to what Verizon has going on? - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest

Re: [VoiceOps] Verizon Wireless Contact

2022-01-21 Thread Mike Hammett
Did you ever figure out how to contact them? I reached out to a contact in NPAC to see if they knew the right people to talk to, but more leads would be nice. - Mike Hammett Intelligent Computing Solutions http://www.ics-il.com Midwest Internet Exchange http://www.midwest-ix.com

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