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What is this?

tel.tilde.org.nz also known as tildetel is a small PSTN (Public switched telephone network) for the tildeverse. The users can make calls, leave voice mails and participate in a multi-user conference rooms. The numbers are broken down by "area codes", each tilde has its own area code! A phonebook can be found here (:

How do I get a number?

To get a tel.tilde.org.nz number, please message darcy in #tildetel on the tilde.chat IRC.

SIP

SIP (Session Initiation Protocol) is a protocol used in VoIP, allowing users to make voice and video calls.

How do I use this?

First you are going to need a SIP account (which you get when you get a number) and your credentials that look like this:

Once you get a SIP account you need a SIP client to use it, there are many out there but we suggest these ones:

Now that you have a SIP account and a SIP client we are ready to get started. This step by step guide uses the Linphone client

  1. When you open Linphone for the first time you'll get something like this: 1
  2. Click on Use a SIP account and fill the fields with your credentials: 2
  3. Click on the top left corner and select tel.tilde.org.nz: 3
  4. Done! You are now connected and succesfully set up your client, to make a call just search their number on the top search bar: 4
Thanks for reading this tutorial, I hope you found it useful, if you have any questions join #tildetel on tilde.chat and let us know.