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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:
- SIP address: 2013125@tel.tilde.org.nz
- Password:reallysecurepassword
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
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When you open Linphone for the first time you'll get something like this:
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Click on Use a SIP account and fill the fields with your credentials:
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Click on the top left corner and select tel.tilde.org.nz:
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Done! You are now connected and succesfully set up your client, to make a call just search their number on the top search bar:
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.