SoftPhone for FPL #

[terfed]

I used to use a 3CX for my number on my cell phone. Is there an app that I can use on my cell phone to access my FPL # using cell data? Everything I have seen is pay but wondering about buying something may not work? Reviews are nice but hard to tell the fact vs fiction.

Thanks
Terfed

[fguser100]

linphone or sipnetic ; both are free. I use them on Android phone and it works well.

[jpstoppa]

Been using Zoiper for a few years now. Works great with FPL.

[Liptonbrisk]

Been using Zoiper for a few years now. Works great with FPL.

If this situation hasn't changed (when not using push proxy, I'm guessing), using Zoiper on iOS can lead to an FPL account block: https://community.zoiper.com/1327/zoipe ... tion-timer.

Visit viewtopic.php?f=8&t=20533.

It's possible to change Registration Expiry Time in the Android app, which should be 3600 seconds (Settings-->Accounts-->Your Account-->Network Settings) for FPL.

[Liptonbrisk]

Is there an app that I can use on my cell phone to access my FPL # using cell data?

For what it's worth, Acrobits Groundwire doesn't require a subscription fee for push notifications using Freephoneline (by itself).

1. In the Groundwire app, Under "Account"
a) Username is FPL SIP Username.
b) Password is FPL SIP Password.
c) Use voip4.freephoneline.ca:6060 for domain. voip4.freephoneline.ca:6060 helps to circumvent potential SIP ALG issues in routers.

2. In the Groundwire app, navigate to advanced settings for your FPL account.
a) NAT Traversal should be set to Auto and keepalive period should be set to 20s
b) Set Proxy to voip4.freephoneline.ca:6060 (proxy setting appears to override whatever is entered for domain by the way)
c) Set Expires to 3600 seconds
d) G.711u-law should be the highest enabled codec, and packet time should be 20ms. FPL only supports G.711u and G.729a.
e) "Outgoing calls need registration" needs to be enabled due to the 15 minute session timer that Freephoneline uses. If "Outgoing calls need registration" is disabled calls may drop after 15 minutes, particularly when using cellular data (the only way around not having the setting enabled is to place the call on hold and resume it before the 15 minute mark is reached).
f) Set a display name using your name, and don't use "anon".
g) Transport protocol is udp
h) Caller ID can be left blank
i) Called ID Method is "From Username"
j) Call Waiting should be enabled

There is no failed registration retry timer setting in Groundwire.

[fguser100]

Is there an app that I can use on my cell phone to access my FPL # using cell data?

e) "Outgoing calls need registration" needs to be enabled due to the 15 minute session timer that Freephoneline uses. If "Outgoing calls need registration" is disabled calls may drop after 15 minutes, particularly when using cellular data (the only way around not having the setting enabled is to place the call on hold and resume it before the 15 minute mark is reached).
e.

Is the action of "place the call on hold and resume it before the 15 minute mark " needs to be performed every 15 minutes elapse or only once for the entire call ( for example if a call last 55 minutes, do I have to put a call on hold and resume before the 15th minute, and then before 30th minute, 45th minute etc ... )

Thanks

[Liptonbrisk]

do I have to put a call on hold and resume before the 15th minute, and then before 30th minute, 45th minute etc ...

Yes. Placing the call on hold forces a Re-INVITE and starts another 15 minute session timer.

If the FPL account is registered in Groundwire, then the call will continue past 15 minutes without placing a call on hold.