2009
12.26
12.26
I just succeeded in configuring iiNet’s VOIP service (I get iiTalk free with my DSL connection) on the Nokia N900 mobile phone. One of the many great features of the N900 is that it has completely integrated support for Mobile, VOIP, Skype, and Google Talk calls – you can make and receive calls on these services just like a usual mobile call, straight from the address book.
This now means I can use iiTalk from my handset, rather than using a headset hooked up to my desktop computer.
For reference, here are the settings I configured on the phone:
Remember you will also have to configure port forwarding to the IP address of your phone on your wifi network – read iiNet’s documentation for details.
- User name: your iiNet VOIP phone number@iinetphone.iinet.net.au
- Password: your iiNet VOIP password (it’s different to your broadband password)
- Use for telephone numbers: Checked
- User name: your iiNet VOIP phone number
- Transport: UDP
- Outbound proxy: sip.state.iinet.net.au
- Port: 5060
- Discover public address: Checked
- Loose routing: Unchecked
- Keep alive mechanism: REGISTER
- Keep-alive period: 2 minutes
- Auto-detect STUN: Unchecked
Hey mate,
Well done with the tutorial. Work’s a treat.
May I ask what the keep alive mechanisms and periods are for?
Cheers
@Fred – To be honest I’m not too sure. I worked out the settings from the “Reregistration time interval: 300 seconds” bullet on the iiNet VOIP settings page. i.e. “Reregistration” = “Register”, and “300 seconds” = 5 minutes (and closest setting on N900 was 2 minutes).
I guess that your phone needs to check in with the iiNet VOIP servers every so often, so that they know to continue forwarding calls through to you rather than voicemail.
Hi,
Thanks for the info. Does the N900 handle incoming calls well just like it does on the E72. When the phone was in standby/asleep incoming calls always worked and with great battery life.
Hi Barry,
I’m afraid I have no experience with the E72, so cannot offer a comparison. I don’t really use my VOIP line for incoming calls, but haven’t had issues when testing or making outgoing calls.