February 11, 2006

I am my own phone company

I am in the process of becoming my own phone company. Using Voice over IP technology like Vonage and Packet 8 but doing it muself. Basically it's just open source software called Asterisk that I have running on one of my email servers. Not only is it incredibly cheap, but I can do a lot over very cool stuff. I have total control over my inbound and outbound call routing.

I'm considering offering it as a service for friends and such. Still exploring what it's capable of. I need a name for the business and web site (other than Perkel Telephone). Looking for ideas.

One of the things I can do is break Caller ID blocking. I'd like to test this further. So - I'm looking for someone who has a problem with a stalker who is calling you all the time harrasing you with caller ID blocked. Looking for someone who is being harrased a lot so I don't have to wait very long to see how this works. So if you are someone who has a stalker and you want to bust them then email me and let's set something up. You must have a telephone feature that will forward your number if you don't answer. (no answer forwarding). I've tested this on Verizon cell phones and it works.

Posted by marc at 11:23 AM | Comments (6)