My previous post on how to configure a E61 to make VoIP calls has been read by more than 1000 people, underlining how Nokia customers are prone to profit the best from their phones.
To summarize, for those who read about this for the first time, many Nokia phones (E61 and N80i for example) are sold with an embedded SIP client (called Internet Telephone) that users can configure with a SIP account to use VoIP in their phones. The user experience is very good: you just have to select GSM or VoIP, and then if you have WiFi connectivity, a free or cheap VoIP call can be placed. Obviously you can make calls directly from the phone address book.
Some calls (typically IP-IP) are free, others (IP-PSTN for example) are not free, fares and payments vary depending on the service provider, as it happens for Internet connected PCs.
VoIP providers you can refer to configure your phone are Abbeyphone, Gizmo and Truphone.
The procedure to configure the E61 or N80i (here described by Luca) with an Abbeyphone account has two steps:
1) Configure a SIP account
2) Create a profile for the Internet Telephone
As you probably know, Abbeyphone provides alias and password to their users. The alias is in the form 21XXXXXXX: just replace this value with your personal one during the setting.
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Step 1 of 2: Configure a SIP Account
Menu->Tools -> Settings -> Connection -> SIP settings.
Now add a new SIP profile (Options->Add new): you can call it Abbeyphone, for example.
Profile Name: Abbeyphone
Service Profile: IETF
Default Access point: select the access point that will be used
Public user name: sip:21XXXXXXX@sip.abbeyphone.com
Use Compression: No
Registration: ” When needed “
Use Security: No
Proxy Server: sip:sip.abbeyphone.com
Realm: sip.abbeyphone.com
User Name: 21XXXXXXX
Password: insert password for 21XXXXXXX
Allow loose routing: Yes
Transport Type: UDP
Port: 5060
Registrar Server: sip:sip.abbeyphone.com
Realm: sip.abbeyphone.com
User Name: 21XXXXXXX
Password: the password for 21XXXXXXX
Transport Type: UDP
Port: 5060
The SIP account is now ready.
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Step 2 of 2: Create a profile for the Internet Telephone
Menu->Tools->Settings->Connection->Internet Tel.->Options->New profile.
Suppose the new profile is named “AbbeyphoneTel”. Now associate the profile to the previously created SIP account (“Abbeyphone”): Preferred profile: choose Abbeyphone.
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Now when you want to use VoIP, you have to register to the service:
Menu->Connectivity->Internet Tel->Registration Status->Options->Change. If unseletected, choose Register.
The phone will try to register to the Abbeyphone server. Once the registration is complete, you’ll be able to make calls (select Internet call in the Call menu).
Technorati Tags: Giacomo Vacca, Nokia E61, Nokia N80i, Abbeyphone, Gizmo, Truphone, Luca Filigheddu
January 12, 2007 at 7:54 pm
truphone has been a real beauty for me on my phones; I run it on Nokia E-60, E-61, N80ie. What I like about truphone is the TruWizard (easy WiFi setup). The truphone integration with WiFi Hotspots, the agressive scanning of hotspots, the automatic sign on at home and the office; I have saved so much on mobile phone calls in recent months using truphone (I believe more than Euro 3000) that I do not want to go back to any other service. — but what I like the most is the setup service. Easy provisioning by sending an SMS with the word “TRU” to +44 7624 000 000 . Just four clicks and you are up and running on truphone
January 12, 2007 at 8:02 pm
truphone has been a real beauty for me on my phones; I run it on Nokia E-60, E-61, N80ie. What I like about truphone is the TruWizard (easy WiFi setup). The truphone integration with WiFi Hotspots, the agressive scanning of hotspots, the automatic sign on at home and the office; I have saved so much on mobile phone calls in recent months using truphone (I believe more than Euro 3000) that I do not want to go back to any other service. — but what I like the most is the setup service. Easy provisioning by sending an SMS with the word “TRU” to +44 7624 000 000 . Just four clicks and you are up and running on truphone
January 12, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Hi as,
thank you for your comment.
In my opinion the configuration of such phones with a VoIP account is not easy for all the users, and an automated setup procedure is really welcome. Local numbering is a plus too, giving confidence to the caller.
Anyway someone, such as Mr. Blog, tends to minimize those elements, looking at a future when the phone vendors will provide those features.
I would be interested in the evolution of Truphone: do you plan to provide presence and IM features?
Giacomo
January 12, 2007 at 8:14 pm
Hi as,
thank you for your comment.
In my opinion the configuration of such phones with a VoIP account is not easy for all the users, and an automated setup procedure is really welcome. Local numbering is a plus too, giving confidence to the caller.
Anyway someone, such as Mr. Blog, tends to minimize those elements, looking at a future when the phone vendors will provide those features.
I would be interested in the evolution of Truphone: do you plan to provide presence and IM features?
Giacomo
October 15, 2007 at 5:40 pm
[...] How does it work? Tiscali customers with ADSL and VoIP have a geographic number associated with their lines. With Homezone, while under WiFi coverage, users can place and receive calls with their Tiscali numbers using their Nokia E series mobile phones (E61, E61i, E65). These are dual mode phones with an embedded SIP client (I wrote about it before). [...]
October 31, 2007 at 4:02 pm
On my N80i configuring my VoipStunt account I can’t get it to register the service.
I’m behind a wireless NAT router at home. Do I have to configure port forwarding in my router? If so this limits the usefulness greatly as I can’t configure wireless hot spots while I’m out and about.
October 31, 2007 at 5:16 pm
Here’s answering myself:
Seems I have to fill in all the same details under Registrar server.
Also seemed to work better without port forwarding but weirdly wouldn’t work with all my contact numbers.
March 3, 2009 at 2:51 pm
Hi,
I have E61i nokia phone I want it to connect to my local asterisk server.
I did the same way as you told in the blog but I am continously getting not register message.
Asterisk:1.4
OS: suse linux 10
IP: Private IP of Asterisk server.
thanks,
Jack