nimish79

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by nimish79 13y ago
Nice. Makes you wonder why no one did this so far.
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by nimish79 15y ago
Well if you're in the US and want phone numbers, there are several free providers such as ipkall.com and paid ones such as icall.com, flowroute.com. In case of the free providers, you won't even have to bear the cost of incoming calls. That
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by nimish79 15y ago
Not sure what you're referring to... but yes, you need to buy a phone number. Head to ipkall.com (free) or icall.com or flowroute.com (paid). There are several such services out there. Once you have the number, you can just point it to your
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by nimish79 15y ago
- You need to install FS on your server and run it. There's an installer for that (Check http://www.plivo.org/get-started/ ). - You need to install Plivo on the server as well. There's a separate installer for that. So now you have your Tw
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by nimish79 15y ago
The entire idea with Plivo (much like Twilio and Tropo) is to simplify i.e. let web developers build telephony apps without having to learn much about a telephony engine.
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by nimish79 15y ago
WTF is this?
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by nimish79 15y ago
Plivo and not Plivio. :-)
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by nimish79 15y ago
The site http://www.plivo.org is up again.
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by nimish79 15y ago
Plivo works exactly like Twilio. You just need to set it up on your server and then run your apps off it just as you do w Twilio.
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by nimish79 15y ago
Hey, http://www.plivo.org is up!
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by nimish79 15y ago
Twilio being open source - this is a HUGE misconception. Openvbx is just an application on top of Twilio and basically locks you in to the Twilio platform. That's the bitter truth. Plivo is a 100% open source version of what Twilio has been
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by nimish79 15y ago
As mentioned by akalsey, Tropo could be a good option if you wish to use a hosted service. If you wish to have greater control and host things at your end and use your own carriers and phone numbers, then Plivo is the way to go.
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by nimish79 15y ago
the site's up now http://www.plivo.org . have a look.
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