Sipgate and BT-102 phone - callers don't hear ringing tone

I have an account with Sipgate and a Grandstream BT-102 phone. It all works
fine except that when people call me they don't hear a ringing tone (the
BT-102 rings fine). I've tried forwarding ports and it doesn't seem to have
made any difference.

Any ideas?

Rob

Rob Walker wrote:
> I have an account with Sipgate and a Grandstream BT-102 phone. It all works
> fine except that when people call me they don't hear a ringing tone (the
> BT-102 rings fine). I've tried forwarding ports and it doesn't seem to have
> made any difference.

where are they calling from - the issue is unlikely to be at your end
its either the service provider - Sipgate - or the callers end.

Sipgates' platform seems to regard ringing tone as an optional feature
:-)

Phil

PhilT laid this down on his screen :
> Rob Walker wrote:
>> I have an account with Sipgate and a Grandstream BT-102 phone. It all works
>> fine except that when people call me they don't hear a ringing tone (the
>> BT-102 rings fine). I've tried forwarding ports and it doesn't seem to have
>> made any difference.
>
> where are they calling from - the issue is unlikely to be at your end
> its either the service provider - Sipgate - or the callers end.
>
> Sipgates' platform seems to regard ringing tone as an optional feature
> :-)
>
> Phil

I was under the impression that it would be the OP's hardware that
provides ringing tone to the caller....?

"Jono" <nothanks@blueyonder.invalid> wrote in message
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> PhilT laid this down on his screen :
>> Rob Walker wrote:
>>> I have an account with Sipgate and a Grandstream BT-102 phone. It all
>>> works
>>> fine except that when people call me they don't hear a ringing tone (the
>>> BT-102 rings fine). I've tried forwarding ports and it doesn't seem to
>>> have
>>> made any difference.
>>
>> where are they calling from - the issue is unlikely to be at your end
>> its either the service provider - Sipgate - or the callers end.
>>
>> Sipgates' platform seems to regard ringing tone as an optional feature
>> :-)
>>
>> Phil
>
> I was under the impression that it would be the OP's hardware that
> provides ringing tone to the caller....?
>
>

No, it is usually the exchange that provides the ringing tone. In this case,
the exchange is whatever the caller is connected to (pabx, local exchange,
ATA adaptor)

The s-Bray wrote :
> "Jono" <nothanks@blueyonder.invalid> wrote in message
> news:mn.69c27d69b46ae33d.48968@blueyonder.invalid. ..
>> PhilT laid this down on his screen :
>>> Rob Walker wrote:
>>>> I have an account with Sipgate and a Grandstream BT-102 phone. It all
>>>> works
>>>> fine except that when people call me they don't hear a ringing tone (the
>>>> BT-102 rings fine). I've tried forwarding ports and it doesn't seem to
>>>> have
>>>> made any difference.
>>>
>>> where are they calling from - the issue is unlikely to be at your end
>>> its either the service provider - Sipgate - or the callers end.
>>>
>>> Sipgates' platform seems to regard ringing tone as an optional feature
>>> :-)
>>>
>>> Phil
>>
>> I was under the impression that it would be the OP's hardware that provides
>> ringing tone to the caller....?
>>
>>
>
> No, it is usually the exchange that provides the ringing tone. In this case,
> the exchange is whatever the caller is connected to (pabx, local exchange,
> ATA adaptor)

How, then, can I manipulate the type of ringing tone my callers hear?

"PhilT" <newsnet@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Rob Walker wrote:
>> I have an account with Sipgate and a Grandstream BT-102 phone. It all
>> works
>> fine except that when people call me they don't hear a ringing tone (the
>> BT-102 rings fine). I've tried forwarding ports and it doesn't seem to
>> have
>> made any difference.
>
> where are they calling from - the issue is unlikely to be at your end
> its either the service provider - Sipgate - or the callers end.
>
> Sipgates' platform seems to regard ringing tone as an optional feature
> :-)
>
> Phil
>

Telewest Landline or Vodafone mobile. If I register my account with the
x-lite softphone then the caller does hear ringing...

Jono wrote:

> I was under the impression that it would be the OP's hardware that
> provides ringing tone to the caller....?

no, its the originating callers exchange or hardware. You get ringing
tone before the called phone starts ringing.

Phil

Jono wrote:

>
> How, then, can I manipulate the type of ringing tone my callers hear?

I would start from the assumption that you can't do that, at least on a
landline. Things like T-mobiles "caller tunes" are put on top of the
ring tone.

The other thing I've heard is "instant answer" systems where you are
listening to a ring tone and paying for the call because the far end
has answered, put you on hold and played a ring tone down the line all
in a flash.

Phil

Rob Walker wrote:

> Telewest Landline or Vodafone mobile. If I register my account with the
> x-lite softphone then the caller does hear ringing...

perhaps that's the glitch behind sipgate missing ring tone -
registration failures.

I assume there is some signalling involved, whereby Sipgate's platform
acknowledges the incoming call and sets about trying to connect,
perhaps that is what starts the ring tone on the calling parties
exchange.

If the registration isn't there maybe this signalling isn't done, or
maybe its done in a way that offends the Voda / Telewest hardware. Is
it repeatable on a BT line ?

Phil

"PhilT" <newsnet@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
> Rob Walker wrote:
>
>> Telewest Landline or Vodafone mobile. If I register my account with the
>> x-lite softphone then the caller does hear ringing...
>
> perhaps that's the glitch behind sipgate missing ring tone -
> registration failures.
>
> I assume there is some signalling involved, whereby Sipgate's platform
> acknowledges the incoming call and sets about trying to connect,
> perhaps that is what starts the ring tone on the calling parties
> exchange.
>
> If the registration isn't there maybe this signalling isn't done, or
> maybe its done in a way that offends the Voda / Telewest hardware. Is
> it repeatable on a BT line ?

Yep happened last night froma BT line too. I'm not sure what it is. I assume
it's the phone but who knows. I'll try my other sipgate account and see if
that makes any difference.

Rob