E164.name
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1 Introduction
e164.name is an open database of Free Phone Numbers that phone number owners can contribute their phone numbers to, so callers can look up from the e164.name database and make calls to the phone number owners without paying any fees.
The e164.name database contains:
- Net2MAX Member's Internet Phone Numbers (having country code of 899)
- Net2MAX Member's Web PABX Numbers (having country code of 898)
- Net2MAX Member's Local Numbers
- Net2MAX Member's Verified Destination Numbers
- Phone Numbers from Net2MAX Partners
- Phone Numbers from approved external (non Net2MAX) organisations
1.1 Toll-Free Access
Besides supporting the free calls to phone number on e164.name from Internet Phones, the phone numbers on e164.name can all be dial toll-free from Normal Phones. This is done by enabling those numbers as Registered Destination Number, so that can be called through the list of Access Numbers toll-free worldwide.
1.2 Fast Verification
Adding external (non Net2MAX) phone numbers is just a matter of dialing into any one of a long list of Access Number with a the phone number to be added.
Once connected to the Access Number, the calling phone number can be turned into an Registered Destination Number.
1.3 Short Domain
The short "e164.name" domain name allows
- easy inclusion into varies VoIP devices, systems and networks
- fast look up
1.4 Distributed Servers
Worldwide e164.name servers
- provide redundancy
- share load
1.5 Transparent Failure
In the highly unlikely case that e164.name fails, phone calls can still be made via alternate paths to the destination phone number.
2 Public Usage
e164.name conforms to the ENUM standard and is a publicly available for any individual or organisation to lookup without charge.
2.1 Reading Phone Numbers
Enabling e164.name look up is as simple as adding the word "e164.name" into the ENUM lookup list of any Internet Phone (VoIP) device or system.
For people without ENUM compatible devices or systems, the best way is to request e164.name domain be added to the ENUM domain list of their respective VoIP provider.
Most VoIP provider will be happy to add e164.name since it will reduce their cost of delivery of phone calls to any phone numbers on e164.name
2.2 Your Provider
If your internet phone device does not support ENUM, tell your Internet Phone (or VoIP) provider to configure ENUM e164.name into its network - there is no charge for using e164.name.
Once your provider has configured the ENUM e164.name domain into their network, ALL their customers can use ENUM e164.name transparently - making it very convenient for its users to tap into this powerful technology.
Your provider can also save money and improve quality by sending phone calls to all the phone numbers in e164.name domain (directly to the end device) WITHOUT going through any intermediate carriers or networks.
Besides using e164.name for lookup, all telephone operators are also welcomed to add their phone numbers into e164.name
If your provider has any questions or want to submit their phone numbers to e164.name please tell them to send an email to peering@net2max.com
2.3 Testing ENUM
It is best to check with your Internet Phone (VoIP) provider on whether they support ENUM e164.name. However, there is a quick way of testing for e164.name support on your network yourself:
- Simply make a call from your internet phone to anyone of the phone numbers on the Access Number List.
If you get charged for that call then most likely your Internet Phone Provider has NOT configured e164.name into its network. If it is a free call then most likely your Internet Phone Provider is one of those who have e164.name configured.
3 Member Usage
e164.name conforms to the ENUM standard and is a publicly available for any individual or organisation to lookup without charge.
e164.name transparently handles normal phone services, internet phone services as well as value-added services.
3.1 Updating Phone Numbers
Net2MAX Members can maintain their e164.name listing on the Internet Number page under their Control Panel.
Members can specify which of their phone numbers should be added to the e164.name domain:
NOTE: when adding Verified Destination Numbers, only "verified" ones can be added.
For each of phone number entry added to the e164.name, members have the choice of directing the incoming calls to:
- their Internet Phone
- their Web PABX
- none (no entry in e164.name)
Some Net2MAX Partners might have choosen to insert some phone numbers of their Net2MAX Members into the e164.name domain by default. In any case, Net2MAX Members can always modify those default settings via the Internet Number page themselves.
