Frequently Asked QuestionsIf you can't find an answer to your questions below, give us a call and we'll help you out!
What is VoIP?
Terminology: What is an Extension?
Terminology: What is a Line?
Terminology: What is a DID?
Which DID locations are available?
How reliable is VoIP?
How secure is your service?
Which codecs do you allow?
What are the minimum requirements
to use Maxo Telecommunications VoIP?
What do you need to get started?
Why should I join Maxo
Telecommunications VoIP?
Help! How do I set up my
VoIP Device?
Do I need a Hosted-PBX Account?
How do I setup Voicemail?
How do I setup Asterisk (SIP Trunking Customers)?
Where are the setup
guides?
How quickly can I use my account?
What are the shared indial access
numbers
What are the calling card & callback
numbers?
What are the internal service numbers
and emergency numbers?
What are the Hosted-PBX Dial Codes?
Help! I didn't receive an activation
email!
Help! I have forgotten my username or
password!
I have encountered an error, 50X
If you have any other questions, please dont hesitate to contact us, and we might add it to the list.
VoIP is a general word describing conversations that happen over the internet. It stands for Voice over Internet Protocol. VoIP is commonly referred to as 'Voice over Internet' and 'Voice over broadband' as well. VoIP lowers the overheads for providers, resulting in really cheap phone calls for you, and free calls between you and other VoIP users!
Technical Stuff:
Voice over Internet Protocol, is the routing of voice conversations
over the Internet or through any other IP-based network. The service
we offer at Maxo Telecommunications offers a VoIP to PSTN (Public Switched
Telephone Network) gateway, allowing you to dial regular PSTN numbers
from your internet connection!
Maxo Telecommunications VoIP is a Voice Service Provider or VSP. With a VSP, you dont need to know the IP address of a VoIP phone to call it, you just have to know it's extension number on that VSP.
An extension is the number your SIP (internet) phone is assigned when it registers to (logs onto) the Maxo Telecommunications VoIP service. Each SIP device on Maxo Telecommunications has a unique 5 digit extension number, and you can call other Maxo Telecommunications extensions for free! (Including extensions on other people's Maxo Telecommunications accounts - so that you can ring your friends for free if they have an Maxo Telecommunications account). You can have more than one extension for example one at your house, and one at your business - you can make calls between them for free.
You can set the outgoing caller ID (CLIP) of each extension individually, or have it default to a value you select for all extensions on your account. You can also choose to divert your extension to a phone number or voicemail if it is busy or after a number of rings. Between all of the extensions on your account, the maximum number of simultaneous calls you can make or receive is governed by the number of lines that your account has.
The number of Lines you choose is the number of simultaneous calls you can have active at once, incoming and outgoing.
A DID (Direct InDial) number is one that exists on the PSTN (Public Switched Telephone Network) and can be connected to the Maxo Telecommunications's VoIP to PSTN gateway to allow you to receive calls through that number via your Maxo Telecommunications Extension. You can set the destination of your DID to an extension, a voicemail box, an external phone number, a fax inbox or an infoline!.
Currently Maxo Telecommunications offers DID's in all of the capital cities, and in some regional locations.
Which DID locations are available?
ADELAIDE
BRISBANE
BUNDABERG
CARINS
CANBERRA
DALBY
DARWIN
DONGARA
GEELONG
GLADSTONE
GOLD COAST
GOSFORD
HAWKESBURY
HOBART
LAUNCESTON
MACKAY
MAITLAND
MELBOURNE
NEWCASTLE
PENRITH
PERTH
PORT MACQUARIE
PROSERPINE
ROCKHAMPTON
ROMA
SUNSHINE COAST
SYDNEY
TOOWOOMBA
TOWNSVILLE
AUCKLAND
The reliability and quality of each call you make or receive can depend on many factors. The most important is the internet connection between your VoIP phone and our gateway. If your ISP is experiencing problems or your internet has been slowed due to exceeding your quota, then your call quality may be affected. Every now and then Maxo Telecommunications will perform off-peak maintenance in the early hours of the morning which could cause your service to be offline during a maintenance session. You will be notified at least 24 hours before maintenance occurs, unless it is emergency maintenance (eg: Something has broken!).
Our website has a high grade 256 bit SSL encryption engine using our certificate from RapidSSL. We use this encryption for access to the control panel, and payment pages to ensure your information is kept secure. All credit card payments are processed by St George Bank, using a proprietary encryption protocol designed by St George Bank.
- G711 (ulaw/alaw)
- G729
- G726
- G722
- GSM
- ILBC
What are the minimum requirements to use Maxo Telecommunications VoIP?
You need a broadband ADSL connection with a minimum speed of 256/64. If you plan to use a software based phone on your computer, you will have to check that your PC meets the minimum requirements for that software. If you are going to use an Analogue Telephone Adapter (ATA) eg SPA2000, then all you need is a broadband ADSL and you are all ready to go!
What do I need to get started?
Your broadband needs to meet the minimum requirements above, and then you will need to choose how you will connect to Maxo Telecommunications. You can use a software phone on your computer with a headset or microphone & speakers to make calls with virtually no setup cost. For more serious VoIP users, you can purchase some hardware so that you can make & receive calls without using your computer. For that you can get a VoIP phone which plugs straight into your broadband connection/computer network, or a VoIP analogue telephone adapter (ATA) which plugs straight into your broadband connection/computer network and then you plug a regular telephone (or even a cordless telephone) into the ATA. Take a look at our VoIP shop to buy hardware and for more information.
Why should I join Maxo Telecommunications VoIP?
Save up to 50% on your phone bill!
No lock-in contracts.
Instant Credit Card topups. You can set the threshold for automatic
topups.
Prepaid only. This means that you never run up a phone bill!*
SIP Compatible Only - most VoIP systems speak in "SIP"
Easy Configuration Guides - Setup your phone or asterisk server in minutes!
Full refunds of unused credit when you cancel your account.
Make free calls to anyone else on Maxo Telecommunications
VoIP when you dial their internal number.
*Due to the resource-intensive nature of per second billing,
we may not be able to cut your call on the second that you run out of
credit. This means you could run up a maximum of 1 minute (per active
line past negative balance) of call charges into a negative balance.
You are required to pay this balance back within 10 days, otherwise
your account will be cancelled, and you may be banned from using this
service again.
Help! How do I setup my VoIP Device?
You should go to our setup guides section to learn how to set up some of the major devices currently available on the market. It is actually quite easy to set up your VoIP device, it is usually the firewall that gives you problems, so make sure you have forwarded those ports!
Do I need a Hosted-PBX Account?
Having a Hosted-PBX account allows you to completely mange the way incoming calls work, with the ability to setup intricate call routing (Including Ring Groups, Call Queues, Time Switches ect.).
No more costly PBX system to buy - instead you simply purchase the handsets, and for less than the price of the equivalent landline rental, you can have all the features of a PBX system. You can make changes to the phone system yourself online, or call our friendly support team for assistance at no cost.
You will save heaps on your phone bill just by switching to VoIP, with untimed calls to landlines Australia wide, and per-second billing on our low mobile rates!
Just click on the Voicemail Tab on the left hand side. Add a new voicemail mailbox and take note of its number.
Now click on the extensions tab and select the mailbox. This will give your phone a Message Waiting Indicator or stutter dialtone when you have new messages. Now you must turn on Divert for Busy/30s (30s = 30 seconds, you can pick a different value if you wish). Then choose "Mailbox: x" for Divert to.
Now if your phone is busy, or it is unanswered for 30s, the caller will be sent to your voicemail box!
How do I setup Asterisk (SIP Trunking Customers)?
Asterisk is fully compatible with Maxo Telecommunications VoIP. You can click here to view the setup guide.
Remember to tick the checkbox with an * (asterisk) above it for any extensions that you register to with an Asterisk PBX. This will cause our servers to pass DID information onto your asterisk PBX.
Note: If you tick the checkbox with an *, and then use a regular phone to connect to that extension, you may be unable to receive calls.
View them right here!
How quickly can I use my account? (Delivery of Service)
The account setup process is completely automatic, although every account is manually reviewed shortly after it is created. After you sign up you must make a payment to initialise your prepaid balance. From there, you can choose a plan. The pro-rata plan fee will be deducted from your initial balance. After you have added funds to your account, you are all set to make calls. On your first call, you will be automatically redirected to a verification program which will record you saying your name, address and landline number. This is for verification purposes and must be done - if you do not complete the verification procedure correctly, your account may be suspended. You cannot make a call until you have done this verification procedure.
The entire process takes less than 5 minutes, and the verification only happens once.
What are the shared indial access numbers?
Your friends and family can call your Maxo Telecommunications extension using the shared access numbers below. You can also use the shared indials for your customers to participate in a conference.
08 7123 2900 ADELAIDE
07 3123 5333 BRISBANE
07 4181 0203 BUNDABERG
07 4015 3462 CARINS
02 6108 4500 CANBERRA
07 4516 5281 DALBY
08 8911 1500 DARWIN
03 4245 1100 GEELONG
07 4962 1201 GLADSTONE
07 5607 1267 GOLD COAST
02 4304 5920 GOSFORD
03 6105 0241 HOBART
03 6311 1802 LAUNCESTON
03 9001 6900 MELBOURNE
02 4001 0508 NEWCASTLE
02 4749 4900 PENRITH
08 6365 4577 PERTH
02 6516 2202 PORT MACQUARIE
07 4813 9000 PROSERPINE
07 4505 1600 ROMA
07 5306 1909 SUNSHINE COAST
02 9037 4320 SYDNEY
07 4646 4222 TOOWOOMBA
07 4401 5008 TOWNSVILLE
They will be charged the cost of a local call by their telco if they live in one of the areas listed above. It is free for another Maxo Telecommunications customer to call you via Maxo Telecommunications VoIP, so get all of your friends on our VoIP for maximum savings! Our 1800 Conference Dial-In number is 1800 251 615
What are the callback/callingcard numbers?
Just dial 02 8071 4000 from any landline or mobile in Australia, and
you will be called back within 10 seconds (if you have configured your
account to call you back). It will even call you back if your caller
id is restricted.
Alternatively to use our calling card service without callback, you
can dial our national calling card number:
1800 251 081 (This number is charged at 6c per minute)
or dial a local calling card number without access fees:
08 7123 2669 ADELAIDE
07 3123 5332 BRISBANE
07 4181 0204 BUNDABERG
07 4015 3465 CARINS
02 6108 4501 CANBERRA
07 4516 5282 DALBY
08 8911 1501 DARWIN
03 4245 1101 GEELONG
07 4962 1202 GLADSTONE
07 5607 1266 GOLD COAST
02 4304 5921 GOSFORD
03 6105 0242 HOBART
03 6311 1802 LAUNCESTON
03 9001 6903 MELBOURNE
02 4001 0509 NEWCASTLE
02 4749 4901 PENRITH
08 6365 4578 PERTH
02 6516 2203 PORT MACQUARIE
07 4813 9001 PROSERPINE
07 4505 1601 ROMA
07 5306 1908 SUNSHINE COAST
02 9037 4322 SYDNEY
07 4646 4221 TOOWOOMBA
07 4401 5009 TOWNSVILLE
Just enter your 5 digit calling card number (An extension on your account),
and your calling card password and off you go! Remember, you can press
* during a call or at any time to return to the main calling card menu
to make another call, or check your balance - even after the person
you've called has hung up.
If you are having trouble logging into the calling card service,
try dialing the digits slowly.
What are the internal service numbers and emergency numbers?
1800 12 12 10 - Maxo Telecommunications Sales, Accounts & Support
50001 - Check Balance
50002 - Check Voicemail attached to your extension
50003 - Check another voicemail account
50010 - Last unanswered call/Call return
50012 - Echo test
000 - Connects directly to emergency services. You are advised to call
000 from a real landline phone, and not your VoIP phone. Your
Maxo Telecommunications VoIP service is a supplementary service designed to co-exist
with your landline or mobile phone. Due to the nature of the internet,
there are many outside factors that can cause calls to go wrong or not
connect at all. For this reason, you are strongly advised to dial
emergency numbers only from your mobile phone or landline phone.
What are the Hosted-PBX Dial Codes?
Page Extension: '*' then the extension (*101)
Page All Phones: (*94)
Call Spy All: (*95)
Call Spy Specific: '*95" then the extension (*95101)
Call Pickup: (*98)
Call Pickup Specific: '*98' then the extension (*98101)
Prefix a number with 1831 to make the call private, or 1832 to show your callerid.
Help! I didn't receive an activation email!
If you haven't received an activation email after signing up, please click here to have it resent, or contact support.
Help! I have forgotten my username or password!
Simply click on ‘Forgotten your password? Click here’ below the login panel. If you are still have trouble resetting the password, please contact support.
I have encountered an error, 50X
If you hear a coded error message, it is usually due to an internal error and it should be reported to Maxo Telecommunications Support as soon as possible.
However, there are a couple of common ones that are encountered regularly:
503 - No Plan selected.
512 - The person you are calling has their VoIP phone switched
off, or it is unreachable.
513 - Upstream carrier congestion (or disconnected phone number).
514 - The phone number you have dialed doesn't exist.
508 - [Anonymous SIP] If you get this error, your phone may not
be authenticated with our servers.
If you hear a different error code, or dont understand an error message,
please contact support.
