Simple idea

It would be neat to be able to use my Matrix homeserver to receive SMS and VOIP from the telephony system. There are probably many ways to set this up, but in the podcast Ask Noah Show EP. 275 made it sound so easy I had to try.

Steps taken

Jabber ID

Figure out what your aria jabber id will be Aria-net Bridges

The address syntax to access XMPP from Matrix:

  • Private chats: @_bifrost_USER=40DOMAIN:aria-net.org
  • MUCs: #_bifrost_MUCNAME_MUCDOMAIN:aria-net.org

The address syntax to access Matrix from XMPP:

Example:

Lang: 
USERNAME_DOMAIN@aria-net.org
testuser_matrix.org@aria-net.org

jmp.chat

  • Go here https://jmp.chat

  • Scroll down to the bottom and pick a number

  • On the next page choose ‘I already have a Jabber ID I want to use…’

  • Submit the ID from aria-net

  • And you should receive a message in matrix

  • Follow the instructions

  • Pay

    • Using a credit card they seem to default to $15 increments, and you can enable auto top up

Outcome

SMS messages worked well. I was able to receive voicemails via my Element client.

VOIP calls were not working