Choose your phone.
Use a SIP desk phone, an Android softphone such as Sipnetic, or MicroSIP on Windows. An analogue telephone adapter lets you connect a traditional phone.
Vintage spirit. Modern connections.
Good connections.
Great conversations.
A little New York telephone network with a big love of phones. Connect with friends, explore collectors’ networks, or pick up the receiver for something delightfully unexpected.
01 / The directory
Who’s on the line?
Find a person, a telephone, or a little entertainment. Call buttons open your telephone app; use an app configured for ChazTel.
| Name / service | ChazTel number | Dial from ChazTel | Details |
|---|
No matches. Try a name, a four-digit extension, or a different category.
02 / Pick up & dial
Less prefix.
More conversation.
For ordinary North American calls, dial the area code and number. No outside-line “9” needed.
| To reach | Dial | Example |
|---|---|---|
| U.S. & Canada | Area code + seven-digit number A leading 1 is also accepted. | 212-212-2429 |
| ChazTel extension | 6 + last four digits | 6-8000 |
| PhreakNet | 200 + PhreakNet number | 200-767-2676Time & temperature |
| C*NET | 300 + country code + number | 300-1-499-8463Minneapolis time of day |
| International PSTN | 011 + country code + number Enter your authorised PIN when prompted. | 011-44-… |
| PhreakNet operator | 0 2000 also works. | 0 |
| Voicemail | 6-9100 | 69100Then mailbox number & voicemail PIN |
Need a human touch?
Dial 0 to reach PhreakNet operator services. Ask about directory assistance, station-to-station calls, time announcements, and the traditional switchboard experience. Available services depend on the operator and destination network.
A small detour worth taking
Callin’ Oates.
No streaming app required.
Pick up the phone, choose a Hall & Oates song, and enjoy the telephone jukebox. The song choices belong to the music menu—you select them after the call connects.
Call 646-827-6222 ↗From ChazTel or PhreakNet, dial 266-9999.
03 / Get connected
Your next line
starts here.
A SIP phone, a softphone, or an ATA with an analogue telephone can bring you onto ChazTel.
Tell Chaz what you need.
Email your name, a PSTN callback number, and the equipment you want to use. Mention voicemail, multiple phones, or an existing number you want to bring along.
Configure & make a call.
Chaz will arrange an extension and provide your connection details. Configure your device, check that it registers, and test an internal call and an outside call.
Which audio codecs should I enable?
For ChazTel compatibility, enable G.722, G.711 A-law, and G.711 μ-law, in that preference order. In Sipnetic, find these under Settings → Audio and video codecs. Keep the exact choices consistent with the settings Chaz gives you.
Can I keep my existing telephone number?
Chaz can help arrange incoming DID routing. Bringing a PSTN number requires your own Telnyx account and responsibility for your number and call charges. Discuss the port before making changes. Provide only the SIP connection credentials needed for the setup, through an agreed private channel—never your Telnyx account password.
How do I use voicemail?
Voicemail is available on request. Dial 69100, enter your four-digit mailbox number, and then your voicemail PIN. A compatible phone or ATA can display a message-waiting indicator. The existing setup uses a temporary greeting: choose 0 for mailbox options, then 4 to record it. You can also change your voicemail PIN in mailbox options.
What if my phone sends a shortcut before I finish dialing?
The device’s dialing rules need to allow full numbers, including 011 international calls and area codes beginning with 4 or 6. Ask Chaz to review the digit map rather than trying to solve it with extra prefixes.
Are my calls encrypted?
Protection depends on your device, connection, and the networks involved. Ask Chaz about encryption for your setup. A call that enters the public telephone network does not become end-to-end encrypted simply because it started on ChazTel.
04 / A network with personality
Phones are more fun
when they connect people.
ChazTel is Chaz Antonelli’s hobbyist telephone service in New York. It brings modern SIP devices, analogue phones, and telephone enthusiasts together, with connections to PhreakNet and C*NET.
Looking in from outside? Call the main PSTN number, find a ChazTel subscriber through the hobbyist networks, or explore the C*NET inbound portals.