2talk
2talk is a New Zealand and Australia–focused VoIP provider. Flat-rate residential and business plans, NZ + AU geographic numbers, and SIP credentials handed out as part of any standard plan — no separate “BYO device” tier to opt into.
What you’ll need from 2talk
- Sign up at 2talk.com and pick a plan that includes a phone number.
- Find your SIP credentials in the 2talk dashboard under your account (Services → SIP). 2talk gives you:
- A SIP username — usually your phone number in international format (
+64...for NZ,+61...for AU). - A SIP password — distinct from your account login.
- A registrar host — currently
lyra.2talk.co.nzfor new accounts. (Older accounts may sit on a different host; check your dashboard.)
- A SIP username — usually your phone number in international format (
Fields for WaveKat Voice
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Provider | 2talk (in the dropdown) |
| Account name | Anything — e.g. Home |
| Username | Your 2talk SIP username (typically your number) |
| Domain | lyra.2talk.co.nz (pre-filled by the preset) |
| Password | Your 2talk SIP password |
The preset also sets Refresh sign-in to 600 seconds (10 minutes) — 2talk’s registrar prefers longer intervals than the default 60. Leave the rest of Advanced at the defaults (UDP, port 5060).
Test it
After saving, the green dot on your 2talk account chip on Home means you’re registered. 2talk doesn’t publish a public echo test number, so the quickest sanity check is to:
- Call a friend’s mobile and confirm they hear you and you hear them, or
- Call your own number from another phone and confirm WaveKat Voice rings.
Common gotchas
401 Unauthorizedon sign-in: the SIP password and the account login password are different on 2talk. Make sure you’re using the one labelled “SIP password” in the dashboard.- Calls drop after a few minutes: your network is probably hitting a NAT timeout. The preset’s 10-minute refresh helps; if you still see drops, switch to TCP under the Advanced section.
- No incoming calls: check that the phone number on your 2talk plan is mapped to the SIP user — multi-line plans sometimes default to ringing all extensions or just the first.
Pricing
2talk’s pricing is plan-based — most personal plans bundle a number and a few hundred minutes for a flat monthly fee, with overage at a few cents per minute. Cheaper than per-minute international providers for NZ/AU calling; not competitive for outbound to other countries.