Teamspeak the VoIP server for gamers

Teamspeak is one of the best kept secrets in VoIP, hidden in the dark bowels of the online gaming community. Teamspeak offers a scalable VoIP application which enables many users to simultaneously speak to one another. It was designed with the online gaming community in mind. In fact, I am told that Teamspeak has over 1 million online users (compared with Skype's 3 million). Considering that online gamers often spend hours per day playing online games, Teamspeak may actually have more users online on a daily basis than Skype.



Teamspeak consists of both client and server software and best of all Teamspeak is free of charge to non-commercial users. The Teamspeak server acts as a host to multiple client connections, capable of handling thousands of simultaneous users. Essentially, this solution creates a "teleconferencing" system that enables not only gamers to talk with one another over IP, but it also enables business professionals to hold VoIP teleconferences. Of course, if used for a business application, you do have to pay a one-time licensing fee, but I'm sure it would work out to be less than most teleconferencing solutions which charge a per-minute rate.



It features Windows/Linux cross-platform design for both the client and server, a built-in web based administration panel for the server, and a highly scalable user permissions system.

Other features include:

  • Optimal bandwidth usage with codecs ranging from CELP 5.1Kbit to GSM 16.4Kbit to Speex 25.9Kbit for optimal voice clarity
  • Local addressbook allows you to connect to your favorite servers
  • Webserver list allows you to find TeamSpeak servers without their IP
  • Flexible permission system
  • Channel and subchannel creation
  • Built-in web administration interface allowing you full control over your server via your web browser
  • One server-instance can run multiple virtual servers which results in hassle-free administration
  • Telnet access to your server-instance as well as to all virtual servers
  • Client is designed to work well with firewalls and routers
  • Passworded servers and channels
  • Completely configurable keybindings (hotkeys) to quickly join specified channels, mute your microphone, etc.
  • Whisper functions so you can speak privately to inidividuals, groups of persons, or other channels
  • Auto voice normalizing (no need to adjust your mic manually)
  • Supports Microsoft Gamevoice (TM) hardware
  • Windows/Linux server
  • Windows/Linux client
  • Event driven sound notifications (which can be configured individually)
  • Text messaging in the client (for those complicated URL's or IP's) and clickable links
  • IRC-like admin functions for your server (like serveradmin, channel admin, operators)
  • Channel moderation, which is useful for holding meetings in channels with many users
  • Kicking / banning people
  • Seemless optional MySQL integration, allowing you to customize your server database
  • Minimal CPU and RAM requirements
  • Given bandwidth requirements are met, servers can easily handle thousands of users
  • Authorized Teamspeak Host Providers (ATHPs) and other Commercial users can integrate their own clickable banner in the client
According to Teamspeak, "An added feature to Authorized Teamspeak Host Providers (ATHPs) that wish to rent servers to their customers includes the ability to spawn multiple instances of the server from a single server session, thus easily facilitating server-farming".

So you have your choice of "renting" a hosted Teamspeak server for your teleconferencing needs or you can download it and install it yourself to a Windows or Linux server. I think owning my own little "teleconferencing" system for all my buddies to join is pretty cool. Of course, my own "little private VoIP community" might draw the ire of the FBI who will demand I enable wiretapping on the private VoIP conferencing system due to CALEA regulations.

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can i have a chanel for my and my friends for a game play ?

cool

I want to get a free TS server for me and my gaming buddies. We're using one right now, but its costing us a bit each month. We're currently capped at 15 users but I'm looking for one in the 36-40 range. Prefereably still free if at all possible. I've also heard that there are some that can tie directly into your forum, so people on the forum can see who is on the TS.

Please contact me and let me know who to talk to, or where to go to get a free client that could support my requirements (including the forum part)

Here's my system:
Dell Dimension E510
windows xp pro
1 Gig ram
80 gig HD
800 FSB

Thanks much,
Arkthos, Red Warrior of The Apocalypse

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hi this server is the best

sers meine leutz
möchte euch grüßen schaut rein............

want a SERVER to my clan

Hi we (SSF clan)are looking for a free teamspeak 2 server. We play alot of battlefield 2 and its very usefull to have a teamspeak server if you have alot of members.

Could any one tell me where to get free room or my own free teamspeak 2 server?

visit http://www.freebb.nl/index.php?mforum=ssfclan

hi sword contact me covatous1@hotmail.com

how to get channel to play the games??

How do i get my own sever started. I e-mail teamspeak and told them that i was going to use it for my non-profit guild.
So do i have to wait for them to email me back?

so some1 can tell me how i can make a chanel in TS or give me some free ?

hello, i am looking for a teamspeak server for my Virtual airline.

hello, i am looking for a teamspeak server for my Virtual airline.

I can provide anyone with a free teamspeak server. contact me on MSN chrisfft@msn.com
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HEY jamie Long i think i met u on flight simulator! i would like to be on your server! email me at jettyflier@aim.com ! thx!

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Hi, im just looking to see if theres any way in getting a FREE Team Speak 2 sever. I know you have to pay money for a sever each month, but since that im 12 and can't pay for this, im wondering if anyone could give me a way to obtain a FREE sever for TS2.

Thanks in advance!

Hi plese can i and my clan have a channel in the serfver because we play Guild Wars Online and we cant talk because we have not a ts server please............

for all of those who want to run ts servers for gaming clans. you can do it for free if you host it from your own house. email me if you need help

hi, i run a outfit on planetside, and i am looking for a Free TS server for me and my outfit,so we can talk to one another, can any one help us plz, thanks

hi my clan le are looking for a ts server but we have just enough money for a server, just wondering if we could please have one

me and my outfit need a free ts server so it can help use in the game we play, we only have the money to cover the running of the game

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i need a free ts server for me and my buddys
and my onlines gameing friends can eneone give me one pleassad if u can the whold be great thenx usmile:):):)

Sgt Red Grave, send me an email, I might be able to help you with one.
ziests-atsign-gmail.com replace "-atsign-" with @

TeamSpeak works fine even on Linux, it's perfectbig grin
I use it a lot

am hosting a servers for free go to www.team-air.tk and make one

I need a ts server for a clan im in on css plz

Hi all i'm a guild leader in world of warcraft and my guild needs a team speak, we are non-profit wi just love to play the game. I always used others ts but our guild needs our own if you can help i would be greatful, sorry i'm a noob at this type of thing.

Yes im aware of the TeamSpeak Provided server but i dont know how the heck to allow ppl to get into it; no matter which ip anything i use they cant get in! argh

Plz email me
Ryan

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Hey there.I was wondering if anyone can help me,I need a free teamspeak hosting for me and my squad,I need about 30-50 men slots? I'll be very greatfull for a reply asap thankx

Hello i was wondering if anyone can give me a server for about 20-50 slots its for my clan please email me

Hello I am the Guild leader of a Horde Guild on Lothar in the game World of Warcraft. We use to use another Guilds TS2 server since we cant afford to have one of are own but to avoide some recent conflict we decided to go ahead and try looking for a free one. We would only need a 25-50 slot server to host small events. If anyone can help or knows how I should go about getting one please email Me.

We use Ventrilo, which we prefer to Teamspeak. Teamspeak does tend to be cheaper, but the quality is lacking when compared to Ventrilo.

Hi,

I"m looking for a free game server for virtual pilots and virtual air traffic controllers controllers playing on Flight Simulator 2004. We are a big clan and I am not capible to run my own server 24/7. As i just said i need a 24/7 server. If someone could please please help me!!!


Contact me at: flightsimatc@hotmail.com


Yours Sicerely ,
Zach Flight Simulation ATC CEO

i need a free teamspeak server for my callofduty2 clan usage of clan matches idling and other such uses... thanx and please respond asap our clan is in need of a ts server.. ty

Hey plz can somone give me a free ts plz i need bad for my caln or some info about geting a ts server!Thank you very much!

Hello can i have a free teamspeak for my clan please add my x-fire: wardog12 or MSN: wardog12@hotmail.co.uk thanks

hi i need a room for my clan plz help me if you have for free

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Setting up a TS server is simplistic at is worst, you run the server application on whicherver system will host it I suggest that you do not use a system someone else is using for any reason since you don't want your whole clan communications to drop off. I currently have TS server installed on my home file server a AMD K6-2 400MHZ with 1 gig of ram running Windows XP Pro. I have a 10Mb down 1 Mb up cable modem and with this I can host roughly 40 people or so using Speex 19k codec before I notice any kind of issue. All you have to do is use any PC running higher than 333mhz and setup port forwarding and you have a TS server.

hey can i getta Free Teamspeak Server for my clan ??

Hi acctualy i'm looking for team speak channel for me and my friends because it's good way to synchronizate our game

PLZ I Need a ts server for my AA Clan and i need it for my CSS Mod Team

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Hey if anyone needs a teamspeak server for anything come to mine i own my own virtual airline for flight sim.come to the ip 75.126.64.40:9045 it is always up an running

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Would like a free teamspeak server, doesnt matter of the size but want to hold atleast 10 people online at a timesmile

e-mail me Joe.Kelly365@hotmail.co.uk

I would have to argue that ventrilo is much better in terms of sound quality.

Also the exploits in TeamSpeak make it very hard for novice users to be secure. For example: if you are logged in as server admin and right click on a user and press the E key. it will grant them server admin rights and remove your own! 80% of users get fooled by this trick!

After the user gets SA access, he usually exploits the QUERY port and creates unlimited amounts of channels and renames the server. Eventually rendering the server useless.

With ventrilo you dont have this kind of issue.

thats my 2cents!

Hi, i need a team speak server for my clan...
pls send me a mail for: zebomb_86@hotmail.com
thz

I need 20 people free teamspeak server.

my email: janne.aalto@netti.fi

I need to borrow a TS server for 10 people for a couple of weeks (or longer). So if I can get one then I'll be very happy.

Hallo...
Spooninear here. i need a Team Speak Server
to my Clan "Baby Cakes".. we are 26 member in the Clan so it will be so cool if we
can get a "26 Slot TS"

Send a E-Mail: Andreas_olesen@hotmail.com
Thx.. (Nice Sides you got)

Hey! Me and my friends need 30 people free TeamSpeak 2 server.
Please contac to my email: janne.aalto@netti.fi

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hi i need a 40 to 50 free teamspeak as the one i had keepp giong down and my clans used teamspeak to talk to eash other while we play our gam if anyone can help me email me on thunderhorse24@hotmail.co.uk

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Hello. Im looking for a 30-40 (In-between if possible) slot(s) teamspeak server, the last one i had couldnt stay up for one day straight. My email is champion860[at]sbcglobal.net

If it cant be done thats cool, do what ya can. We play BF2 & 2142 plus a little game called Mu Online(MMORPG)

Thanks for your time & help,
ThunderStruck

I want to use a voice changer software with Teamspeak, but I'm not sure if it works ok and it's worth spending my money on it. It's called [url=http://www.scramby.com]Scramby[/url]. Please advise.

yes i have a Teamspeak server so come on & and talksmile you all get a free channel on it the ip is 76.64.58.244:7029 or add me on msn badboyashley2006@hotmail.co.uk

Teamspeak is the leading application for gaming-related voice chat.

I need help with hosting my own TS2 Server, I'd downloaded and installed the server program thing but I can't really get it to let anyone other than myself join the server. If anyone is able to help me get a server up and running, I'd like to be the host of this server, then your help is greatly appreciated.

Email is DanPhetmisy-at-hotmail.com

Danny P.

I was wondering if any one has any free team speak 2 servers for free out there i need it to hold about 20 poeple email me at nomyc_roc@hotmail.com if any one knows how to

Thanks!

HI allsmile

I am looking for a teamspeak server for FREE for my guild of world of warcraft we need about 50 slots mby pliz someone say somethingsad

cani get a sever fo me and all my friends to play World of waqr craft

i need a free sever for my friend and i for game play. oh by the way you are the best

Hi i would like a free teamspeak server for LFS(live for speed) Please can it have 50 slots

Thank

Hi !

I have been running a TS server for over 7 years it's up 24/7. The reasson for me posting here is that i have more slots then i use and im willing to share. i have about 60 slots left and can host 1 or 2 clans, so if you are looking for a free Teasmspeak server send me a mail defendmag@gmail.com and il set it up for you.

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yo, http://www.teamspeak4free.com guys u can go there, if it doesnt work type it in google, but i got a server from there and it crashed the next day lol... but yer... check it out

Correct me if i'm wrong bur why don't you just download the server client from teamspeak.org or something, it's free.

if anyone interests about a free public server for a virtual airline just enter on teamspeak (ip = AN247.hopto.org) and ask for help to an admin, thnxs

i need a free teamspeak for my clan who plays bf2 pleazzz can i have a free teamspeak host

i need a (20 slot) teamspeak for my clan who play bf2 need a (20slot) one the reson are
1 need for clan meating
2 need for clan wars
3 need for clan bf2
4 + need a back up one(20 slot)

THAT IT

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I have 3 server with 50 slots, the server is free, but i don't teach how to use it, I give you the information where you need to go to administrate it, i give the web site and the ip of the server. If you want a server email me teamhosting@gmail.com with the admin login and the pass you want and i set it for you.

My clan needs one of yours server 50 slot pls.
/msg anzalfn in Qnet to find out more pls.
PLEASE give you mIRC nicks to do this thing much more easyer

HELLO ALL, I CURRENTLY HAVE A TS2 SERVER THAT I HOST. IF ANYONE IS INTERESTED IN USING IT FOR FREE, PLEASE CONTACT ME AT justinmason91@yahoo.com
THE SERVER IS DOWN FOR LESS THAN 2 MINUTES A WEEK!
YOU GET FULL SA ACCESS!

i need a (30 slot) teamspeak for my clan who play WarRock need a (#)slot) one the reson are:
we need to comunicate
clan meeting
clan wars
we badly need one server
Thanks

i have a unlimited player teamspeak, ill give anyone there own channel, email me instantdeath01@hotmail.com

hey i love using teamspeak and i will like a sever to use for me and my friends who play conqueronline u can reach me at finausa26@hotmail.com tysmile

Hey, i need a free Teamspeak Server for my mates community, we play Css and gmod.

so please contact me at jackyboy959@optusnet.com.au

the site is www.xblade.org

if you want to get teamspeak click www.goteamspeak.com or search. then click download. there will be 4 types of downloads. clck the first one. walla, ur done!

hey we run free ts servers for posting on our forums. completely legit check it out. at www.pcprobs.org greatly appreciate all the publicity we can get thanks.

Hi my name is Tyler game name vistaboy104 anyway I wanted to offer 4 free TeamSpeak server(s) for Battlefield 2 Clans ONLY due to we support BF2 ONLY and not any other game so please your clan must be a BF2 clan or we will dismiss the request for other TS Servers please e-mail Nate Baxter CEO at natebaxter@gmail.com (Please give him time to respond) first come first serve so give me a e-mail at sgtmedic@gmail.com with this following information

1. Clan Name - This is also the Server name
2. How many slots do u want (200) Max
3. Leader(s) Contact info (AIM MSN XFIRE ETC)
4. Website? if one
5. Private or Public Server
6. login name and password (you and whoever you want to give SA will I WILL NOT give anyone else SA who doesn't need it.
7. How often will you be active
8. You Play BF2 Right??!?!?!?!??!
9. Did you read this at all?

PLEASE CREATE TS SERVER 25 SLOTS NAME SERVER : KLAN LIFE RIDERS ... MY BACK TS IS DELETE BY THIEFS PLEASEE
E-MAIL : bomba5551@wp.pl

hi i was wondering if u could crete a TS ferver for me and my clan. we play warrock.
server name would be l0rdz 0f w4r. tyvm
xfire is minigunpwn

i want a free teamspeak searver for my family and friends

Hi, i was the Admin of one of the Screamspeak free servers, but for no apparent reason their servers got banned today and i would like to have one free teamspeak server for me and my CounterStrike Source team.

i have a TS server up and runing, if any one wonts a channle in it let me know,

try this site it might help some of u guys on how to run a sever on windows or 2000. i never tryed it my self so good luck.


http://mit.edu/zacheiss/www/Manual/howtoruntheteamspeakserverasaserviceunderwinxpand20001.htm

Need a TS2 sever for playing halo if any body gots ideas for free teamspeak e-mail me at tender24@fsvavy.com

Hi. I can provide Teamspeak servers 100% Free.
I'm starting up a webhosting/webservice firm next year(2009), and now i want to learn and try how to run it.

go to www.aalsaker.com to read more.

Kindly regards

Retry

Hey there,

I cant provide teamspeak servers for free, since it does cost real money to run these. If you get a free server from somewhere, chances are it is ran on a home machine, or it is illegally run.

Let me introduce The Nerd Network, one of the fastest growing Voice Service providers for the online gaming community. We are an authorized TeamSpeak Hosting Provider and would love to do business with you.

We use high end, dual processor machines, stacked with ram, all utilizing 100mbps ethernet, with locations Nationwide!

Prices are quite cheap, you will be surprised to see how cheap the monthly fees are for our TeamSpeak services. Starting at only $4/month!

Servers are instantly setup as soon as you pay, we currently accept Visa, MasterCard, (Discover in a couple of days), and PayPal.

So contact us today! We would love to get you online using this great voice communication software!

Daniel Kelly
http://www.thenerdnetwork.net/?target=teamspeak

Hey guys

I am Garin

I can get a 12 slot teamspeak server for you up and running as soon as i get one for just £3.00 per month

xfire - garin07

please contact me if you need 1 thnxsmile

Hey there, I have a Teamspeak hosting company that specialises in doing things for poeple like you. I only really do it as a hobby and to make some use out of my new internet connection:P

Email me or contact me via the ways on my site and i can set up a Teamspeak server for your clan. Although i can't do it free, like i said it's negotiable and i can probably sort you out with a free couple of weeks or so for you to see if you like it or not:P

Anyway, have a chat with me anyway like i said and i can probably get you something free of charge or next to nothing ^^

Hosting a teamspeak server does not have to kill your wallet. With hosting teamspeak we have over 300+ customers. All plans come with full admin and all codecs. No restrictions 24/7 servers.

All slots start at $.15 a slot and you save more money by ordering longer lengths of service. Free TeamspeakProvider Tee shirt with every 1 year order of 20 slots or more.

Visit us and see why we rank among the best in service providers.

Full dedicated servers (11) to serve you with 15GB of ram per server quad core so no lag.

Visit us and look at all of the coupons we have to offer, up to 30 percent off.

http://www.teamspeakprovider.com

If you need a teamspeak server to use message me on xfire - Sharpuzi06

Hey i wanna set up a FREE ts server for my faction [ clan ] On a game i play so doing things together is alot easier to talk, then die when we are trying to type can you help me figure out how to get a FREE server made?

Hi, im looking for Free TS Server at range of 40 ~ 44 for my clan-mates. i hope this request would help me getting a free ts server. E-mail me as stated abovewink !

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