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As per header. I have ditched my BT line, occasionally I require to ring a 0870 number, off peak with by was 1p per min. Sipiscount appears to be about 18c / min? Any advice?? Ohhh I know about www.saynoto0870.com

I'm looking for the cheapest way to call the Philippines from the UK, via skype or similar. I use Ntlworld broadband via BT line Thanks John

I'm looking for the cheapest way to call the Philippines from the UK, via skype or similar. I use Ntlworld broadband via BT line Thanks John

idiot question, I suppose, but I have to ask. I have just put a SMS-enabled DECT phone on a VoIP adaptor. Is there a way of sending and receiving SMS via the network? We are using voipfone if it makes a difference. L

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I'm looking for the cheapest way to call the Philippines from the UK, via skype or similar. I use Ntlworld broadband via BT line Thanks John

Hi All We've recently moved into an office complex run by the local Quango 'Business Innovation Centre', where all POTS comms is run through a BT Meridian 61C. So, we have 2 POTS analog lines from the Meridian connected to an Asterisk box for incoming calls. All is OK, apart from the fact that (contrary to what we were assured before we moved in - but that's another story!) it appears...

Hi, anyone here have troubles to call to mobiles phones in Brazil too? I think that the biggest companys in Brazil are doing anything to block calls. Mizael Longuini de Morais

There doesn't appear to be a FAQ for this group. We have been using Skype to contact my wife's relations in Bogota, Colombia and Denver, USA , New York, USA together. Also more infrequently New Mexico and St Louis, Missouri. Reading messages in this group, one gets the impression that Skype, although better known may not be the cheapest of these VOIP services? It is difficult to get facts...

I see they've changed the web page for Call Records. Mine shows exactly the same for 'Dialed' calls and 'Received' calls; both showing received calls. I hope they haven't lost my outgoing calls - just as I was thinking of copying the page too for my records. Sigh!

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I'm looking for the cheapest way to call the Philippines from the UK, via skype or similar. I use Ntlworld broadband via BT line Thanks John

Mark wrote: I'm experiencing errors on end-end DTMF which I suspect may be due to speech path degradation. (Symptom: some IVR systems are incorrectly interpreting my key presses. I've tried using several different phones.) Is there any way for me to check the reception of digits, akin to an an echo test? Basicallly I want to press the digits 0-9 *and # numerous times and

Hello I have the Wireless Linksys router with the 2 phone ports. Happily using sipdiscount on 1 and sipgate on the other line. Now I have my free incoming number on sipdiscount (0560***) number. When I dial it from my mobile, I get an american type ringing, but my voip phone does not ring. If I lift the phone up I get connected.

All, Subject says it all really.. On a normal ADSL line (256K upstream), how many phones/channels can be reliably run? This in an environment where all phones are in use at once. TIA,

Anybody having problems with voicemail on voip.co.uk. Things seem to have changed and 121 is giving unavailable tone. However the web page for voicemail is OK and email has been received. David

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Voice Over IP is a new communication means that let you telephone with Internet at almost null cost. How this is possible, what systems are used, what is the standard, all that is covered by this Howto. http://www.freewebs.com/voipformula/VoIP-HOWTO.html

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