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There is a brief review of Vonage on the Computeractive site - http://www.computeractive.co.uk/computeractive/hardware/2139872/vonage

Hi, does the UTStarcom F1000 needs a router with voip support or does it works with every (older) router? Thanks Michael

I'm using Jajah, mainly because it works with my Win Me system. No problem calling Skype subscribers (apart from occasional congestion on Skype bridges). But what I can't find out from anyone is how a Skype "buddy" can call my Jajah number. Does anyone here know? Apparently SIP phones can call me, but I don't think Skype is SIP. Nigel

I have a Sipura SPA-3000 and use voipfone. I understand that stuttered dial tone notification, of a waiting voice mail message, is a default feature on the 3000. Do voipfone provide the signalling to acivate the stuttered dial tone feature? Is there something I need to do to activaste this if so. Remove 'no_spam_' from email address.

The internet auction site eBay is in talks to buy net telephone company Skype, it was reported today. According to the Wall Street Journal, eBay - one of the biggest successes of the dotcom era - wants to buy Skype for between $2bn (£1bn) and $3bn. The paper says talks are at a sensitive stage and could fall apart. Skype - whose software allows consumers to make free telephone calls around...

Well I've been with sipgate now for a few months and I have to say that my personal experience of the service is not a good one. It's been plagued with lost calls, both outgoing and incoming and last night I had three silent calls close together, which appeared to have no-one there at the other end, but after I logged into their website, the calls turned out to be my sister trying to call...

wrote: I can dial out ok but can't receive calls . Incoming are now working, and they have e-mailed me saying they are not aware of any problems! So, its been fixed whatever was wrong

Hello, Does anyone in the group use a Billion BIPAC 7100SV VoIP ADSL modem router? I'm trying to get mine to work with Gradwell's VoIP service and I don't understand all the parameters. -- Terry Belton

Hello, 1) I have a real difference between the "volume" of a Voip call or a PSTN call (VOIP Louder than a PSTN one) I don't have any possibility to adjust the volume on my analog phone.... Do you know if there is a way to adjust the level for PSTN or Voip calls ?? 2) I have from time to time, my SPA riging, when nobody is on the line... (some glitches ?)

Incoming calls to my PSTN numbers are not working on voipfone tonight. (geo included).....Anyone else?

I just knew that I would do this sooner or later. I have a Sipgate number via an ATA connected as a fourth line on my Meridian Compact, the other three lines are connected to PSTN, two BT, one cable. I went to dial a friend of mine who is on Sipgate using his Sipgate number which is 999XXXX, no prizes for guessing what happened next. Yes you've guessed it, I pressed the wrong line button and...

wrote in message I can dial out ok but can't receive calls . What..? There's a company other than Sipgate with problems..?! I don't believe it..! How long before you start saying anyone using Voipfone is wasting their time, eh..? Or are they ok because they aren't German and because I don't use them..?!

Hello Ivor, I noticed you state that you had no end of trouble when you first started with Sipgate. A change of router fixed the issues for you. What make & model did you have & what did you replace it with? I'm having some baffling problems with Sipgate. I'm fairly sure it's at my end. I have a number of Sipgate numbers as DIDs on an a@h installation. Some work all the time, others don't....

Just seen this on uk.telecom but, afaiks it sin't posted here. http://www.online-freephone.com/ Remove 'no_spam_' from email address.

Does anyone have experience of the above system? Thanks in advance.

wrote in message ... I can dial out ok but can't receive calls . it's working here at 10.40, but i don't know if it was working here earlier

wrote: I can dial out ok but can't receive calls . Same here, been quite happy with voipfone, but it's getting a little annoying now

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I'm currently trying to setup my Sipura 3000 as an FXO to my Asterisk box. I have set it up so that I have the following settings under the PSTN User tab. Cfwd Sel1 Caller:* Cfwd Sel1 Dest:99 so that all incoming numbers from the PSTN are forwarded to an Asterisk extension. This works perfectly for callers that present their numbers, but

Hi, I have a problem with my current configuration. My FXS registration expires every 60 seconds. This is always registered successfully. However, when i receive a phone call the extension registration expires and requires a reboot. The extension can still make outgoing calls.