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I have sipgate with a geographical # on line 1, and sipdiscount on line 2. What I want to happen is for sipdiscount to be selected when i dial out on line 1, instead of sipgate - which would then be used only for incoming calls. I have a feeling I need to modify the dial plan for line 1 to accomplish this - does anyone have any pointers?

Hi All, I'm a newbie to voip who has been lurking and reading for sometime. I have just moved to a new property and had my broadband (Telewest) installed Monday. I am eager to get set-up and start using voip. My details/requirements are thus: There are 2 people in the house both of whom have mobiles, we have no landline and will be using voip for all calls. The phone will mainly be used for...

Argh!! After downloading VoIPCheap and installing it successfully, when I use my Tesco internet phone I'm experiencing a delay of approx' 3 seconds which makes it pretty much unusable. Can anyone suggest a cure? I am using NTL broadband via a wireless router to a laptop.

My old SPA3000 keeps correct time via the time-server settings I have entered. On a new SPA3012 I have used the same time-servers but the time is 8 hours slow. There must be some time-zone setting somewhere but I cannot find it. Any ideas please. -- Les Desser

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I was wondering if someone has used/tried the following VoIP router and what their opinions are. ----------- Zoom V3 4-Port Ethernet 1-Port USB Router and Gateway The Zoom V3 integrates a router, firewall, four-port 10/100 Ethernet switch, USB port, and VoIP phone port. A TelePort feature provides a phone port that lets users use a standard single-line phone for conventional phone calls or free...

Using SIPDiscount for outgoing calls sometimes results in the SIPDiscount VoIPin number being presented to the callee (sometimes they get CID withheld or CID unknown). For consistency, I would like to withhold the number always. I am using asterisk 1.2.10, and have tried changing the sip.conf callerid with no success. Does anybody have any suggestions? Other than that, will sipdiscount accept...

Are there any routers which will work with an old Pentara plus (analogue) exchange. I first tried it with bt voip when they were giving away a free cisco router (ISTR). It didn't connect very reliably to the exchange.

Guys, Calling your Skype buds from a mobile is no longer cheap...it's FREE! Forget long distance or international charges. I found this great tool called Vox for Skype. Took 2 mins to install on my PC AND it's free! What it does: it lets you call your skype contacts directly from your mobile. It works with all phones.That's right! No need to buy a smart phone

I just received an email in French from Freecall (the Finarea/Betamax people). I don't remember much French, so I went to the website and it would appear they are giving 5 hours free calls. To quote the site: New: 5 HOURS of FREE CALLS to regular phones over the internet. Just install the free FreeCall application, plug a headset in your PC and start calling instantly. more at: www.freecall.com

Hi I am a new user to this service in uk and have just topped up my credit after an initial load of free calls. Q1.The rates state Uk landline free on offer but doesn't appear to tell you how much per min usually???? Q2. I am using it through pc headset that is very good. I would like to set this up with a cordless Voip phone. What do I need to purchase please? And is it easy to set up?

I posted here some weeks ago (17/07/06) . An updated copy of my original post is below. Assuming we could be convinced that a suitable and reliable system could be put together, is there anyone who could provide us with hands-on help to set up a suitable system? While a charity, we would still be prepared to pay a reasonable fee. We are located in north London.

I am looking to buy a Linksys/Sipura Telephone adaptor. I dont really know the differences between these 3. Can anyone guide me in arrriving at the best adaptor and price. I am looking to be able to use several VOIP providers and have incoming calls divcerted to my mobile. Yaz

Hi Picked one of these up today - USB handset and a fiver credit for 14.97... calls made through the tesco software cost 2pm pretty much... Just wondered if anyone knows whether you can unlock this handset from the tesco software and for example set it up so that pressing the buttons on the handset brings up the voipcheap application instead of the tesco software?

Hi Can someone please explain what ATA is and the benefits? Have looked around the net but still cant grasp it Cheers

Hello all, I need to set up an extension on a PABX for a remote user. The cost of the proprietory VoIP cards for the system outweighs any savings, so I was wondering what my alternatives are. I'm thinking along the following lines: 1 X SPA3000 at the office, connected to an analogue extension port &

Folks I have bought myself a Linksys SPA1001 ATA and have attached it to the router. I disabled DHCP and assigned a static IP address as I have for all my network items. I have followed the instructions on the SIPGATE pages about various settings etc - but I have two main problems.

Excuse my ignorance - I know that outgoing calls from my Sipgate account are as per published tarrif - but are calls into my geographic number local calls to the caller regardless of where they are in the UK?.... or do they still pay the relevant rate as set by their service provider? Thanks Mick

https://www.voipbuster.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7459&sid=dc48983fd10ab4b567f8cfb4551c6461 We decided to drop the expiry dates for credit. That means your credit will stay valid for ever! If you buy credit, you will get 120 freedays (unless stated otherwise). This means you can call all countries in the free destinations list for 120 days at no costs. When the 120 days are over, you will...