My SipDiscount incoming number is ( without giving away the full number ) +44560156xxxx. What the heckedy heck is this coz I don't seem able to dial it. I assume from a normal UK phone I should be able to dial 0560156xxxx but when I get to the second 6 I get an unavailable tone. Any ideas ?

Regards,
Mike

After a bit of digging I think I can answer my own question now. 056 numbers are reserved for cyberspace.... and NTL... in their infinite stupidity.... have decided not to enable 056 on "some" of their exchanges. Seems a bit short sighted to me.

Yes that is the case.

I am lucky as being in Birmingham, with SipDiscount I was able to get an 0121 incoming number, people in the major cities are able to get a local incoming number.

sipgate.co.uk do most and free. Well was free for me.

Yeah, Sipgate are still free, and you can choose the area code you would like, you don't have to live in that area. I have a couple of Birmingham numbers, a London number, Liverpool number and a few others.

You can attach a USA Washington State number to your Sipgate number to via: http://phone.ipkall.com/ipphone