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Help!! Which VoiP service?
On Telewest cable, and currently have a line with them, but want to lose it
Not a big user of the phone, but the wife phones Paisley a few times a week (we are in Falkirk) so i guess we do make a few calls a week ..... i also don't want to leave a pc on constantly, so i want one that plugs into a router or modem I'm thinking Vonage so far, but if anyone has other advice i'd love to hear it ....
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BT offer a VOIP service as part of there broadband service and you get the basic free evening and weekend package if you take BT Total Broadband.
http://www.bt.com/broadband/bb_info....&obsOID=112066 http://www.btbroadbandtalk.bt.com Darren Last edited by ney : 19-10-2006 at 06:59. |
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You could try any of Voipcheap, Voipstunt, Sipgate. With Sipgate you will get a 'landline number' whereas with Voipcheap etc you don't. There are pros and cons to all the various services, and it really depends on your individual circumstances. Personally I use a combination of all 3
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Vonage thoroughly recommended.....Simple and as near to landline as you can get....
As you have Telewest you have no need to pay for the BT line either.
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Thanks guys
Looking at last months bill, i only rang up £7 worth of calls, but paid £11 on top of that for the pleasure of having a cable line (which comes in with the same bloody cables as my tv and internet )So even if it was vonage, i'd half my spending across the year, probably more as i'd be inclined to use the phone more!
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...oh, and another question
If i transfer to something like vonage, i know i can get a code in my area (01324) but can i transfer my current number from Telewest, or do i get assigned a new one? |
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You cannot take Telewest numbers over to VoIP as far as i am aware. They will assign you a new one
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Try www.voip.co.uk Uk call pack £19.99 per year for free evening & weekend calls. Peak time calls are 2p for the first hour, then 1p per min. Rock solid service. I've been with them for nearly a year, and the service is miles better than Sipgate (who I was with before).
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I've used voip.co.uk myself; its rock solid reliable service is starting to become not so reliable in my opinion! I think they offer a better service than Sipgate, at least they are UK based
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Originally Posted by daveindam
Try www.voip.co.uk Uk call pack £19.99 per year for free evening & weekend calls. Peak time calls are 2p for the first hour, then 1p per min. Rock solid service. I've been with them for nearly a year, and the service is miles better than Sipgate (who I was with before).
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bit late but i 've been with voip.co.uk for a year very good service
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Just adding another vote for voip.co.uk!
Reliable service with helpful people if you do need them on the support end. i.e. They'll help trouble shoot your kit to get their service working - compared to the majority of fixed line operators who couldn't care less once they've proved the cable is OK to the house. Very handy when your router makes up some new QoS settings and starts ditching all outgoing traffic
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Just adding another vote for voip.co.uk!
Reliable service with helpful people if you do need them on the support end. i.e. They'll help trouble shoot your kit to get their service working - compared to the majority of fixed line operators who couldn't care less once they've proved the cable is OK to the house. Very handy when your router makes up some new QoS settings and starts ditching all outgoing traffic ![]() |
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Vonage thoroughly recommended.....Simple and as near to landline as you can get...
I concur. It could not have been easier. Just set mine up there now. Finding the old phone psu and snipping the cable ties on my phone cable to move the phone took more time than connecting everything and letting it work. Last edited by belfast-biker : 25-10-2006 at 01:43. |
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As you have Telewest you have no need to pay for the BT line either.
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