On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 19:17:28 GMT, Brian A
<no_spam_bca1000@hotmail.com> wrote:

>On Thu, 29 Mar 2007 16:13:40 +0100, "Ivor Jones"
><ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote:
>
>><SteveC> wrote in message
>>news:rpkn03pqmnobcrnshe3c5lu2ccijq23otc@4ax.co m
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>>[snip]
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>>> However, I *might* (say might 'cause not sure yet) want
>>> to have more than one SIP INCOMING number.
>>> And this I see from reading, is not possible on the
>>> incoming??
>>>
>>> If it's not possible to have multiple incoming voip
>>> numbers (and assuming I decide I really do want this) is
>>> there another ATA I could consider which has all of these
>>> features?
>>
>>The Fritz!Box range can have up to 10 SIP accounts, both incoming and
>>outgoing. Callthrough is theoretically possible but I've never tried it,
>>not having a requirement for it. You can certainly route calls to
>>different prefixes/numbers via specified accounts and/or the fixed line.
>>
>>Ivor
>As Ivor says callthrough is 'theoretically' possible but I think that
>there have been postings that say it is hard, if not impossible, to
>implement. No doubt someone will comment on that.
>With the advent of Voxalot, the functionality of ATAs does not have to
>be so great. Take a look at voxalot.com and see what you can achieve
>with that. I have an SPA-3000, similar to the SPA-3102.
>I use Voxalot and can thus have as many outgoing and incoming
>providers as I like. What you can't do is have them terminating on
>different handsets. If you want that you will have to go for the
>Fritzbox which has a number of phone outputs (number depends on
>model).
>You also need to look at your current set up. Do you need a router or
>have you already got one.
I've got a Thomson Speedtouch 780 router.
The Speedtouch VoIP functions are OK but has it's limitations.

So, I'm new to VoIP and wanted to buy something more "fit for purpose"
now I've had a play with it.

I was planning on having two geographic VOIP numbers so people can
dial in using these (one for business, one for friend/family).
Would use the VOIP for outgoing, and setup call plans based on
destination.
Same handset is probably OK for now.
Would then use FXO for backup if Internet connection fails.
Need the BT line anyway for the ADSL.

If I used Sipgate with two geographic numbers, it seems they require
you to have two separate SIP accounts (each with unique geogrpahic
number).. so presumably this wouldn't work with the SPA3102, as you
can only have one SIP account for incoming?? is this right, or have i
got it wrong?
Sorry for the "thickness" here..
I've not looked much at the other providers like voip.co.uk etc.. but
do they allow you to have multiple geographic numbers bound to a
single SIP account, in whch case this would probably solve the
problem?

Steve