SteveC formulated on Saturday :

> 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.

Just bear in mind, the PSTN fallback feature of the Linksys is for
power failure only. It won't fallback /automatically/ if the 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?

Spot on.

> Sorry for the "thickness" here..

We've all been there. No apologies necessary.

> 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?

They do, however, there is a nominal charge for the second number & you
have to credit the account for the first.

Voip.co.uk do have telephone support, unlike Sipgate.

That said, I've had as many technical issues (1) with each provider
over the last 12 months.