Anon Y Mous wrote on 09 Aug 2005:

> Hello,
>
> I'm new to VOIP and I have tried sipgate's service so far. Although
> they have been relatively reliable, I'm not too happy with their
> charging system.
>
> I would much prefer a traditional 'post pay' billing mechanism.
> Currently, gradwell, VOIPFone, JustDial and PipeCall are on my
> shortlist. I'll be grateful if you could please share your experiences
> of these providers. The line will only be used in the evenings after
> 6PM. I have a Draytek 2600VGi router but I presume that all these
> services should work anyway being SIP providers?
>
> Thanks for your help.

I use Gradwell. The set-up and administration is easy. You can have
any UK geographic code. The Centrex virtual PBX works well with all the
options you would probably want - voicemail, forwarding, etc. I also
use their fax to email service. The call charges are not the most
competitive to more exotic locations - I have rellies in Venezuela for
whom I use Skype!. Gradwell also provide an excellent manual for
setting up your voip adapter. It is based on the Sipura SPA 2000 but
should be applicable to the Draytek.
The VOIPFone site is slick but I could not set up an account and
customer services didn't even reply. The others you mentioned I have no
experience of.
If Vonage had offered the area code I needed I would probably not have
looked further than that, but having found Gradwell, I am happy with the
service.
Hope this helps,
PK