SK wrote:
> i can understyand if you lot are happy with sipgate or whatever but what
> puzzles me is the faffing around with credit and all the silly configuration
> yu have to do to get it to work, its just too much, and even then its
> unreliable at the best , vonage is nothing short of superb, who cares if its
> locked it suits my needs perfectly, is cheap and down from bills of over 700
> quid a month on bt to a flat 18.99 a month on 6 lines so youre all mad in my
> opinion for putting up with such a piss poor service,
>
> switch to vonage and youll all see the light in the end.
>
>
One of the reasons I use Sipgate (amongst others), is that I can
experiment with other software and hardware. I like being able to use
the same account anywhere I have an Internet connection, which means I
can use it here at work via my Asterisk exchange, I can divert my
Asterisk exchange to home via my VPN and take the call there. If the VPN
is down I can use the Sipgate account from home directly via softphone
or ATA. IF I'm working away or at a friends, I can use their Internet
connectivity to acces my sipgate account.

In a word, flexibility.

Granted, Sipgate isn't the worlds greatest supplier but if I tried to
use Vonage, I'd be stuffed trying to do what I want to do.

I accept that Vonage works for you Stefan and that you are happy with
it. However, in common with others here, I'm getting little tired of
your constant trashing of everybody elses opinion that doesn't align
with yours. Vonage is not a "one size fits all" solution so you will
have to accept that other people will need to use other suppliers.