On Sun, 17 Feb 2008 15:20:04 +0000, Mark Carver <mark.carver@invalid.invalid> wrote:
>Now and again I look seriously at the viability of using voip rather than POTS.
>
>I currently use a combination of BT, 18185.co.uk, and Talk Talk (Routed with
>an Orchid device).
>
>A number of those calls are free. Out of the chargeable ones, the total cost
>over a one month period was £3:78.
>
>I've calculated what the cost would have been (I think) using Sipgate, and
>their standard call charges.
>
>http://www.sipgate.co.uk/user/tarife.php
>
>It comes out at £ 6.03. No contest, and I've not included the outlay for the
>voip hardware, or included the voip cost of the free calls I currently get via
>TalkTalk, these would add another fiver.
>
>The calls are a mixture of 60% UK landline, 30% UK mobile, 10%
>0870/0845/international.
>
>Under what circumstances is voip a better deal, or have I got my sums very
>wrong ?

Re-calculate using VoipCheap, rather than Sipgate.

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