"Mark Carver" <mark.carver@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> 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 ?
>
> --
> Mark
> Please replace invalid and invalid with gmx and net to reply.

I took the step nearly 3 years ago and have ditched all my PSTN lines now.
It has cost me just over £40 for that time with 2 Draytel accounts using 2
x geographical numbers.
I have numerous clients who have also made the switch and use VoIP for all
outgoing calls and inter branch routing.
Silver tariff on Draytel is as cheap as chips far better deal than sipgate
who are forever have problems when trying to credit an account.

Alastair