On 17 Feb 2008 21:54:52 GMT, "Dave Saville" <dave@nospam.deezee.org>
wrote:

>I have found that it is really hard to beat the dial through PSTN
>numbers - I re did last months bill using one of the VOIP outfits that
>give a lot of free calls and the difference was less than a quid. We
>call India a lot and I can do that for 3p/min at the moment. However,
>and it is a big however, what it does give you is the ability to have
>more than one conversation at once. So the wife can be chatting to her
>sister whilst I make business calls. Or those times when you dare not
>use the phone because you are waiting for an incoming one.
>
>This month I switched from a PSTN + ATA setup to a Siemens S450IP - So
>I can handle VOIP and PSTN from the same handsets and it is the
>convenience rather than the cost savings that swing it for us.

I think that you also have to look at other factors in addition to the
potentially lower call charges using VoIP.
If you are paying for services such as 'call waiting', divert service
etc. then you can save by switching to VoIP because these services are
supplied as standard by many VoIP providers.
I don't have a landline - I prefer VoIP even against having a landline
provided free. If I had a VM line I would never use it becasue their
calls are way too expensive and it is necessary to call an 0808 number
to access 18185 etc. That is a mild inconvenience, when compared to a
BT line, where a dialler box can more readily be used. A friend of
mine has a VM line but he doesn't use it, he, like me, prefers to use
VoIP because of the flexibility and integrated services.




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