Kwyjibo <kwyjibo@ozdebate.remove.com> wrote:
> "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:6447dgF254jj5U1@mid.individual.net...
>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> Horry <horacewachope@gmail.com> wrote
>>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>>> Horry <horacewachope@gmail.com> wrote
>>>>>> Rod Speed wrote
>>>>>>> John Phillips <flatulantdingo@deadspam.com> wrote
>>>>>>>> Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote
>>>
>>>>>>>>> I got mine off a Brisvegas ebay seller, no complaints
>>>>>>>>> and better value than anyone else I could find.
>>>
>>>>>>>> Roddles do you synch the diary etc. back to Outlook on your pc?
>>>
>>>>>>> No, I dont currently.
>>>
>>>>>>> Mainly because most of my Outlook alarms arent any use
>>>>>>> on the mobile, they are only useful back on the house PC.
>>>
>>>>>>> Havent decided what I will do on that stuff, only had it for a
>>>>>>> couple of weeks.
>>>
>>>>>> Have you used the inbuilt VOIP client yet?
>>>
>>>>> Nope, not yet.
>>>
>>>> Do you intend to?
>>>
>>> Probably, if only to give it a whirl. Doesnt have any real
>>> value for me, I get the few mobile calls I make for free.
>>
>> On second thoughts, it would make sense to use it at home.
>> I havent been able to justifiy voip till now, I pay for so few non
>> local calls
>> that arent 13s or 1800s, but since this is free hardware, it would
>> make sense.
>>
>> So what I need is a minimum cost voip operation, and I'm not that
>> keen on giving my credit card to an out of country operation.
>>
>> MNF is sort of viable and does support the N95 explicitly, but
>> the $20 up front thats call credits is a tad hard to justify. Thats
>> 100ish national calls and that would take years to spend, literally.

> Not sure if it's useful to you, but you can use the $20 for SMS as well.

Yeah, good point. Tho I currently get those for free since I am using up
a couple of slut signup credits and that will last for years yet at my current rate.

> https://www.mynetfone.com.au/offers/whirlpool

Kicking myself for not checking that myself.

>> Gotalk is $10 and that doesnt turn into call credits.

> And they are a pain in the arse to deal with if you ever have billing enquiries etc.

Yeah, found that myself. The web site claims that the 1800 number works on weekends, but when
the chinese fella did get around to answering it, he claimed it only works for faults on the weekend.

>> Pennytel is $10 refundable, doesnt turn into call credits either, and is an out
>> of country operation. The 8c calls to the US and pomland could be useful tho.

> If you can get through. Pennytel have had a run of problems lately.

> I'd just pay the $20 and go with MNF.

Why instead of the whirlfool offer ?

> Even if you never make a call with them, $20 for a DID isn't too shabby.

Yeah but I dont need DID at all.