Ivor Jones wrote:
> "Chris" wrote:
>>>>Free incoming numbers:
>>>>http://www.uknumber.co.uk/voip.htm
>>>
>>>Only 0870 or 056 though.
>>
>>Yeah, but 056 is quite a good option as it is charged to
>>the caller at the same rate as 01 and 02
>
> Not always. Some telco's don't allow calls to 056 at all, NTL being a
> major pain in that respect.

Strange. I don't understand the unwillingness to interconnect/provide
access (maybe Linus could explain...?). They earn from it, surely! And
they can set their own charges (theoretically). Perhaps once they start
offering 056 termination, they might change their tune.

>>which should
>>also mean that 056 numbers can be called more readily
>>from overseas (0870 is quite poor in this respect). Plus
>>you can have as many numbers as you like for as many SIP
>>addresses as you like.
>
> How is that limited by having ordinary numbers..? I have 4 Sipgate numbers
> and they all coexist quite happily.

I wasn't talking about technical aspects. Technically there is no
objection, of course.

>>And you're not bound to a single
>>VoIP provider. Sipgate might have free geo numbers, but
>>strictly speaking you're limited to only one.
>
> Eh..? So where have my 4 come from then...?!

Now now, Ivor! Don't be deliberately obtuse! You've got four accounts.
Which means that you would need to credit each account if you wanted to
make calls from each account (£40 instead of £10). Sipgate indicate in
their FAQ that they are considering a multi-number account, but don't
imagine for a minute that it will be free. And I don't think that it
will be long before Sipgate introduce a minimum spend per period,
because giving away free DDIs (dead handy for your * box!) without
requiring spending is simply not profitable in the medium to long term.
Which is also fair enough imho.

>>And then you're tied to Sipgate too (which may or may
>>not be desirable, but let's not discuss that here... :-).
>
> Works for me. I also have a FreeWorldDialup number before anyone thinks I
> only ever use Sipgate..!

Me too.