On Fri, 4 Aug 2006 02:44:24 +0100, "Ivor Jones"
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>"Brian A" <no_spam_bca1000@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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>> Ivor often recommends the FRITZ Box. I see that the
>> ata/router sells for about £80 ( or is it cheaper
>> elsewhere?)
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>> I am only familiar with the Sipuras. What I'd be
>> interested to know is whether the Fritz Box has a dial
>> plan similar to the Sipuras or does it use some other
>> method of determining routing.
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>No, there is no dial plan as such, but you can specify that calls to
>specific numbers, or all calls beginning with a certain prefix go via a
>certain provider, be it a VoIP line or your BT line; for example you could
>specify that all mobile numbers beginning 077/8/9 go via the provider that
>has the cheapest calls for those numbers. You can specify that all 999
>calls go out over the fixed line, given that most VoIP providers don't
>support them.
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>> I checked out the pdf but, unless I missed it (it is a
>> long document to go through), I didn't see the relevant
>> bit.
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>> Further, is there provision for a number of outgoing
>> providers or is it limited to the same one used as
>> incoming for a given line?
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>You can have up to 10 independent SIP accounts with up to 10 providers.
>The first two automatically appear on the two phone sockets (three in the
>case of the WLAN 7050), the remainder require prefix codes to access for
>outgoing calls. Incoming calls on any line can be made to ring on any or
>all of the phone sockets.
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>It's the most plug & play device I've ever seen, I had mine up and running
>literally within 5 minutes of opening the box, no port forwarding or
>router configuring (beyond entering ISP and VoIP usernames and passwords)
>required.
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>For those who *like* tinkering with dial plans, it's probably not for you,
>but if you simply want something that you can plug in and forget, it's
>hard to beat.
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>Ivor
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Sounds good. Thanks for your reply.
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