Re: "Virtual" geographic phone number without line - possible?

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On 2005-11-01, Red Dave <reddogdave2002@nospam.yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
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> VoxHub's offering definitely looks interesting. I'm going to have to look
> into it in more detail, but initially it looks like it'll do everything that
> I want, except that it seems to only forward calls to a VoIP number.
> Although this will initially suit my needs, I want the flexibility of
> forwarding to a conventional landline as a fallback option.

An 0870 number can be forwarded to a SIP or IAX line or a landline, so
I'd expect the same options to be open for a geographic number. Email
and ask.

> However, I would also be interested in knowing how to forward direct to IP.
> Removing layers from the call chain should help reliability and reduce
> latency, shouldn't it?!

Details are in another post. I'm in agreement with your assessment of
the advantages of forwarding directly to your own VoIP phone.

> There definitely don't seem to be too many options open to me! Which is
> surprising given the number of people who do it with NGNs.

Another option may be wwww.uknumber.com.

Brian

On 2005-11-02, Brian <bandj@o2.co.uk> wrote:
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> Another option may be wwww.uknumber.com.

Two mistakes in one URL. Tut, tut! That should be:

www.uknumber.co.uk

Brian.