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Hi , I am looking for a voip device that’s really good and great value for money ,I seen few devices with my friends but these guys are not very satisfied with what they have and keep complaining of money they pay it for not using it. Thought I’ll put my question here and look at my options .I basically need a voip service which is free for a start so, I’ll not be paying for not using it as my friends do.
Thanks:-

"shawn" <shawn.2s8ouv@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> wrote in
message news:shawn.2s8ouv@no-mx.wirelessforums.org
> Hi , I am looking for a voip device that’s really good
> and great value for money ,I seen few devices with my
> friends but these guys are not very satisfied with what
> they have and keep complaining of money they pay it for
> not using it. Thought I’ll put my question here and look
> at my options .I basically need a voip service which is
> free for a start so, I’ll not be paying for not using it
> as my friends do.

All devices cost money, unless you steal them ;-)

Are you talking about a physical piece of equipment, or a provider..?
There are several providers which are free to try.


Ivor

"shawn" <shawn.2s8ouv@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> wrote in message
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>
> Hi , I am looking for a voip device that's really good and great value
> for money ,I seen few devices with my friends but these guys are not
> very satisfied with what they have and keep complaining of money they
> pay it for not using it. Thought I'll put my question here and look at
> my options .I basically need a voip service which is free for a start
> so, I'll not be paying for not using it as my friends do.
> Thanks:-

Shawn, it is better if you posted direct to uk.telecom.voip instead of using
third party websites that leach content from Usenet and add adverts.

It sounds like your friends have signed up for subsidised voip hardware
that is tied to a particular voip provider like Vonage.

Have a look at the Sipura range of ATAs (Analogue Telephone
Adapters) I use something similar, a Linksys PAP3

For cheap service providers look at the many Betamax
companies, the one I use for outgoing calls is VoIPCheap.com
For incoming calls both Orbtalk.co.uk and Sipgate.co.uk
will give you free telephone numbers for almost any STD
code in the UK simply create the accounts but don't
top-up unless you want to use them for OG calls.

--
Graham.
%Profound_observation%

On Jun 15, 7:35 pm, "Ivor Jones" <i...@despammed.invalid> wrote:
> "shawn" <shawn.2s8...@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> wrote in
> messagenews:shawn.2s8ouv@no-mx.wirelessforums.org
>
> > Hi , I am looking for a voip device that's really good
> > and great value for money ,I seen few devices with my
> > friends but these guys are not very satisfied with what
> > they have and keep complaining of money they pay it for
> > not using it. Thought I'll put my question here and look
> > at my options .I basically need a voip service which is
> > free for a start so, I'll not be paying for not using it
> > as my friends do.
>
> All devices cost money, unless you steal them ;-)
>
> Are you talking about a physical piece of equipment, or a provider..?
> There are several providers which are free to try.
>
> Ivor

I use a Sipura2002ER and it runs great!!!

i bought it on ebay, actually i have 2 of them: one i bought it from
ebay and the other from amazon.com, same price, unless amazon.com gave
also a replacement plan for $5, which means that for 2 years, i'm full
covered of any damage...

On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 05:48:34 -0400, shawn
<shawn.2s8ouv@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> wrote:

>
>Hi , I am looking for a voip device that’s really good and great value
>for money ,I seen few devices with my friends but these guys are not
>very satisfied with what they have and keep complaining of money they
>pay it for not using it. Thought I’ll put my question here and look at
>my options .I basically need a voip service which is free for a start
>so, I’ll not be paying for not using it as my friends do.
>Thanks:-
You friends are probably using an ATA locked to Vonage or a similar
regime. Not very good value for money unless you use the phone a very
great deal.
Invest in a good ATA and you are more likely to be satisfied.
I'd look at:-
SPA-3102
SPA-1001
Fritzbox Fon 7050
Fritzbox Fon 4102

Use Froogle to find the best prices or try broadbandstuff.co.uk or
broadbandbuyer.co.uk.

Then get a good provider for your UK calls such as voip.co.uk on the
'UK Pack'. £20 for a year's off peak calls and peak calls at 2p/call.

With an unlocked ATA you can choose to have a number of providers
depending on the call destinations.

Check out the services of voxalot.com also.


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If you are using VOIP over the same connection as other internet traffic then you do need Quality Of
Service for the VOIP packets. This throttles back the other traffic to reserve enough bandwidth for
decent call quality.

The Fritzbox handles this beautifully - I used to have a PAP2 running with a standard ADSL router
but the call quality was dreadful when there was other traffic. With the fritzbox the call quality
is still good even when the bandwidth is maxed out.


HTH - Adam




Brian A wrote:
> On Fri, 15 Jun 2007 05:48:34 -0400, shawn
> <shawn.2s8ouv@no-mx.wirelessforums.org> wrote:
>
>> Hi , I am looking for a voip device that’s really good and great value
>> for money ,I seen few devices with my friends but these guys are not
>> very satisfied with what they have and keep complaining of money they
>> pay it for not using it. Thought I’ll put my question here and look at
>> my options .I basically need a voip service which is free for a start
>> so, I’ll not be paying for not using it as my friends do.
>> Thanks:-
> You friends are probably using an ATA locked to Vonage or a similar
> regime. Not very good value for money unless you use the phone a very
> great deal.
> Invest in a good ATA and you are more likely to be satisfied.
> I'd look at:-
> SPA-3102
> SPA-1001
> Fritzbox Fon 7050
> Fritzbox Fon 4102
>
> Use Froogle to find the best prices or try broadbandstuff.co.uk or
> broadbandbuyer.co.uk.
>
> Then get a good provider for your UK calls such as voip.co.uk on the
> 'UK Pack'. £20 for a year's off peak calls and peak calls at 2p/call.
>
> With an unlocked ATA you can choose to have a number of providers
> depending on the call destinations.
>
> Check out the services of voxalot.com also.
>
>
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> Remove 'no_spam_' from email address.
>
> Sign the petition to get High Definition TV via Freeview.
> Get your friends to sign too!
> Ofcom want to auction off the spectrum needed for Hi Def.
> TV.
> http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/High-Definition/
> --