Sipgate: signed up, brilliant (for 5 minutes).

I signed up for a number with Sipgate.
It's really good: free number.
And it works!
Well... for 5 minutes.
Then it stopped working. : (
I wouldn't work again despite trying several times.

I finally went for Voipfone.
(Erm... couldn't get that to work either - though that's to do with my
router.)
(The Sipgate problem had nothing to do with the router... as I was
somewhere where the router issue wasn't a problem when I tried.)

Just thought I'd give my experience.


OM

"OM" <om.newsgroup@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:1127673785.824306.242120@g49g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com
> I signed up for a number with Sipgate.
> It's really good: free number.
> And it works!
> Well... for 5 minutes.
> Then it stopped working. : (
> I wouldn't work again despite trying several times.

More information, please..! In what way wasn't it working..? 1-way
audio..? No audio..? Can't make calls..? Can't receive calls..? What
equipment..? Softphone (X-Lite..?) or ATA..? If ATA, which one..?

There are a myriad of things that can go wrong, depending on what the
combination of the above is being used. Don't give up on it due to failure
in the first 5 minutes..! I couldn't get it working properly for days when
I first signed up..!

I will be happy to assist with test calls etc. if you want, let me know.

Ivor

On 25 Sep 2005 11:43:05 -0700, "OM" <om.newsgroup@gmail.com> wrote:

>I signed up for a number with Sipgate.
>It's really good: free number.
>And it works!
>Well... for 5 minutes.
>Then it stopped working. : (
>I wouldn't work again despite trying several times.
>
>I finally went for Voipfone.
>(Erm... couldn't get that to work either - though that's to do with my
>router.)
>(The Sipgate problem had nothing to do with the router... as I was
>somewhere where the router issue wasn't a problem when I tried.)
>
>Just thought I'd give my experience.
>
>
>OM
Do all the port forwarding I mentioned in another thread and use the
details given to you on the Voipfone site and you should have no
bother. I think that you will find Voipfone to be reliable but you do
have to pay for the geographic number :-(
The answerphone is more polished than that on Sipgate and uses the
faimiliar 1571 - sadly no stuttered dial tone yet.
1471 available too. Call waiting works well.

Remove 'no_spam_' from email address.

Brian A wrote:
> On 25 Sep 2005 11:43:05 -0700, "OM" <om.newsgroup@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>>I signed up for a number with Sipgate.
>>It's really good: free number.
>>And it works!
>>Well... for 5 minutes.
>>Then it stopped working. : (
>>I wouldn't work again despite trying several times.
>>
>>I finally went for Voipfone.
>>(Erm... couldn't get that to work either - though that's to do with my
>>router.)
>>(The Sipgate problem had nothing to do with the router... as I was
>>somewhere where the router issue wasn't a problem when I tried.)
>>
>>Just thought I'd give my experience.
>>
>>
>>OM
>
> Do all the port forwarding I mentioned in another thread and use the
> details given to you on the Voipfone site and you should have no
> bother. I think that you will find Voipfone to be reliable but you do
> have to pay for the geographic number :-(
> The answerphone is more polished than that on Sipgate and uses the
> faimiliar 1571 - sadly no stuttered dial tone yet.
> 1471 available too. Call waiting works well.
>
> Remove 'no_spam_' from email address.
They are gonna support the waiting message notification soon. So your
phone will possibly get a icon on the display. (if your ATA supports it
and phone)... Alsmost all phones i've tried can do it......supprised me!

voipfone listen to customers, and add additional things all time :)

On Sun, 25 Sep 2005 22:12:59 +0100, Sean
<seanhardy88NOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote:

>Brian A wrote:
>> On 25 Sep 2005 11:43:05 -0700, "OM" <om.newsgroup@gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>>I signed up for a number with Sipgate.
>>>It's really good: free number.
>>>And it works!
>>>Well... for 5 minutes.
>>>Then it stopped working. : (
>>>I wouldn't work again despite trying several times.
>>>
>>>I finally went for Voipfone.
>>>(Erm... couldn't get that to work either - though that's to do with my
>>>router.)
>>>(The Sipgate problem had nothing to do with the router... as I was
>>>somewhere where the router issue wasn't a problem when I tried.)
>>>
>>>Just thought I'd give my experience.
>>>
>>>
>>>OM
>>
>> Do all the port forwarding I mentioned in another thread and use the
>> details given to you on the Voipfone site and you should have no
>> bother. I think that you will find Voipfone to be reliable but you do
>> have to pay for the geographic number :-(
>> The answerphone is more polished than that on Sipgate and uses the
>> faimiliar 1571 - sadly no stuttered dial tone yet.
>> 1471 available too. Call waiting works well.
>>
>> Remove 'no_spam_' from email address.
>They are gonna support the waiting message notification soon. So your
>phone will possibly get a icon on the display. (if your ATA supports it
>and phone)... Alsmost all phones i've tried can do it......supprised me!
>
>voipfone listen to customers, and add additional things all time :)
Well, on my wish list, apart from a stuttered dial tone (message
waiting indicator) would be to be able to reduce the time before the
answering service kicks in. I think that 30 seconds for a fixed line
phone is too long. If this is alterable I can't find it.

Remove 'no_spam_' from email address.

"Sean" <seanhardy88NOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
news:dh73st$ibl$1@news.freedom2surf.net...
> They are gonna support the waiting message notification soon. So your
> phone will possibly get a icon on the display. (if your ATA supports it
> and phone)... Alsmost all phones i've tried can do it......supprised me!
>
> voipfone listen to customers, and add additional things all time :)

I'm sure its probably on their website somewhere but at a glance it wasn't
obvious, even looked at FAQ.... but do you know if the call prices they
quote are inclusive or exclusive of VAT?

Cheers

Roly.

Roly wrote:
> "Sean" <seanhardy88NOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:dh73st$ibl$1@news.freedom2surf.net...
>
>>They are gonna support the waiting message notification soon. So your
>>phone will possibly get a icon on the display. (if your ATA supports it
>>and phone)... Alsmost all phones i've tried can do it......supprised me!
>>
>>voipfone listen to customers, and add additional things all time :)
>
> I'm sure its probably on their website somewhere but at a glance it wasn't
> obvious, even looked at FAQ.... but do you know if the call prices they
> quote are inclusive or exclusive of VAT?
>
If we're still talking about sipgate then they are all inclusive of VAT
at 16%.

Thomas Rankin wrote:
> Roly wrote:
> > "Sean" <seanhardy88NOSPAM@yahoo.co.uk> wrote in message
> > news:dh73st$ibl$1@news.freedom2surf.net...
> >
> >>They are gonna support the waiting message notification soon. So your
> >>phone will possibly get a icon on the display. (if your ATA supports it
> >>and phone)... Alsmost all phones i've tried can do it......supprised me!
> >>
> >>voipfone listen to customers, and add additional things all time :)
> >
> > I'm sure its probably on their website somewhere but at a glance it wasn't
> > obvious, even looked at FAQ.... but do you know if the call prices they
> > quote are inclusive or exclusive of VAT?
> >
> If we're still talking about sipgate then they are all inclusive of VAT
> at 16%.

All voipfone's prices are inclusive of vat

Mat

"Mathew Curtis" <mathew.j.curtis@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>
> All voipfone's prices are inclusive of vat
>
> Mat

Cheers for that. It was Voipfone I was curious about.

Roly.