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Old 10-13-2009, 03:56 PM
Steve Hammond
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On 12 Oct, 17:51, Salvador Freemanson <s...@gohome.com> wrote:
> Lobster a écrit :
>
>
>
> > Daughter is shortly off to uni for the first time and will be living in
> > a uni flat wired with internet.

>
> > The Uni is plugging the use of internet telephony, and is advising the
> > use of their preferred system, 'Freewire'. *Looking at its website at
> >http://www.freewiretv.com/phonefaqs.html#1as far as I can tell this
> > looks pants, as for me to ring her from my landline, I'll need to dial
> > an 0844 number (ie so-called 'lo-call'!! rates) and then enter her ID
> > number. *Anyone know anything about this system?

>
> > I personally use a sipgate system (sometimes) which gives me an ordinary
> > geographic number for incoming calls, so I'd rather set her up with
> > that, especially as my ordinary landline gives me free calls to
> > geographic numbers. However, I'm guessing that if the uni is plugging
> > this freewire thing, most other campus users will be on that, so to
> > obtain free calls to them she'll need to stick with that system.

>
> > And now she tells me that all her mates from school are using 'Skype',
> > so that's a third bloody system which she'll need to keep in contact
> > with them!

>
> > Is it possible to have multiple voip providers all running at once, or
> > will they conflict horribly or something? *Don't know much about voip,
> > TBH - any thoughts very welcome...

>
> > David

>
> I have two wifi phones that can both work with multiple voip accounts.
> My prefered one is made by a Chinese (I think) company called E28. It is
> extremely sensitive, so it can be used with fairly weak wifi. I picked
> it up for peanuts )about 20 euros) on the French Ebay website, because
> the French ISP "Neuf" *sold them as a hybrid wifi/GSM phone. Neuf
> stopped the service when they were taken over, so the users are stuck
> with the handsets. But it is an easy matter to re-install the original
> E28 firmware.
> Once this is done, you can manually enter several (I don't know what the
> max number is, as I only have three) VOIP accounts, but not Skype. Then
> anytime you're in range of a wifi hotspot, you select which voip account
> or GSM on the calls you dial out.


I'd like to buy one of these any chance you could tell me what to look
for on the French eBay do they mix up the acronyms does VOIP become
PIOV :)

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Old 10-16-2009, 06:29 PM
Salvador Freemanson
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Steve Hammond a écrit :
> On 12 Oct, 17:51, Salvador Freemanson <s...@gohome.com> wrote:
>> Lobster a écrit :
>>
>>
>>
>>> Daughter is shortly off to uni for the first time and will be living in
>>> a uni flat wired with internet.
>>> The Uni is plugging the use of internet telephony, and is advising the
>>> use of their preferred system, 'Freewire'. Looking at its website at
>>> http://www.freewiretv.com/phonefaqs.html#1as far as I can tell this
>>> looks pants, as for me to ring her from my landline, I'll need to dial
>>> an 0844 number (ie so-called 'lo-call'!! rates) and then enter her ID
>>> number. Anyone know anything about this system?
>>> I personally use a sipgate system (sometimes) which gives me an ordinary
>>> geographic number for incoming calls, so I'd rather set her up with
>>> that, especially as my ordinary landline gives me free calls to
>>> geographic numbers. However, I'm guessing that if the uni is plugging
>>> this freewire thing, most other campus users will be on that, so to
>>> obtain free calls to them she'll need to stick with that system.
>>> And now she tells me that all her mates from school are using 'Skype',
>>> so that's a third bloody system which she'll need to keep in contact
>>> with them!
>>> Is it possible to have multiple voip providers all running at once, or
>>> will they conflict horribly or something? Don't know much about voip,
>>> TBH - any thoughts very welcome...
>>> David

>> I have two wifi phones that can both work with multiple voip accounts.
>> My prefered one is made by a Chinese (I think) company called E28. It is
>> extremely sensitive, so it can be used with fairly weak wifi. I picked
>> it up for peanuts )about 20 euros) on the French Ebay website, because
>> the French ISP "Neuf" sold them as a hybrid wifi/GSM phone. Neuf
>> stopped the service when they were taken over, so the users are stuck
>> with the handsets. But it is an easy matter to re-install the original
>> E28 firmware.
>> Once this is done, you can manually enter several (I don't know what the
>> max number is, as I only have three) VOIP accounts, but not Skype. Then
>> anytime you're in range of a wifi hotspot, you select which voip account
>> or GSM on the calls you dial out.

>
> I'd like to buy one of these any chance you could tell me what to look
> for on the French eBay do they mix up the acronyms does VOIP become
> PIOV :)


Look for "Twin Tact" and "Neuf"

Here is one
http://tinyurl.com/ykjcpo3
Note that this particular one is sim-locked, but when you change the
firmware, this automatically unsimlocks it.
Another one is here
http://tinyurl.com/yjq4z7t



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Old 10-16-2009, 11:52 PM
Salvador Freemanson
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>>
>> I'd like to buy one of these any chance you could tell me what to look
>> for on the French eBay do they mix up the acronyms does VOIP become
>> PIOV :)

>
> Look for "Twin Tact" and "Neuf"
>
> Here is one
> http://tinyurl.com/ykjcpo3
> Note that this particular one is sim-locked, but when you change the
> firmware, this automatically unsimlocks it.
> Another one is here
> http://tinyurl.com/yjq4z7t
>
>


I've put a presentation along with notes on how to flash the firmware
and where to download the files here:

http://parishightech.blogspot.com/20...act-e2831.html



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Old 10-19-2009, 11:31 AM
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On 16 Oct, 23:52, Salvador Freemanson <s...@gohome.com> wrote:
> >> I'd like to buy one of these any chance you could tell me what to look
> >> for on the French eBay do they mix up the acronyms does VOIP become
> >> PIOV :)

>
> > Look for "Twin Tact" and "Neuf"

>
> > Here is one
> > *http://tinyurl.com/ykjcpo3
> > Note that this particular one is sim-locked, but when you change the
> > firmware, this automatically unsimlocks it.
> > Another one is here
> >http://tinyurl.com/yjq4z7t

>
> I've put a presentation along with notes on how to flash the firmware
> and where to download the files here:
>
> http://parishightech.blogspot.com/20...act-e2831.html


That looks good would I be able to use the phone as a mobile phone
with Orange or Vodafone for example ?

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Old 11-06-2009, 12:01 PM
Stephen Hammond
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> >> I'd like to buy one of these any chance you could tell me what to look
> >> for on the French eBay do they mix up the acronyms does VOIP become
> >> PIOV :)

>
> > Look for "Twin Tact" and "Neuf"

>
> > Here is one
> > http://tinyurl.com/ykjcpo3
> > Note that this particular one is sim-locked, but when you change the
> > firmware, this automatically unsimlocks it.
> > Another one is here
> >http://tinyurl.com/yjq4z7t

>
> I've put a presentation along with notes on how to flash the firmware
> and where to download the files here:
>
> http://parishightech.blogspot.com/20...act-e2831.html


That looks good would I be able to use the phone as a mobile phone
with Orange or Vodafone for example ?

I can't seem to find the file usbio.inf it doesn't appear to be on your
webspace ! Help as I've just bought a Twin Tact phone.



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Old 11-06-2009, 12:42 PM
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"Stephen Hammond" <Stephen.yourclothesHammond@gmail.com> wrote in message
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>
>> >> I'd like to buy one of these any chance you could tell me what to look
>> >> for on the French eBay do they mix up the acronyms does VOIP become
>> >> PIOV :)

>>
>> > Look for "Twin Tact" and "Neuf"

>>
>> > Here is one
>> > http://tinyurl.com/ykjcpo3
>> > Note that this particular one is sim-locked, but when you change the
>> > firmware, this automatically unsimlocks it.
>> > Another one is here
>> >http://tinyurl.com/yjq4z7t

>>
>> I've put a presentation along with notes on how to flash the firmware
>> and where to download the files here:
>>
>> http://parishightech.blogspot.com/20...act-e2831.html

>
> That looks good would I be able to use the phone as a mobile phone
> with Orange or Vodafone for example ?
>
> I can't seem to find the file usbio.inf it doesn't appear to be on your
> webspace ! Help as I've just bought a Twin Tact phone.

Am I correct in assuming it's a typo on your behalf ?



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