As our UK calls package has now expired and there is no way to renew it,
we're looking for another carrier to make outgoing calls through, at
leat until they pull their fingers out and launch a new package.
Which are the best ones to consider? Mostly calls to landlines, a very
few to mobiles, all UK numbers, peak and off-peak.
"Iain" <no-one@hairydog.co.uk> wrote in message
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> As our UK calls package has now expired and there is no way to renew it,
> we're looking for another carrier to make outgoing calls through, at leat
> until they pull their fingers out and launch a new package.
>
> Which are the best ones to consider? Mostly calls to landlines, a very few
> to mobiles, all UK numbers, peak and off-peak.
If you don't need incoming numbers, it has to be one of the Betamax family.
Voipstunt, Voipdiscount et al.
cybuerke wrote:
> "Iain" <no-one@hairydog.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:1195941264.13313.0@proxy01.news.clara.net...
>> As our UK calls package has now expired and there is no way to renew
>> it, we're looking for another carrier to make outgoing calls
>> through, at leat until they pull their fingers out and launch a new
>> package. Which are the best ones to consider? Mostly calls to landlines,
>> a
>> very few to mobiles, all UK numbers, peak and off-peak.
>
> If you don't need incoming numbers, it has to be one of the Betamax
> family. Voipstunt, Voipdiscount et al.
Even if you want incoming numbers the Betamax family will do, just point for
free a number at them.
On Sat, 24 Nov 2007 22:00:20 -0000, cybuerke <cybuerke@PLMgooglemailmail.com> wrote:
>
>"Iain" <no-one@hairydog.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:1195941264.13313.0@proxy01.news.clara.net. ..
>> As our UK calls package has now expired and there is no way to renew it,
>> we're looking for another carrier to make outgoing calls through, at leat
>> until they pull their fingers out and launch a new package.
>>
>> Which are the best ones to consider? Mostly calls to landlines, a very few
>> to mobiles, all UK numbers, peak and off-peak.
>
>If you don't need incoming numbers, it has to be one of the Betamax family.
>Voipstunt, Voipdiscount et al.
Seconded. My VoipCheap account has my Tesco Internet Phone number
authenticated for caller ID, and my Trixbox is set up so outgoing calls go
via VoipCheap (with override codes for Tesco, Ekiga and SipBroker), and
inbound calls from Tesco and Ekiga come through to my phones.
(Tesco credit doesn't expire apparently, and the numbers are free. My
IPA1000 came with a £5 voucher, and wasn't locked so I've been able to
reconfigure it as an IAX2 extension to my Trixbox. I had retired it
after getting my Siemens SIP DECT phone, but it might have its use as an
extension.)
>> Which are the best ones to consider? Mostly calls to landlines, a very few
>> to mobiles, all UK numbers, peak and off-peak.
>
> If you don't need incoming numbers, it has to be one of the Betamax family.
> Voipstunt, Voipdiscount et al.
voipcheap.com here. Free days seems to exceed the standard 120 days
permanantly for me now.
My current status is
"Remaining credit: € 19.66 (buy more)"
"Freedays remaining: 347 (info)"
My Average spend (on Mobile calls) is around 25 Euros every 2 months.
That's the same account used for business & domestic outbound calls with
Inbound calls, freephone calls, 0845 etc going through voipfone.co.uk
Never had a problem with regards to reliabillity ov cheap.com
Everyone says how wonderful voip.co.uk support is, but you have to have
problems in order to find this out.
I don't have a clue as to whether voipcheap.com has good support as I
have never had the service fail in the 12 months I've been using it.
Even better now I have got caller-id working through it now!
>> Which are the best ones to consider? Mostly calls to landlines, a very few
>> to mobiles, all UK numbers, peak and off-peak.
>
> If you don't need incoming numbers, it has to be one of the Betamax family.
> Voipstunt, Voipdiscount et al.
Thanks. How do I go about using a Voipstunt account with an ATA? A PC
application is not really much good.
> Iain wrote:
>
>> Thanks. How do I go about using a Voipstunt account with an ATA? A PC
>> application is not really much good.
>
> Ignore that. I've found the instructions on their website.
And once your ATA a/c is up and running, there's no need to keep the app on
your PC , so away with the clutter. :-))
Iain wrote:
> As our UK calls package has now expired and there is no way to renew it,
> we're looking for another carrier to make outgoing calls through, at
> leat until they pull their fingers out and launch a new package.
>
> Which are the best ones to consider? Mostly calls to landlines, a very
> few to mobiles, all UK numbers, peak and off-peak.
Well this happened to me a few months ago. What annoyed me was that they
did not let me know that the package had run out!!
I moved to VoipCheap and was pleased with the much better voice quality
ie no echo either way. I did not use the £1.99 a month it cost me for
calls, so I am better off as well.
mymail@hotmail.com wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:49:19 +0000, Ian Pawson <ian@ipawson.com>
> "I have been using Comm's for inbound and voipcheap for outbound for a
>couple days now"
mymail@hotmail.com wrote:
> On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:49:19 +0000, Ian Pawson <ian@ipawson.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Iain wrote:
>>> As our UK calls package has now expired and there is no way to renew it,
>>> we're looking for another carrier to make outgoing calls through, at
>>> leat until they pull their fingers out and launch a new package.
>>>
>>> Which are the best ones to consider? Mostly calls to landlines, a very
>>> few to mobiles, all UK numbers, peak and off-peak.
>> Well this happened to me a few months ago. What annoyed me was that they
>> did not let me know that the package had run out!!
>> I moved to VoipCheap and was pleased with the much better voice quality
>> ie no echo either way. I did not use the £1.99 a month it cost me for
>> calls, so I am better off as well.
> I have been using Comm's for inbound and voipcheap for outbound for a
> couple days now and all is working out extremely well and for very
> little cost .
> Has someone else here said after so many years of extremly good
> service it is a real pity that the company should let the service go
> down hill so fast .
>
'tis a pity but I am just contemplating doing just what you have done
for exactly the same reason.
"Linker3000" <linker3000@google-nohyphens-mail.com> wrote in message
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> mymail@hotmail.com wrote:
>> On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:49:19 +0000, Ian Pawson <ian@ipawson.com>
> > "I have been using Comm's for inbound and voipcheap for outbound for a
> >couple days now"
>
> Who's "Comm's"?
> cybuerke wrote:
>
> > > Which are the best ones to consider? Mostly calls to landlines, a
> > > very few to mobiles, all UK numbers, peak and off-peak.
> >
> > If you don't need incoming numbers, it has to be one of the Betamax
> > family. Voipstunt, Voipdiscount et al.
>
> voipcheap.com here. Free days seems to exceed the standard 120 days
> permanantly for me now.
>
> My current status is
> "Remaining credit: € 19.66 (buy more)"
> "Freedays remaining: 347 (info)"
>
> My Average spend (on Mobile calls) is around 25 Euros every 2 months.
> That's the same account used for business & domestic outbound calls
> with Inbound calls, freephone calls, 0845 etc going through
> voipfone.co.uk
>
> Never had a problem with regards to reliabillity ov cheap.com
>
> Everyone says how wonderful voip.co.uk support is, but you have to
> have problems in order to find this out. I don't have a clue as to
> whether voipcheap.com has good support as I have never had the
> service fail in the 12 months I've been using it.
>
> Even better now I have got caller-id working through it now!
>
> HTH
> Pete
I currently use voip.co.uk - but will happily consider a move to
voipcheap -but - can I port my number to the latter?
Michael wrote:
> Pete @ www.GymRatZ.co.uk wrote:
>
>> cybuerke wrote:
>>
>>>> Which are the best ones to consider? Mostly calls to landlines, a
>>>> very few to mobiles, all UK numbers, peak and off-peak.
>>> If you don't need incoming numbers, it has to be one of the Betamax
>>> family. Voipstunt, Voipdiscount et al.
>> voipcheap.com here. Free days seems to exceed the standard 120 days
>> permanantly for me now.
>>
>> My current status is
>> "Remaining credit: € 19.66 (buy more)"
>> "Freedays remaining: 347 (info)"
>>
>> My Average spend (on Mobile calls) is around 25 Euros every 2 months.
>> That's the same account used for business & domestic outbound calls
>> with Inbound calls, freephone calls, 0845 etc going through
>> voipfone.co.uk
>>
>> Never had a problem with regards to reliabillity ov cheap.com
>>
>> Everyone says how wonderful voip.co.uk support is, but you have to
>> have problems in order to find this out. I don't have a clue as to
>> whether voipcheap.com has good support as I have never had the
>> service fail in the 12 months I've been using it.
>>
>> Even better now I have got caller-id working through it now!
>>
>> HTH
>> Pete
>
> I currently use voip.co.uk - but will happily consider a move to
> voipcheap -but - can I port my number to the latter?
>
> Mick
>
Not unless voipcheap have a porting agreement with Gamma Telecom
(coip.co.uk's provider) - if not, you'll have to port to BT and then in
to voipcheap but there may be a lock-in period with BT - the whole
porting business is a right mess.
Linker3000 wrote:
> Not unless voipcheap have a porting agreement with Gamma Telecom
> (coip.co.uk's provider) - if not, you'll have to port to BT and then in
> to voipcheap
To do a subsequent port to voipcheap, they would still need a porting
arrangement with the range holder, so you may as well port directly
rather than trying to go via BT.
mymail@hotmail.com wrote in
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> On Sun, 25 Nov 2007 14:49:19 +0000, Ian Pawson <ian@ipawson.com>
> wrote:
>
>>Iain wrote:
>>> As our UK calls package has now expired and there is no way to renew
>>> it, we're looking for another carrier to make outgoing calls
>>> through, at leat until they pull their fingers out and launch a new
>>> package.
>>>
>>> Which are the best ones to consider? Mostly calls to landlines, a
>>> very few to mobiles, all UK numbers, peak and off-peak.
>>Well this happened to me a few months ago. What annoyed me was that
>>they did not let me know that the package had run out!!
>>I moved to VoipCheap and was pleased with the much better voice
>>quality ie no echo either way. I did not use the £1.99 a month it cost
>>me for calls, so I am better off as well.
> I have been using Comm's for inbound and voipcheap for outbound for a
> couple days now and all is working out extremely well and for very
> little cost .
> Has someone else here said after so many years of extremly good
> service it is a real pity that the company should let the service go
> down hill so fast .
>
I have used voiptalk.co.uk (a Telappliant company) for a while now. They
did an offer of free inbound numbers a while back. They seem quite reliable
and the quality is OK, although it is mainly inbound I use - with the free
calls on voipcheap.com I use them more for outbound.
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