"Tim" <nutnews@kooky.org> wrote in message
news:458aa61b$0$763$bed64819@news.gradwell.net
> ri wrote:
> > Are voip calls to land lines a long distance
> > international calls or do they travel through the
> > internet as far as to the target country?
>
> Either.
>
> It depends on the provider.
Or more accurately where the provider is based. If you want a call to
(say) a US number to appear as if local to the person you're calling,
you'll need a provider based there. I have UK, US and German numbers here.
If I call a German landline from the UK account, it will be charged at a
higher rate than a UK number but if I do it from the German account it
will be charged as if I were in Germany.
That's why if you are based in one country and want friends/customers to
be able to call you at local rates, you'll need a number from a provider
who can supply a number in the country you want calls from, usually that
provider will have to be based there.
On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:55:41 +0000, Ivor Jones wrote:
> "Tim" <nutnews@kooky.org> wrote in message
> news:458aa61b$0$763$bed64819@news.gradwell.net
>> ri wrote:
>> > Are voip calls to land lines a long distance
>> > international calls or do they travel through the
>> > internet as far as to the target country?
>>
>> Either.
>>
>> It depends on the provider.
>
> Or more accurately where the provider is based.
No, it's not just that. A high proportion of cheap international phone
calls seem to go through the internet these days. For example, those cheap
international phone cards.
Most internet telephony service providers probably route
international calls via the internet - that's why they're so cheap.
"Will Kemp" <will2478@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.12.22.11.11.07.585048@gmail.com
> On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:55:41 +0000, Ivor Jones wrote:
>
> > "Tim" <nutnews@kooky.org> wrote in message
> > news:458aa61b$0$763$bed64819@news.gradwell.net
> > > ri wrote:
> > > > Are voip calls to land lines a long distance
> > > > international calls or do they travel through the
> > > > internet as far as to the target country?
> > >
> > > Either.
> > >
> > > It depends on the provider.
> >
> > Or more accurately where the provider is based.
>
> No, it's not just that. A high proportion of cheap
> international phone calls seem to go through the internet
> these days. For example, those cheap international phone
> cards.
>
> Most internet telephony service providers probably route
> international calls via the internet - that's why they're
> so cheap.
Maybe so, but that's not the question that was being asked.
On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:34:05 +0000, Ivor Jones wrote:
>
>
> "Will Kemp" <will2478@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:pan.2006.12.22.11.11.07.585048@gmail.com
>> On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:55:41 +0000, Ivor Jones wrote:
>>
>> > "Tim" <nutnews@kooky.org> wrote in message
>> > news:458aa61b$0$763$bed64819@news.gradwell.net
>> > > ri wrote:
>> > > > Are voip calls to land lines a long distance
>> > > > international calls or do they travel through the
>> > > > internet as far as to the target country?
>> > >
>> > > Either.
>> > >
>> > > It depends on the provider.
>> >
>> > Or more accurately where the provider is based.
>>
>> No, it's not just that. A high proportion of cheap
>> international phone calls seem to go through the internet
>> these days. For example, those cheap international phone
>> cards.
>>
>> Most internet telephony service providers probably route
>> international calls via the internet - that's why they're
>> so cheap.
>
> Maybe so, but that's not the question that was being asked.
"ri" <ri@ze.ne> wrote in message
news:45913c03$0$15554$88260bb3@free.teranews.com
> That way they have to own exchanges in every country they
> connect the calls to or to rent them. The latter seems to
> be too expensive.
That's twice you've said that, and I have no idea to what you're
referring, as you have not included any of the message to which you're
replying..!
"ri" <ri@ze.ne> wrote in message
news:459148c4$0$15437$88260bb3@free.teranews.com
> Surely you can sort posts by thread in your news reader,
> can you not ?
Yes, but quoting just a little of what you are replying to makes life a
lot easier.
"ri" <ri@ze.ne> wrote in message
news:45914acb$0$15546$88260bb3@free.teranews.com
> I am afraid there is nothing to quote in this case as the
> previous post had just two short sentences.
D'oh..!
There were those short sentences, hence there was something.
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