Can BT BB Voice be used if I send it to friend in USA?

Hi there,

I have seen BT BB Voice and for around £12.00 per month I can get unlimited
UK calls.

No seeing as this is interent based is there any reason why this service
would not work if I sent the hardware to a friend in the USA so we can speak
for free and they also get a UK phone number?

Comments please.

Thanks

"OwlService" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I have seen BT BB Voice and for around £12.00 per month I can get
> unlimited UK calls.
>
> No seeing as this is interent based is there any reason why this
> service would not work if I sent the hardware to a friend in the USA
> so we can speak for free and they also get a UK phone number?

There is no reason why this woudn't work in the USA - it works in other
countries.

The only thing to note is that the UK number they are allocated will be in
the 055 or 056 range (costing 5p/min to call) not an 01/02 number

Regards
Sunil

> No seeing as this is interent based is there any reason why this service
> would not work if I sent the hardware to a friend in the USA so we can
> speak for free and they also get a UK phone number?

Yes it will work. Indeed I read an article in the paper the other day about
people who travel on business a lot so take it with them to other countries
to do just that.

BUT

If you only want to do this so you and your friend can talk, there are a
number of other voice over IP options available (many for free) that would
allow you to do the same ting although of course, your friend would not have
a UK number.

Why not use Talk talk? 5p per minute to the USA at any time as well as much
of Europe. Referral available if you wish. You get £10 and I get £25.

Peter Crosland

"Peter Crosland" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Why not use Talk talk? 5p per minute to the USA at any time as well
> as much of Europe. Referral available if you wish. You get £10 and I
> get £25.

I guess they would be more likely to use 1899 - as thats only 0.5p/min to
the USA (+3p connection charge) - of course, neither option helps if the
person in the USA wants to call here..

Regards
Sunil

On Sat, 16 Oct 2004 11:07:43 +0100, "OwlService"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>I have seen BT BB Voice and for around £12.00 per month I can get unlimited
>UK calls.
>
>No seeing as this is interent based is there any reason why this service
>would not work if I sent the hardware to a friend in the USA so we can speak
>for free and they also get a UK phone number?
>
>Comments please.

No reason why it shouldn't work - I have mine with me in Spain this
weekend.

However in setting up a VOIP service with another provider they
refused the sign-up as the IP address I was originating was spanish
and not UK. Had to VPN back to the UK, use a UK IP address and get
the sign-on code that way. Draytel now works fine from Spain.

--
Hiram Hackenbacker

"OwlService" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:4170f2f6@212.67.96.135...
> Hi there,
>
> I have seen BT BB Voice and for around £12.00 per month I can get
unlimited
> UK calls.
>
> No seeing as this is interent based is there any reason why this service
> would not work if I sent the hardware to a friend in the USA so we can
speak
> for free and they also get a UK phone number?

Would sipgate not be a better (cheaper) option with a geographical number
thats inclusive from uk landlines (rather than 5ppm special corp rate
number).

www.sipgate.co.uk

Sam
>
> Comments please.
>
> Thanks
>
>


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If you think 1899 will hold that rate for very long!

"Peter Crosland" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> If you think 1899 will hold that rate for very long!

Its still cheaper than talk talk, and even if it rises its unlikley to be up
to 5ppm is it.

Sam
>
>
>


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What I am saying is will 1899 be around at all!