Consumer level voip?

Are there any affordable solutions for VOIP and home use? It seems
everything is geared toward big companies. I have a wireless network, and I
would really like a wireless VOIP phone for home use.

Mark

There are dozen or so companies providing all sorts of services.
Vonage.com
pulver.com
skype
iconnectthere.com
net2phone
packet8calluk.com
mywebcalls.com
callserve.com
sipphone.com
voipcall.org
411-netphone.com

Regards,
Martin

Martin? <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> There are dozen or so companies providing all sorts of services.

I think he's after hardware.
I've just read a feature on how to design 802.11 based VOIP phones.
It's an interesting problem, basically revolving around the fact
that 802.11 isn't designed for telecoms, and all sorts of tricks
have to ba played to get power consumption down, as you don't want
to keep the reciever powered up all the time.
The phone basically looks like a mobile, but talks over the network.

I've just purchased from BT (UK largest ex-monopoly supplier) a box that
plugs into any broadband connection, and lets you plug a phone into it.
So, you can have a UK phone number from anywhere in the world, and take
it with you.
Unfortunately, they do not as of yet support software clients.
However (for the next few weeks) the hardware is free, and rental is
around the same as a basic phone line.

Yes, hardware. Cisco has a wireless voip handset, but you need their call
manager to use it, which is several thousand dollars.

Mark

"Ian Stirling" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:rFLZb.8291$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Martin? <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> > There are dozen or so companies providing all sorts of services.
>
> I think he's after hardware.
> I've just read a feature on how to design 802.11 based VOIP phones.
> It's an interesting problem, basically revolving around the fact
> that 802.11 isn't designed for telecoms, and all sorts of tricks
> have to ba played to get power consumption down, as you don't want
> to keep the reciever powered up all the time.
> The phone basically looks like a mobile, but talks over the network.
>
> I've just purchased from BT (UK largest ex-monopoly supplier) a box that
> plugs into any broadband connection, and lets you plug a phone into it.
> So, you can have a UK phone number from anywhere in the world, and take
> it with you.
> Unfortunately, they do not as of yet support software clients.
> However (for the next few weeks) the hardware is free, and rental is
> around the same as a basic phone line.

Magellan <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> Yes, hardware. Cisco has a wireless voip handset, but you need their call
> manager to use it, which is several thousand dollars.

What sort of area?
Might a VOIP box and cordless handset work?