Slightly OT: VOIP in the UK.

In a few months, I expect to have ADSL, as my exchange has hit its trigger
point.
I currently have homehighway, and find the other number occasionally
usefull.

Is there anywhere offering a virtual phoneline at costs well below a
real one with actual copper?

Incoming and outgoing calls UK, I don't especially care about international.

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We looked at offering this service, VoIP down the ADSL, if you forget the
QOS issues the cost of the VoiP boxs was the other problem.
Its fine as a VPN to head office with the normal standard phone as backup,
however you can get some great rates via IDA providers

A.

"Ian Stirling" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:bgtid3$8tu$1$(E-Mail Removed)...
> In a few months, I expect to have ADSL, as my exchange has hit its trigger
> point.
> I currently have homehighway, and find the other number occasionally
> usefull.
>
> Is there anywhere offering a virtual phoneline at costs well below a
> real one with actual copper?
>
> Incoming and outgoing calls UK, I don't especially care about
international.
>
> --
> http://inquisitor.i.am/ | private.php?do=newpm&u= | Ian
Stirling.
> ---------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------
------
> <Squawk> Pieces of eight!
> <Squawk> Pieces of eight!
> <Squawk> Pieces of eight!
> <Squawk> Pieces of eight!
> <Squawk> Pieces of eight!
> <Squawk> Pieces of nine!
> <SYSTEM HALTED: parroty error!>

We looked at offering this service, VoIP down the ADSL, if you forget the
QOS issues the cost of the VoiP boxs was the other problem.
Its fine as a VPN to head office with the normal standard phone as backup,
however you can get some great rates via IDA providers

A.

> "Ian Stirling" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:bgtid3$8tu$1$(E-Mail Removed)...
> > In a few months, I expect to have ADSL, as my exchange has hit its
trigger
> > point.
> > I currently have homehighway, and find the other number occasionally
> > usefull.
> >
> > Is there anywhere offering a virtual phoneline at costs well below a
> > real one with actual copper?
> >
> > Incoming and outgoing calls UK, I don't especially care about
> international.
> >
> > --
> > http://inquisitor.i.am/ | private.php?do=newpm&u= | Ian
> Stirling.
>
> ---------------------------+-------------------------+--------------------
> ------
> > <Squawk> Pieces of eight!
> > <Squawk> Pieces of eight!
> > <Squawk> Pieces of eight!
> > <Squawk> Pieces of eight!
> > <Squawk> Pieces of eight!
> > <Squawk> Pieces of nine!
> > <SYSTEM HALTED: parroty error!>
>
>

ProfessionalPacific <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
> We looked at offering this service, VoIP down the ADSL, if you forget the
> QOS issues the cost of the VoiP boxs was the other problem.
> Its fine as a VPN to head office with the normal standard phone as backup,
> however you can get some great rates via IDA providers

I was more meaning a software solution on the end, rather than an actual
'box'.
It would of course need spare bandwidth, and be probably less reliable than
a conventional phone.

IDA?

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In article <bgtnf2$fb3$1$(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> IDA?

InDirect Access
(http://www.telecomsadvice.org.uk/inf...rectaccess.htm)

As for your original request, there was a discussion about this earlier
in the week in the uk.telecom newsgroup (http://makeashorterlink.com/?
T1C423685). Hopefully that'll give you a few ideas about which software
packages to choose.

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XBL Gamertag: essdeekay

In article <bgudck$h0h$2$(E-Mail Removed)>,
(E-Mail Removed) says...
> Currently I'm running linux

ahh, that'll be your downfall

Seriously though, I've just done a bit of researching and it looks like
SJ Labs (the people who created SJphone) are releasing a Linux version
this month: http://www.sjlabs.com/products/sjp-x.html

Otherwise, try posting in uk.comp.os.linux ... according to
groups.google.co.uk no-one has mentioned VOIP in that group since last
October, so another discussion about VOIP & Linux seems due.
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On Thu, 7 Aug 2003 12:58:12 +0000 (UTC), Ian Stirling
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>In a few months, I expect to have ADSL, as my exchange has hit its trigger
>point.
>I currently have homehighway, and find the other number occasionally
>usefull.
>
>Is there anywhere offering a virtual phoneline at costs well below a
>real one with actual copper?

>Incoming and outgoing calls UK, I don't especially care about international.

One posibility is Free World Dialup

fwd.pulver.com

...with a suitable SIP-based softphone client like X-lite or SJphone or
even Windows Messenger 4.6.

There's a trial 0800/0808/0500 outgoing and Magrathea have a
beta-trial 0845 incoming service (indirect). You can even have 0870
number for direct access:

http://makeashorterlink.com/?D24652785

See also the recent thread in uk.telecom on VoIP

http://makeashorterlink.com/?P65621785

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