VOIP pricing and inbound calls question

Hi all,

Does anybody know of a VOIP provider that has cheaper call charges
than MyWebCalls (www.mywebcalls.com) for calls to UK ($0.022 + VAT),
UK Mobile ($0.19 + VAT), and Greece Mobile ($0.214 + VAT)?

Also i've just bought myself a hardware SIP phone and I'm wondering,
if I have the phone configured to place calls via a provider (e.g
MyWebCalls) can the same phone receive inbound calls from an 0870
number provided by somebody else?

I have an 0870 number from Telappliant as part of the phone package
but I intend to use MyWebCalls (www.mywebcalls.com) to place calls as
they are much cheaper than anybody else I have found so far (and have
very good voice quality).

Cheers,
-dave

"dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Does anybody know of a VOIP provider that has cheaper call charges
> than MyWebCalls (www.mywebcalls.com) for calls to UK ($0.022 + VAT),
> UK Mobile ($0.19 + VAT), and Greece Mobile ($0.214 + VAT)?
>
>
www.call18866.co.uk UK 1ppm landlines, 10ppm mobiles, Greece 1ppm landlines,
15ppm mobiles. Using POTS.

Alien Zord wrote:
> "dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
>> Does anybody know of a VOIP provider that has cheaper
>> call charges than MyWebCalls (www.mywebcalls.com) for
>> calls to UK ($0.022 + VAT), UK Mobile ($0.19 + VAT), and
>> Greece Mobile ($0.214 + VAT)?
>>
>>
> www.call18866.co.uk UK 1ppm landlines, 10ppm mobiles,
> Greece 1ppm landlines, 15ppm mobiles. Using POTS.

call18866 isn't a VoIP service though.

"dd" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:lY8dc.41225$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Alien Zord wrote:
> > "dave" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> > news:(E-Mail Removed) om...
> >> Does anybody know of a VOIP provider that has cheaper
> >> call charges than MyWebCalls (www.mywebcalls.com) for
> >> calls to UK ($0.022 + VAT), UK Mobile ($0.19 + VAT), and
> >> Greece Mobile ($0.214 + VAT)?
> >>
> >>
> > www.call18866.co.uk UK 1ppm landlines, 10ppm mobiles,
> > Greece 1ppm landlines, 15ppm mobiles. Using POTS.
>
> call18866 isn't a VoIP service though.
>
>
Why do you thing I said "using POTS"?

> www.call18866.co.uk UK 1ppm landlines, 10ppm mobiles, Greece 1ppm landlines,
> 15ppm mobiles. Using POTS.

.... which is why I specifically mentioned VOIP as I don't live in the UK...

In message <(E-Mail Removed) >, dave
<(E-Mail Removed)> writes
>Hi all,
>
>Does anybody know of a VOIP provider that has cheaper call charges
>than MyWebCalls (www.mywebcalls.com) for calls to UK ($0.022 + VAT),
>UK Mobile ($0.19 + VAT), and Greece Mobile ($0.214 + VAT)?
>
>Also i've just bought myself a hardware SIP phone and I'm wondering,
>if I have the phone configured to place calls via a provider (e.g
>MyWebCalls) can the same phone receive inbound calls from an 0870
>number provided by somebody else?
>
>I have an 0870 number from Telappliant as part of the phone package
>but I intend to use MyWebCalls (www.mywebcalls.com) to place calls as
>they are much cheaper than anybody else I have found so far (and have
>very good voice quality).
>
>Cheers,
>-dave

I have looked at MyWebCalls and they ask for money up front. I simply
refuse to pay upfront to anyone as, apart from the fact that I have
failed to use a service enough and simply forgotten how much I had
"given" the provider of the service to date, but also found a better or
cheaper service and had simply wasted my money.

I realise that its a way of making PC to Landline/Mobile calls, a good
idea but for now I would prefer to "persuade" my contact to use SKYPE
and have calls for nothing, I feel this is the way its going to go. I
also feel eventually you will pay a one off yearly charge which will
cover all call to absolutely anywhere. Eventually perhaps even free
calls, I used to use a system a year or two ago that offered that for a
while so why not now?

--
Derrick Fawsitt

In uk.telecom.broadband dave <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>> www.call18866.co.uk UK 1ppm landlines, 10ppm mobiles, Greece 1ppm landlines,
>> 15ppm mobiles. Using POTS.
>
> ... which is why I specifically mentioned VOIP as I don't live in the UK...

If you've got a friend in the UK, that could order a BT broadband voice line,
that might work for you.
Though they do at the moment require you to plug in their box to your
connection.

On Thu, 08 Apr 2004 02:12:06 -0700, dave wrote:

<SNIP>
> Also i've just bought myself a hardware SIP phone and I'm wondering,
> if I have the phone configured to place calls via a provider (e.g
> MyWebCalls) can the same phone receive inbound calls from an 0870
> number provided by somebody else?
</SNIP>

www.voipuser.co.uk provides 0844 and 0870 numbers and will redirect to any
sip address. The service is free to register with, collecting revenue from
incoming traffic.