Rental - utilities etc...
Dec 18th 2009, 8:44 am
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Re: Rental - utilities etc...
Iinet are a lot more expensive than Pennytel, especially for mobile calls. So as I get a free account with IInet, I can use that for incoming and local and national STD calls as they come free with the IInet account.. With The Pennytel Account I can use that for Overseas and Mobile calls within Australia as they are far cheaper on both those fronts..... Also end up with two phone lines with two seperate numbers... great for when you live with Teenagers.
Just plug two cordless phones into them and away you go.
Just one Modem stopping me.
Just plug two cordless phones into them and away you go.
Just one Modem stopping me.
Dec 19th 2009, 10:41 pm
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Re: Rental - utilities etc...
Naked aka no Landline is always better.... at least 28 bucks line rental cheaper per month..
I use Pennytel on my Lebara sim, via their ANI callback.... You dial Pennytel, it comes up engaged so no cost... then Pennytel dials you back and from that point on you are on their charges.... which are cheaper than Lebara, no flagfall for starters.. I use this mostly for calling UK mobiles as my Daughter is very hard to catch on Skype and doesn't have a home landline phone.
I'm not sure about the moving account part.... Probably not with Naked, because there are problems churning from one Naked provider to another.
I use Pennytel on my Lebara sim, via their ANI callback.... You dial Pennytel, it comes up engaged so no cost... then Pennytel dials you back and from that point on you are on their charges.... which are cheaper than Lebara, no flagfall for starters.. I use this mostly for calling UK mobiles as my Daughter is very hard to catch on Skype and doesn't have a home landline phone.
I'm not sure about the moving account part.... Probably not with Naked, because there are problems churning from one Naked provider to another.
Any ideas for the best way for the folks to call me if I only have VOIP and no landline? Would they be best to just get a handset/headset and use skype to dial the number I would have (presuming you get a telephone number to the BOB handset)?
Dont want to be doing the webcam streaming all the time.
Dec 19th 2009, 10:58 pm
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Any ideas for the best way for the folks to call me if I only have VOIP and no landline? Would they be best to just get a handset/headset and use skype to dial the number I would have (presuming you get a telephone number to the BOB handset)?
Dont want to be doing the webcam streaming all the time.
Dont want to be doing the webcam streaming all the time.
So to all intents and purposes it's exactly the same as a normal phone line, except it goes via the Internet.
Dec 19th 2009, 11:18 pm
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So their call should be at a reducxed rate in the same way it would when calling a landline in oz?
Dec 20th 2009, 3:21 am
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Ahh yes there are a few quirky things with it. You do in most cases have to have your Modem Switched on.
Dec 21st 2009, 7:10 am
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We've got broadbroad and VOIP with iinet. Have used them for years, no problems. We decided to keep the landline with AAPT to hold onto the same number we've had for years, plus iinet told me that I wouldn't be able to send faxes without a landline. Also, we get a few power cuts here in Perth and a landline is useful for emergencies. All our phone calls are made using VOIP, but incoming calls can be to the landline or the VOIP number.
Dec 21st 2009, 9:45 am
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We've got broadbroad and VOIP with iinet. Have used them for years, no problems. We decided to keep the landline with AAPT to hold onto the same number we've had for years, plus iinet told me that I wouldn't be able to send faxes without a landline. Also, we get a few power cuts here in Perth and a landline is useful for emergencies. All our phone calls are made using VOIP, but incoming calls can be to the landline or the VOIP number.
Will check that out tomorrow.... off to work now dammit.
Jan 18th 2010, 9:02 am
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Guess if I had a UK registered VOIP that it would be classed as a local call for people calling from UK. Any idea of best way to be able to use 2 numbers on one router? I hear iinet only allow one number (theirs)
