VOIP Plans for calling the UK? (iiNet)

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Jun 20th 2010, 9:59 am

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Re: VOIP Plans for calling the UK? (iiNet)

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Originally Posted by spalen

Brilliant Im glad the hundreds of hours I wasted reading the whirlpool forums can be of use :-)

There is a good forum on whirlpool for voip providers. I use MNF , I just got mine sorted last week. Its ok - uses g.729 which is the low bandwidth protocol. I guess they're about the same as pennytel.

The whirlpool forums are best for support - lots of enthusiasts on there (or 11 yr old kids who know what they're doing - either way, it works)

+1 for the whirlpool forums, lots of really helpful folk on there...

Jun 20th 2010, 10:07 am

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Re: VOIP Plans for calling the UK? (iiNet)

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Originally Posted by spalen

I'd actually looked on there for the solution but couldnt find it.... probably didnt look as closely as you.

The other fault I get is .. I've got the combustion heater out here in the back room and the Room temp gets really hot and plays havoc with the modem... keeps on cutting out and changing it's connection speed. I know how to fix that though... with one of those Laptop coolers. How comes it always seems to happen when the Wife wants to use the phone.... she hates my Voip system LOL. Saves me a fortune, so I'm keeping it.

Jun 20th 2010, 10:50 am

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Re: VOIP Plans for calling the UK? (iiNet)

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Originally Posted by freebo

Any recommendations for the best/cheapest VOIP providers, iiNet will give me all of my local/national calls but don't look to great value for international, like about 20c/min. I can use Skype but fancy a new VOIP router and using a normal phone for incoming/outgoing calls.

I use Engin, and $19.95 per month gives me:

an extra telephone line
All landline calls within Australia free of charge
All calls to UK, USA, Canada, France, Germany, Ireland, Netherlands and Spain all totally free of charge, together with another 13 countries at only 20 cents for each untimed call.

Jun 21st 2010, 11:06 am

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Re: VOIP Plans for calling the UK? (iiNet)

Check out rates for Media Ring Talk

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Jun 25th 2010, 11:33 am

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Re: VOIP Plans for calling the UK? (iiNet)

Yahoo,

Currently in the UK, on my return to the land of the kangaroo, i shall be having installed Naked Broadband, yep Broadband with nowt on, no phone line.

I want to bring my own modem aswell, so thought while here in the UK it will be cheaper to buy the best buy broadband modem which will work in Oz.

All you techo's, experts any suggestions with links of which is the best value for money option to buy while here in glorious warm wonderfull Blighty?

Keith

Jun 25th 2010, 1:06 pm

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Re: VOIP Plans for calling the UK? (iiNet)

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Originally Posted by Keith Moon

buy it here in aus so you get a warranty. price wont be that different buying online in australia just dont go to harvey normans or dick smith

Jun 25th 2010, 10:20 pm

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Re: VOIP Plans for calling the UK? (iiNet)

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Originally Posted by Keith Moon

If you are going to compare prices take a look at ebuyer in the UK, they are usually pretty cheap. Its also true what the PP says that you won't have a warranty here, and will need to use an Aus phone adaptor (one of those huge cream coloured 3 pin ones).

Lastly if you're going Naked, its a good idea to get a modem that does VOIP, that way you can plug a phone into it and still use the line for phone calls, non-VOIP modems can't do that, without buying a special phone (exxy) or a separate box called an ATA (also not cheap).

Wish I was there for Monday's game!