Decent ISP & Mobile Providers - Recommendations Please
Apr 24th 2013, 6:28 pm
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Re: Decent ISP & Mobile Providers - Recommendations Please
Very detailed answer - thanks!
So far it seems the two choices for ISP are Teksavvy and Shaw
I had a quick look at voip.ms - what advantages do they have over Skype (who I imagined I would have to pay a subscription to in order to call landlines and mobiles in the UK without getting completely ripped off) for example?
Do you simply pay a monthly subscription and then make calls as usual but they are automatically routed through the internet (as VOIP) by their equipment? Or have I got it wrong?
So far it seems the two choices for ISP are Teksavvy and Shaw
I had a quick look at voip.ms - what advantages do they have over Skype (who I imagined I would have to pay a subscription to in order to call landlines and mobiles in the UK without getting completely ripped off) for example?
Do you simply pay a monthly subscription and then make calls as usual but they are automatically routed through the internet (as VOIP) by their equipment? Or have I got it wrong?
Apr 24th 2013, 7:38 pm
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Re: Decent ISP & Mobile Providers - Recommendations Please
Or does it work with normal landlines/mobiles too?
Apr 24th 2013, 8:37 pm
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Re: Decent ISP & Mobile Providers - Recommendations Please
It's called digital but it works like a regular land line. I never suspected it was anything computer related.
Apr 24th 2013, 8:50 pm
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Re: Decent ISP & Mobile Providers - Recommendations Please
The cool thing with voip.ms is that you can buy numbers in different countries - so you could buy a UK landline number that friends/family could call (or, indeed, for any other country) - for peanuts. It does involve a bit of grunt work on your part to set stuff up, and not everyone wants to do that (or feels confident about it).
If you just want a hassle-free solution that's cheaper than the regular phone companies, a company like Vonage or similar is probably your best bet.
If you don't mind learning a little bit about how it all works, it's worth checking out voip.ms - but it's not everyone's idea of a good time
Apr 24th 2013, 9:03 pm
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Re: Decent ISP & Mobile Providers - Recommendations Please
With both voip.ms and Skype, you can buy phone numbers for incoming calls (I think it's called "SkypeIn" with Skype, but I only use the free offering with Skype)
The cool thing with voip.ms is that you can buy numbers in different countries - so you could buy a UK landline number that friends/family could call (or, indeed, for any other country) - for peanuts. It does involve a bit of grunt work on your part to set stuff up, and not everyone wants to do that (or feels confident about it).
If you just want a hassle-free solution that's cheaper than the regular phone companies, a company like Vonage or similar is probably your best bet.
If you don't mind learning a little bit about how it all works, it's worth checking out voip.ms - but it's not everyone's idea of a good time
The cool thing with voip.ms is that you can buy numbers in different countries - so you could buy a UK landline number that friends/family could call (or, indeed, for any other country) - for peanuts. It does involve a bit of grunt work on your part to set stuff up, and not everyone wants to do that (or feels confident about it).
If you just want a hassle-free solution that's cheaper than the regular phone companies, a company like Vonage or similar is probably your best bet.
If you don't mind learning a little bit about how it all works, it's worth checking out voip.ms - but it's not everyone's idea of a good time
I will be investigating this further, the geeky side of me doesnt mind a bit of grunt work
Cheers
