[email]go.spam@somewhere.else[/email] (Jose) wrote in
news:47f26220.25461062@news20.forteinc.com:
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> On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:19:03 +0100, "Pet - www.GymRatZ.co.uk"
><0845-86-86-888@Cheapest-Prices.ever> wrote:
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>>> SMSListo are another of the Betamax clones (like VoipCheap) so I
>>> guess the technical quality etc. will be basically the same.[/color][/color]
>
> Right... Although were a certain of their servers is, and you are,
> meaning, how far apart, might make a diference, among their offerings
> - making pings to diferent of their servers does return diferent
> values.
>
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>>Don't see why anyone should want to be anti Betamax companies, I've
>>had brilliant service from them and unbeatable call savings to
>>mobiles.[/color]
>
> 1) I suppose what you understand by "service" - I certainly never had
> any of my e-mails replied when I first sarted using one of their
> brands, and never heard of anyone who has;
> And if you want a little more service than just cheap calls, you
> definitelly need to look somewhere.
>
> 2) Cheap they are indeed, but when it comes to less "common", or more
> "distant" destinations - such as Japan - I'm not happy with their
> calls, while other Voip provider I use - VoipFone - deliver perfect
> call quality (even to Japan that is)!
>
> How they can sell so cheap, offer so much of free calls, and if they
> do it legally and fairly, I really don't have a clue.
>
> There's room for Betamax, and for a lot more sophisticated (and less
> cheap) offers, I guess.
>
> Regards,
> Jose
>
>
>[/color]

The VoipCheap & SMSListo SIP servers are identical - they have load-
balancing on their DNS hance the different order. Betamax offer a generally
good service at a great price.
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> sip.voipcheap.com[/color]
Server: UnKnown
Address: 192.168.1.250

Non-authoritative answer:
sip.voipcheap.com internet address = 194.221.62.198
sip.voipcheap.com internet address = 194.120.0.198

voipcheap.com nameserver = ns2.betamax.com
voipcheap.com nameserver = ns3.betamax.com
voipcheap.com nameserver = ns1.betamax.com
ns2.betamax.com internet address = 194.120.0.222
ns3.betamax.com internet address = 194.221.62.222
ns1.betamax.com internet address = 80.239.235.221[color=blue]
> sip.smslisto.com[/color]
Server: UnKnown
Address: 192.168.1.250

Non-authoritative answer:
sip.smslisto.com internet address = 194.120.0.198
sip.smslisto.com internet address = 194.221.62.198

smslisto.com nameserver = ns1.betamax.com
smslisto.com nameserver = ns3.betamax.com
smslisto.com nameserver = ns2.betamax.com
ns3.betamax.com internet address = 194.221.62.222
ns1.betamax.com internet address = 80.239.235.221
ns2.betamax.com internet address = 194.120.0.222