On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 18:02:28 +0100, Adam Lipscombe
<adam.lipscombe@qucs.co.uk> wrote:
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>Many thanks for this.
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>I want to keep the business line with normal telephone service, cos my customers know this number.
>And I have to have the line for broadband anyway.
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>The residential handsets are separate from the business handsets (the office is outside the house).
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>Can I get this to work via my existing router (a BT "Business Hub" - aka 2Wire 2700VG) or do I need
>the routers that you mention?
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Is this supplied by BT - could it be locked to their service?? If not
then you could use this for a voip line.
There should be no reason why you should not connect an ATA to your
router. It may be necessary to 'forward' some ports in the router set
up. If you are able to access the set up then this should be no
problem.
For an ATA I'd check out the Sipura web site and then Froogle for
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>Thanks -Adam
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>Brian A wrote:[color=green]
>> On Wed, 13 Sep 2006 15:14:30 +0100, Adam Lipscombe
>> <adam.lipscombe@qucs.co.uk> wrote:
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>>> Folks,
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>>> Subjective for sure, but I seek opinions on the best VOIP supplier.
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>>> I currently have 2 landlines:
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>>> 1 business line with BT business MAX ADSL on it for my home office.
>>> 1 residential line for the house. The residential line has a 2nd number (call sign) for the kids.
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>>> I would like to ditch the residential line and run a VOIP house phone over the business line.
>>> Ideally there should be 2 numbers, 1 for me and my better half, 1 for the kids.
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>>> Ideally I would like a fixed monthly cost, or cheap minute-by-minute billing. Not PAYG top-up.
>>> Reliability is important. The broadband connection seems pretty stable.
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>>> I looked at vonage but is seems you need special kit.[/color]
>> Locked kit. If you decide you don't want Vonage anymore you have a
>> piece of kit that is only works on Vonage - watch out for locked
>> devices.
>> If you are happy to have the same provider incoming/outgoing, for a
>> given line, you could use something as simple as a Linksys PAP2.
>> Strong advice: Do not buy one second hand and watch out for any that
>> are locked (to Vonage usually).
>> [url]www.broadbandstuff.co.uk[/url]
>> usually have good prices.
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>> Alternatively, if you want to route your business line through to the
>> same set of handsets as your residential voip line (OR you wish to
>> have more flexibility in VSPs) then choose a linksys/Sipura SPA-3000 -
>> and use a separate ATA for the kids.
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>> You could also look at the Fritzbox but I can't advise on that at all
>> because I don't have one.
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>>> Any recommendations?
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>>> TIA - Adam
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>> voip.co.uk
>> Residential: £2/month for inclusive off-peak calls (up to one
>> hour/call) and peak calls at 2p/call (up to one hour/call)
>> Reliable even if not so proficient at their billing. Geographical
>> number for your own city.
>> Remember that you don't have to use the same VSP for incoming and
>> outgoing.
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>> If you want a provider with nice incoming services such as a good
>> voicemail, 1471, caller ID, call waiting etc. then look at
>> voipfone.co.uk
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