On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 16:40:33 GMT, [email]M.Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk[/email] wrote:
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>On Sun, 12 Nov 2006 15:28:15 GMT, "Anthony Thornton"
><kewl1uk@ntlworld.com> wrote:
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>>I'm looking to get away from instant messaging and getting a dedicated
>>residential VOIP service and Vonage is probably the one I'll go for.
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>>My question is about international call charges. Is this paid in arrears or
>>in advance and if it is in arrears is there an advance payment option, i.e.
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>No paid in arrears but if it is mainly international calls you are
>making why not go for sip discount or one of the other offering from
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A mention was made about voip.co.uk earlier in this thread. I do
recognise that one of THE main selling points of Vonage is that it is,
apparently, plug and play. People also look at the apparently smaller,
initial cash layout - though Dexter has pointed out that it isn't as
small as it seems.
Am I not right though that most of the 'main' UK players sell ATAs
ready configured for their service if you buy from them, but with the
advantage that the ATAs are not locked ?
By the 'main' players, with no 'line rental', I am referring to
voip.co.uk, voiptalk.org and voipfone.co.uk.
Presumably, if you buy from one of these VSPs the only problem you
might encounter is that you may have to forward ports in your router,
or set up DMZ. Further, I think al these VSPs would offer some email
support to get you up and running. If you are totally non-tech then,
yes, go for Vonage but you will pay more in the long run unless you
make heavy use of your phone. Further, I am well aware that there are
many people who really don't care too much at all about their on-going
expenditure so Vonage, for them, is the best to go for.
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