"Scope" <scope@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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> divoch wrote:[color=green]
>> "Scope" <scope@somewhere.com> wrote in message
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>> With BT/NTL you can use cheap override providers and then the
>> advantages of VOIP are not so obvious to me.
>> divoch[/color]
>
> Absolutely.. If I had a BT line I would think twice about bothering with
> VoIP.. Perhaps if you liked to play around with new technology - otherwise
> (with the override providers) there isnt really that much in it.
>
> Im in a NTL area and have dropped my Phoneline, so the only expense I've
> got is my Broadband.. In my case VoIP has worked out VERY well.
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Unfortunately I use both NTL broadband and telephone service.
I quite agree with you that BT line with override providers is a better bet
than NTL. Both, the choice of providers and costs are better.
I am considering either switching to BT to get the benefits of a greater
choice or possibly keeping NTL broadband and using VOIP. I do
not see it as a clear cut right now but what puts me of VOIP is that,
as far as I know, you still cannot call emergency services and that some
operators, namely NTL, does not allow their customers to call VOIP
specific numbers.
divoch