"Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
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> "Mr Flobby" <mrflobby@cv1.info> wrote in message
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>> Well, IMO, if you need a device to connect to the PSTN
>> then you intend, at some point, to use the PSTN. It's
>> much more flexible if there's a way to use the PSTN via a
>> dial sequence. Grandstream realised this with the 486
>> rev.1 vs 486 rev.2 model. In my case, call rates dictate
>> that weekend calls are free via PSTN, now the unit has to
>> be switched off to enable this (one main phone).[/color]
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> Ah, I see. Can't you select the port in the dial plan..? Of course you
> could use 2 phones ;-)[/color]

Now, thats a good question. It's a present for my sister, so once she
unwraps it I'll be able to play around with the settings and see. I just
switched it on, and made a call to check it out.