On Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:14:51 GMT, Jono <nothanks@blueyonder.invalid>
wrote:
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>on 16/02/2007, Ivor Jones supposed :[color=green]
>> "Jupiter" <Jupiter@shotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:l9abt25bkpjrc181t2de718pt4bp87egrk@4ax.com[color=darkred]
>>> A friend of mine has relatives in Germany so when
>>> registering with Sipgate he chose the option of a German
>>> number for incoming/outgoing PSTN calls. The number
>>> allocated is 0048 1801 ************
>>> German 01801 numbers appear to be like our 0845 numbers,
>>> i.e. 'shared cost'
>>> I can't call his German number from the UK as I get a
>>> recorded message 'this number is not available' as soon
>>> as 1801 is dialled. I don't think you can dial our 0845
>>> numbers from abroad either, so does anyone know if I'm
>>> right in thinking that this number can only be used from
>>> within Germany? If so, that will suit him fine but it
>>> will be no good him giving out the number to people
>>> outside Germany.[/color]
>>
>> Are you sure of the number..? The country code for Germany is 49 not 48. I'm
>> not sure if 1801 numbers are generally usable from outside Germany as I've
>> never used one. However the number will be callable from Sipgate, but do
>> remember you will have to dial the full PSTN number as you can't dial SIP
>> ID's in Germany from the UK and vice versa.
>>
>> Did he email Sipgate tech support..? What did they say..?
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>
>It's also worth pointing out that if the subject of this thread applies
>for a completely fresh Sipgate.de account, using their German
>relative's address, he will get a proper German "geographic" number.
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Good point, but wouldn't Sipgate know that his IP address was in a
block allocated to a UK ISP and sus out the ploy?
They'll have to be careful about this because it's a legal requirement
in Germany that the user be resident there.