"Jupiter" <Jupiter@shotmail.com> wrote in message
news:itedt2d0hksols5lf1jrof2lchs2an92pa@4ax.com

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> You're quite right about the 0049 - my typing error!
> We've established that the number works fine within
> Germany. He arranged calls from relatives in Wurzen and
> Leipzig. No problems at all and they got charged the
> local rate for 0801. The number is not useable from
> outside Germany but that's not a problem to him.
> BTW, I have called him from Sipgate with his Sipgate ID
> several times and not had to use the full PSTN number.[/color]

Ah, I am beginning to see the light. Was the German 01801 number obtained
from sipgate.co.uk or sipgate.de..? You can get 01801 numbers (but not
gerographic German numbers) from the UK site, so even though it's a German
number it's still effectively a UK SIP ID. That would work.


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