"Jupiter" <Jupiter@shotmail.com> schreef in bericht
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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]

non geographical (german) Sipgate numbers used to start with +49 1801 555
xxx xxxx
- these numbers can be dialed from within Germany from most landlines
(Telekom), but NOT from ALL providers !!!
- these numbers are not at local rate, but can be sometimes expensive
depending the provider or the price plan of the caller.
- these numbers can usually be dialed from abroad, therefore NOT TRUE that
it is not useable from outside Germany
- you can apply for local german numbers with Sipgate, but there is a tough
check: Name, Date of birth and adress need to match exactely with the entry
in the "Shufa" Database
(Shufa is a database containing the names of EVERY person who has opened a
German account (Bank account, Visa, etc...)
If the name you are using (incl. date of birth and complete adress) to
register does not exactly match, then your request for a german geographical
number gets denied.

rgds
Philippe