Hi Matt,

thank you very much for your reply.

Let's see if I understand what you are saying, I can get my Telewest broadband connection, attach to it the router for wireless connection and to the router I can attach the magic box that gives me a phone socket (Why can't you? No Telewest in Durham?). Then I get my old phone, plug it in and bob's your uncle.
As simple as that????

Also, with regard to the provider, I understand that some give numbers for free (voip.co.uk or sip.co.uk perhaps?), but in any case the important thing is that the technology is NOT linked to a specific provider. For example all the various skype phones I see around seem to be suitable for Skype only and not for other VoIP systems, while what you suggest can be used in any case.

You slander VoIpStunt and the fact that they are not contactable is annoying, however they are, at the moment, free for calls to most of Europe. it is true that VoIPBuster used to be free and not it isn't (besides, their interface is the same, are they the same company?). I suppose that I can use one provider to receive phone calls and another to make them, until things change. If things go awry with one provider, I always have a fall back position

One other thing. Looking around amidts all the posts in the forum and in VelocityReviews, I saw one VoIP provider that was very cheap on mobiles, some 5p a minute. Can't remember which one it is. If you know, can you tell me if it is any good?

One last point, which deserves a different thread, why hasn't BT gone bust yet? Why is this technology unknown in the UK??

Thanks a lot Matt, you've been a star!!

Andrea

PS

I am on a roll now.... could I also get an Italian number?????