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Hello
I am a viginmedia customer with a 20MB cable internet connection on the 12
month discounted deal. I also have a BT line. My BT bills are usually
20 -30 pounds per month for between 5-10 of calls. I am not a big telephone
user and it bugs me to pay my BT bill being such a low user. I am looking
into voip as I want to ditch BT in order to justify keeping my 20MB when the
discount expires.
Having read through the posts here, I believe I need a VOIP ATA and an
account with someone like cheapvoip.co.uk

Looking on ebay, there is quite a choice - Linksys, Cisco etc.

Could someone here recomend one that works well with virginmedia please?
I would also welcome any general help / advice on this issue.

Cheers folks,

Christine.

If you want to be able to use a cordless phone, the Linksys PAP2 is
likely to be the best to go for.

If you're not to fussy about using a cordless phone, then a Snom IP
phone would be my recommendation.

cheapvoip.co.uk are not a VoIP supplier as far as i can see! and, do you
want cheap, or good value?

after the 12 months with virgin at the discounted rate, cancel and get
the service again.... or blag a new offer from them....

"Chris Polhill" <chris.mo@ntlworld.com> wrote in message
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> Hello
> I am a viginmedia customer with a 20MB cable internet connection on[/color]
the 12[color=blue]
> month discounted deal. I also have a BT line. My BT bills are[/color]
usually[color=blue]
> 20 -30 pounds per month for between 5-10 of calls. I am not a big[/color]
telephone[color=blue]
> user and it bugs me to pay my BT bill being such a low user. I am[/color]
looking[color=blue]
> into voip as I want to ditch BT in order to justify keeping my 20MB[/color]
when the[color=blue]
> discount expires.
> Having read through the posts here, I believe I need a VOIP ATA and[/color]
an[color=blue]
> account with someone like cheapvoip.co.uk
>
> Looking on ebay, there is quite a choice - Linksys, Cisco etc.
>
> Could someone here recomend one that works well with virginmedia[/color]
please?[color=blue]
> I would also welcome any general help / advice on this issue.
>
> Cheers folks,
>
> Christine.
>
>[/color]

I have Virgin (actually ntlworld) at 4Mb and use voip without problem.

On this group the consistent best voip supplier is [url]www.voip.vo.uk[/url] You
will need to load a tenner to open the account but after that 1p/min
in UK, 2p/min anywhere in Europe. You get voicemail f.o.c.

I also have a Sipgate account - which has the advantage of giving you
a number at registration which will permit incoming calls without
credit on the account. You can also make calls to other Sipgate
users - which are free.

I started with a Sipura SPA2000 ATA and am very pleased with it. You
will however need a router to use this on your cable feed (Ethernet.)
If you don't have a router then get a SPA2102 as this sits between
your cable and your PC and has its own DHCP server (i.e. router) built
in.

The Linksys PAP2 is also a good buy.

For info Sipura were bought a while ago by Linksys: Linksys were in
turn bought by Cisco.

Ultimately the choice comes down to facilites and price, but any of
these three will do the job a treat. You will also need to buy a
telephone socket adapter as the box uses RJ11 - Maplin do them for
about 3.99

If you want help setting it up (no - it doesn't work straight out of
the box) drop me a mail off group - it took me weeks to get mine to
work, until I (accidently) found the problem.


--
Woody

harrogate3 at ntlworld dot com

On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:43:41 GMT, "Chris Polhill"
<chris.mo@ntlworld.com> wrote:

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>Could someone here recomend one that works well with virginmedia please?
>I would also welcome any general help / advice on this issue.[/color]

Linksys pap 2 which are about to be re badged Cisco I believe .

Just keep well away from Sipgate at all cost [url]www.orbtalk.co.uk[/url] seem to
provide a good service had an account with them for about six months
without any down time . Free UK geographical number no set up charge
only need a fiver in your account to make calls or their "Orbtalk 1000
- the International inclusive minutes bundle to all UK destinations
PLUS Australia, Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Singapore and the
USA."at 4.99 plus vat .
I only use them for free 0800 and 0808 calls which you get without
having to put money in your account has I use my voip.co.uk account
for all uk calls evenings and weekends and voipcheap.com for all
international calls and daytime UK calls.

On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 19:21:19 GMT, "harrogate3" <nospam3@ntlworld.com>
wrote:

[color=blue]
>On this group the consistent best voip supplier is [url]www.voip.vo.uk[/url] You
>will need to load a tenner to open the account but after that 1p/min
>in UK, 2p/min anywhere in Europe. You get voicemail f.o.c.[/color]
Or sign up to their excellent 19.99 yearly deal which gives hour long
daytime calls for 2p and free evening and weekend calls plus of course
excellent free telephone support.[color=blue]
>
>I also have a Sipgate account - which has the advantage of giving you
>a number at registration which will permit incoming calls without
>credit on the account. You can also make calls to other Sipgate
>users - which are free.
>[/color]
Go wash your mouth out :)))))) .

In message <9qtmb3lq97vnnshl4jk3it0cdnbjafcs54@4ax.com>
[email]mymail@hotmail.com[/email] wrote:
[color=blue]
> On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:43:41 GMT, "Chris Polhill"
> <chris.mo@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>
>[color=green]
> >Could someone here recomend one that works well with virginmedia please?
> >I would also welcome any general help / advice on this issue.[/color]
>
> Just keep well away from Sipgate at all cost[/color]

Ignore this bloke, Chris, he's a notorious nutter.

Sipgate is fine.

Dave

on 09/08/2007, Dave Higton supposed :[color=blue]
> In message <9qtmb3lq97vnnshl4jk3it0cdnbjafcs54@4ax.com>
> [email]mymail@hotmail.com[/email] wrote:
>[color=green]
>> On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:43:41 GMT, "Chris Polhill"
>> <chris.mo@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>
>>[color=darkred]
>>> Could someone here recomend one that works well with virginmedia please?
>>> I would also welcome any general help / advice on this issue.[/color]
>>
>> Just keep well away from Sipgate at all cost[/color]
>
> Ignore this bloke, Chris, he's a notorious nutter.
>
> Sipgate is fine.
>
> Dave[/color]

Not only that, there is no cost necessarily associated with Sipgate.

"Jono" <nothanks@blueyonder.invalid> wrote in message
news:mn.4d3e7d78e7f194b3.48968@blueyonder.invalid...[color=blue]
> on 09/08/2007, Dave Higton supposed :[color=green]
>> In message <9qtmb3lq97vnnshl4jk3it0cdnbjafcs54@4ax.com>
>> [email]mymail@hotmail.com[/email] wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:43:41 GMT, "Chris Polhill"
>>> <chris.mo@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Could someone here recomend one that works well with virginmedia
>>>> please?
>>>> I would also welcome any general help / advice on this issue.
>>>
>>> Just keep well away from Sipgate at all cost[/color]
>>
>> Ignore this bloke, Chris, he's a notorious nutter.
>>
>> Sipgate is fine.
>>
>> Dave[/color]
>
> Not only that, there is no cost necessarily associated with Sipgate.[/color]

That's certainly true if you just use Sipgate foe incoming calls,
and you get free voicemail and a free real telephone number,
any STD code you fancy.
--

Graham.
%Profound_observation%

On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:22:38 +0100, Jono <nothanks@blueyonder.invalid>
wrote:
[color=blue]
>on 09/08/2007, Dave Higton supposed :[color=green]
>> In message <9qtmb3lq97vnnshl4jk3it0cdnbjafcs54@4ax.com>
>> [email]mymail@hotmail.com[/email] wrote:
>>[color=darkred]
>>> On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:43:41 GMT, "Chris Polhill"
>>> <chris.mo@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> Could someone here recomend one that works well with virginmedia please?
>>>> I would also welcome any general help / advice on this issue.
>>>
>>> Just keep well away from Sipgate at all cost[/color]
>>
>> Ignore this bloke, Chris, he's a notorious nutter.
>>
>> Sipgate is fine.
>>
>> Dave[/color]
>
>Not only that, there is no cost necessarily associated with Sipgate.
>[/color]
Is that all you think about "COST" what happened to buy BRITISH
and loyalty to the British workforce, you may not have to pay THEM
anything to sign up and get a number but if you want to make a call
you have to pay unless you are all phoning each other and no one that
isn't a Sipgate subscriber .

<mymail@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:tr3nb39otkofnc183qokblfq22iph6k7ik@4ax.com...[color=blue]
> On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 22:22:38 +0100, Jono <nothanks@blueyonder.invalid>
> wrote:
>[color=green]
>>on 09/08/2007, Dave Higton supposed :[color=darkred]
>>> In message <9qtmb3lq97vnnshl4jk3it0cdnbjafcs54@4ax.com>
>>> [email]mymail@hotmail.com[/email] wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 09 Aug 2007 18:43:41 GMT, "Chris Polhill"
>>>> <chris.mo@ntlworld.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> Could someone here recomend one that works well with virginmedia
>>>>> please?
>>>>> I would also welcome any general help / advice on this issue.
>>>>
>>>> Just keep well away from Sipgate at all cost
>>>
>>> Ignore this bloke, Chris, he's a notorious nutter.
>>>
>>> Sipgate is fine.
>>>
>>> Dave[/color]
>>
>>Not only that, there is no cost necessarily associated with Sipgate.
>>[/color]
> Is that all you think about "COST" what happened to buy BRITISH
> and loyalty to the British workforce, you may not have to pay THEM
> anything to sign up and get a number but if you want to make a call
> you have to pay unless you are all phoning each other and no one that
> isn't a Sipgate subscriber .[/color]

You don't have to use the same provider for i/c and o/g calls, and
the way I look at it I pay 6.5ppm to call UK mobiles and get
UK geographic numbers free. See my earlier post in this thread.
Perhaps when I win the lottery, I will be able to afford to be as
patriotic as you Ron.

--
Graham.
%Profound_observation%