Internet phone £9.99 Free calls

beerbellybill999 · 12 December 2006 at 3:00PM

Most people will know that Aldi are selling their Tevion internet phone for £9.99 which they say allows you free calls between other Tevion internet phone users. What they don't tell you is that when you try and register the phone you need to put in your bank details and if you opt for the pay as you go option it will also take £10 of your card as a top up. You can then enter in a code to get £5 worth of free calls to non tevion users

The minimum therefore to start using the phone is £19.99.

There is however an alternative,buy the Aldi phone but don't register it. Throw away the software that was supplied and down alternative VOIP software from firms such as Skype(free download)
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-gb/download/skype/windows/helloagain.html
and calls are also free between Skype users but you don't need to enter in any bank details. You can top up if you want to to call non skype users inc normal phones etc. You can also add a Webcam and videocalls are also free

The Tevion is a rebranded Yealink USB-P1KH and if you go on their site

http://www.yealink.com/en/skypedown.asp

you can download the additional software that allows all its functions to work with Skype,VoipBuster, VoIPCheap, VoIPStunt, NetAppel, InternetCalls, SparVoip, VoipDiscount,MSN Messenger 7.0 or above,to name just a few

You can then talk to anyone of you friends for free as long as they have an internet phone and are using the same VOIP software such as skype etc

My friends are Emigrating to Austraila in a couple of months and they will take one of these phones with them and we can talk for free

These phone have been in Aldi for about a week but they still seem to have pleny of stock

I hope this helps

Tharweb · 12 December 2006 at 3:07PM

Can't make my mind up whether to go for one of these or one of the Netgear VOIP adapters at Staples

RightRevBod · 12 December 2006 at 7:45PM

Tharweb wrote:

Can't make my mind up whether to go for one of these or one of the Netgear VOIP adapters at Staples

I very much doubt that you will get one of the Netgears from Staples. They must be as rare as rocking horse droppings by now.

However, if you do manage to find one, good luck to you.

Tharweb · 12 December 2006 at 9:49PM

There's a few left but by the time I make my mind up they'll have gone as usual.

beerbellybill999 · 13 December 2006 at 12:29AM

Tharweb wrote:

Can't make my mind up whether to go for one of these or one of the Netgear VOIP adapters at Staples

Sorry, but what does this do?

Coldfinger · 13 December 2006 at 12:48AM

Yealink USB-P1KH..... looks just like the TESCO E337

gifteddante · 13 December 2006 at 12:51AM

beerbellybill999 wrote:

Sorry, but what does this do?

A VOIP Phone / Adaptor is a piece of hardware that allows you to use your internet connection as a phone line (V.oice O.ver I.ternet P.rotocol). This can either be free or extremly cheap. I use Tesco internet and can call Canada for 1p a minute and now as family has one, call them for free! With Tesco (and others) you get a UK telephone number provided with the pack (You can choose) I live in North Yorkshire but have a Glasgow Number (I'm from there) for my internet phone. People can call me on my landline using 01947 dialling code and my 'House' Phone rings or they can call me on my 0141 number and my PC rings. It really is quite good. It is a money saving marvel, you coud get rid of BT altogether by spending the £10 line rental you would save on 'internet calls' you could speak for around 15 hours a month!, No need for line rental or call charges, which could save the average house around £40-50 I would guess. Bear in mind you would still pay for your broadband though!

Hope this helps!

circuit · 13 December 2006 at 1:50AM

Posted here already

http://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/showthread.html?t=324821

debs626 · 13 December 2006 at 8:39AM

can I just add a point to this thread. You dont need to buy a voip phone (saving £10) if you allready have a head set and mic. Just use the sites dialing software.

@ (gifteddante) I think most ppl need to pay line rental to have broadband.

Ken-Dodds-Hairy-Knodule · 13 December 2006 at 11:44AM

gifteddante wrote:

you coud get rid of BT altogether by spending the £10 line rental you would save on 'internet calls' you could speak for around 15 hours a month!, No need for line rental or call charges, which could save the average house around £40-50 I would guess. Bear in mind you would still pay for your broadband though!

Only if you have cable broadband. If you use ADSL for your internet connection you have to have a BT phone line at £11pcm.

I'd still recommend a voip router over the pc-phone though, especially if you can get one cheaply from staples. You are then free to use your (any) normal phone to make voip calls.

gifteddante · 13 December 2006 at 3:24PM

Ken-Dodds-Hairy-Knodule wrote:

Only if you have cable broadband. If you use ADSL for your internet connection you have to have a BT phone line at £11pcm.

I pay BT nothing! All my telecoms are through Pipex. You cn get equivelant to 'Free' Line rental deals from some companies, i.e. you pay £19.99 a month for everything.

Internet phone £9.99 Free calls

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