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Tesco Internet Phone - A joke

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  • edina
    edina Posts: 178 Forumite
    I bought the tesco phone yesterday.....Later on i downloaded voipcheap. I made my 1st landline call using voipcheap today (free calls) & was able to use my tesco phone
  • BexTech
    BexTech Posts: 4,772 Forumite
    I use VoIP Stunt on my ATA along with Sipgate.
    It's PAC not PAC Code, it's MAC not MAC Code, it's PIN not PIN Number, it's ATM not ATM Machine, it's LCD not LCD Display, it's DVD not DVD disc... It's no one not noone, It's a lot not alot, It's got not gotten... Panini is the plural of panino - there is no S!!
    (OK my English isn't great, the sciences, maths & IT are my strong points!)
  • bestyman
    bestyman Posts: 1,122 Forumite
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    BexTech wrote:
    I use VoIP Stunt on my ATA along with Sipgate.

    Thanks for usefull info.
    I have just been to voipstunt website and itsays free calls to uk landlines, reading into this it says only up to 1 minute unles you have topped up.
    Whats the minimum topup ? any other catches?
    Thanks
    On the internet you can be anything you want.It`s strange so many people choose to be rude and stupid.
  • BexTech
    BexTech Posts: 4,772 Forumite
    €10 (Ten Euro) is the top-up plus 16% VAT, this credit lasts for 120 days, if you top up again before the 120 days then you keep your current credit.

    You get 300 mins per week of free calls to those free call destinations, you are then charged from your credit 1c/min when over the free minutes.

    They offer an incoming number for free, if you live in the main area codes, for example Birmingham, London, Manchester etc you will get an 0121, 020, 0161 number, if you live in a smaller area you may find you will get an 0560 number, BT however charge the same rate to call 0560 numbers as they do to 01 and 02 numbers on the BT Together 1 package, 1899 charges 3p per call to these numbers.
    It's PAC not PAC Code, it's MAC not MAC Code, it's PIN not PIN Number, it's ATM not ATM Machine, it's LCD not LCD Display, it's DVD not DVD disc... It's no one not noone, It's a lot not alot, It's got not gotten... Panini is the plural of panino - there is no S!!
    (OK my English isn't great, the sciences, maths & IT are my strong points!)
  • mobilegossip
    mobilegossip Posts: 1,163 Forumite
    As Martin says today in his regular weekly E-Mail.If your calling a non Tesco Voip Customer.

    DONT TOUCH THEM WITH A BARGE POLE.

    They are expensive compared to other providers.
  • I bought one of the Tesco phones as NTL cant get me a landline. It was tottally rubbish. When making calls i could hear other people crystal clear, but they could not hear a word i was saying. It might have had something to do with my internet connection being only 1mb. But Tesco being Tesco they took it back for me without a reciept, packagaing or cd. So no loss in the end

    So dont bother there rubbish
  • bendtoy_2
    bendtoy_2 Posts: 131 Forumite
    With other services, customers don't need to download any software, are not tied to a PC (it doesn't even need to be switched on) and can use an ordinary touch-tone phone to benefit from free evening and weekend calls to all UK landlines.
  • lemontart
    lemontart Posts: 6,037 Forumite
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    Heinz wrote:
    Good grief, I know teenagers like to talk on the phone but £30 per month just calling her best friend?

    That's a thousand calls at 3p each on 1899.

    She has a habit of calling his mobile as his parents complain if the house phone is tied up.

    Beth
    xx

    Seen a reduction in call costs allready of about £10 in just over a week.
    I am responsible me, myself and I alone I am not the keeper others thoughts and words.
  • lemontart
    lemontart Posts: 6,037 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 1,000 Posts Combo Breaker
    As Martin says today in his regular weekly E-Mail.If your calling a non Tesco Voip Customer.

    DONT TOUCH THEM WITH A BARGE POLE.

    They are expensive compared to other providers.

    I have told the pet teenager and her b/f in no uncertain terms that these phones are for calls to eachother only or me or her dads tesco phone. So far so good.

    Beth
    xx
    I am responsible me, myself and I alone I am not the keeper others thoughts and words.
  • bestyman
    bestyman Posts: 1,122 Forumite
    Part of the Furniture 500 Posts Combo Breaker
    Hi,
    I have downloaded voipstunt. Do I get an incoming number?
    Thanks
    On the internet you can be anything you want.It`s strange so many people choose to be rude and stupid.
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