VOIP Provider

frog_bounce

Hello.
Who would you say is the best VOIP provider?
I want to take my land line to a VOIP provider and only have incoming calls, oh and also dont want to pay too much!
Thanks

LeeSouthEast

If you don't mind having a new number (with the same area code as your existing line), you can do it all for free with Sipgate. See https://www.sipgate.co.uk for details.

I've been using them for over a year now, and have nothing but praise.

frog_bounce

do you use it just on your pc or do you have a telephone attached too?
if so what model do you use?


thanks

nathan

gavinp

Another vote for Sipgate - we have four family members connected up, one using a Speedtouch 716WL router (in Spain), two using Grandstream ATA486 / ATA496 ATAs and we have Siemens S685IP phones:

http://www.pcw.co.uk/personal-computer-world/hardware/2238138/siemens-gigaset-s685ip-4449940

The Siemens phones aren't cheap but they are excellent IMHO.

Thanks

Gavin

frog_bounce

Do you need a specific router to use sipgate or similar?

thanks

LeeSouthEast

No, any router capable of doing port forwarding will suffice.

I use a dedicated phone (it's also a Siemens.. the model escapes me). It's part of a set of 4, all wireless. These then connect to PBXes.org where I aggregate a bunch of SIPgate accounts. My setup is a bit complicated, but the principle is the same.

If my mobile is in the house, it'll also act as a voip client. If I'm out of the house, calls get forwarded to it over POTS.

frog_bounce

Thanks for that lee, to get the VOIP on your mobile do you use a application?
Oh and would you recommend a hand set for a new VOIP user?

benjus

I also use Sipgate - with a Linksys PAP2T Analogue adapter connected to an old analogue DECT phone and also with a ZyXel WiFi phone. The Linksys adapter seems to work better.

If you want to keep an existing landline number I think Sipgate can do it, although I assume they won't do this as part of the free service. Gradwell can certainly port existing numbers, although their service is not free (about £3 a month I think).

LeeSouthEast

I just use the standard Nokia SIP client on my phone. No software required

frog_bounce

What model nokia do you have?

LeeSouthEast

A fairly ancient Nokia N95.