VOIP for student in halls (help)

rickyc_3

I am a uni student in halls so i am looking for a VOIP soloution for me. Firstly i am in halls and all i need is something that allows incoming calls on a local number. I already have a sipgate account with a 01524 number.

1) I need a phone or headset that i can plug directly into my desktop cheap as possible but not something cheap and nasty!

2) Should i use a service like the tesco VOIP and get a free incoming number that way?

3) With sipgate would it be possible to use a Bluetooth headset? has anyone tried this?

4) Is the sipgate number classed as a normal number by BT?

hope you can help?

ps i know my pc would have to be on to receive my calls my budget is about 25 quid!

Helix

Have you checked that your Uni allow it first. I think a lot block it because it uses a lot of bandwidth. I'm hoping mine do but I'm waiting till I get there before I buy anything.

With Sipgate I think it is possible to have them as an incoming service and set a different outgoing service such as Tesco. I'm not sure on all the details of setting it up but you should be able to find out how on the internet somewhere.

rickyc_3

yup yup the allow it becuase i can use the sipgate soft phone with a microphone and speakers.