Can I reduce VoIP/Digital Voice "landline" telephone call costs?

littleboo

dogfonos said:

AndyPK said:

As you have just signed up, i think the cheapest option is a SIM only deal with one of the smaller network providers. Do you have a good mobile signal and with what network? 

These can cost as little as £5/month. unlimited calls.  and have the advantage of mobile data too. 
talkhome is one, on the EE network

Only saw your post after my last response. Agree, it's a tempting option and if I only use WiFi/Internet for the calls, all calls would be free, currently.

Would they? As far as I know, WiFi calling still comes from your call allowance if you have one, or is charged as PAYG

QrizB

littleboo said:

dogfonos said:

Only saw your post after my last response. Agree, it's a tempting option and if I only use WiFi/Internet for the calls, all calls would be free, currently.

Would they? As far as I know, WiFi calling still comes from your call allowance if you have one, or is charged as PAYG

That's my understanding too.

You could install a softphone (I use Grandstream Wave) and make SIP VoIP calls from the mobile, but those would then need a VoIP plan (some of which can be quite cheap).

Or you can get an unlimited calls mobile plan for < £3 a month.

(See spusu deal at MSE, 1Gb of data and unlimited calls & texts for £2.90 a month.)

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With Vonage I can make & receive calls on my tablet through their app whilst away from home using WiFi.
This can be set up on two devices and home phone.
Probably not of use just thought I would mention it.

dogfonos

littleboo said:

dogfonos said:

AndyPK said:

As you have just signed up, i think the cheapest option is a SIM only deal with one of the smaller network providers. Do you have a good mobile signal and with what network? 

These can cost as little as £5/month. unlimited calls.  and have the advantage of mobile data too. 
talkhome is one, on the EE network

Only saw your post after my last response. Agree, it's a tempting option and if I only use WiFi/Internet for the calls, all calls would be free, currently.

Would they? As far as I know, WiFi calling still comes from your call allowance if you have one, or is charged as PAYG

Oops! You're quite right. I was thinking of WiFi/Internet Data, which doesn't come from the mobile allowance. I haven't actually made any calls as yet when using the new Lebara SIM.

Switchover to FTTP went smoothly today. Will checkout a few options regarding calls from the "landline" phone. Many thanks for your inputs.

mgns

Vitor said:

One thing to watch: once a PSTN number is ported to a VoIP service with an ISP, many providers are reluctant, or outright refuse, to allow a port-out to another VoIP service. So if keeping your number and flexibility is important, consider porting it to an independent VoIP provider before the FTTP switch.

Are you talking about Sky or Vodafone here? I haven't made the FTTP switch yet and would probably prefer having a VOIP service with Andrews & Arnold.

However, the initial hardware expense and having to retrieve a ceased number (as part of the FTTP switch) is making me think about deferring that hassle for 24 months by joining Vodafone Full Fibre + Digital Voice. I'm wondering if, in the future, that makes splitting the services harder.

Vitor

Sky don’t support porting out numbers to independent VoIP providers at all, numbers ported to Vodafone are notoriously hard to get back

iniltous

Vitor said:

Sky don’t support porting out numbers to independent VoIP providers at all, numbers ported to Vodafone are notoriously hard to get back

Not true 

This is just not true , they are required by Ofcom to port numbers on request