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  • circuit
    circuit Posts: 508 Forumite
    thanks everyone for the info. have read this thread through (twice!) and learned a lot.
    now have 2 sipgate numbers (voice/ voicemail) but will continue to use the free minutes on my 3 contract for outgoing calls, until something free comes along. will pop out and get a headset tomorrow.
  • Stabilo
    Stabilo Posts: 452 Forumite
    circuit wrote:
    thanks everyone for the info. have read this thread through (twice!) and learned a lot.
    now have 2 sipgate numbers (voice/ voicemail) but will continue to use the free minutes on my 3 contract for outgoing calls, until something free comes along. will pop out and get a headset tomorrow.

    Sipdiscount gives free calls to landlines.
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  • nilocmac
    nilocmac Posts: 511 Forumite
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    Does anyone know when you buy credit with Sipdiscount can you make free call to the complete list of countries that you can make one minute calls to?
    Thanks in Advance
  • BexTech
    BexTech Posts: 4,772 Forumite
    No, but if you still wish to make the 1 min calls you could use the test account, or sign up another account.
    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!)
  • nilocmac
    nilocmac Posts: 511 Forumite
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    is there somewhere on the SD site where it gives you the list? Other than their comprehensive price list?
  • bluemountains
    bluemountains Posts: 3 Newbie
    SIPdiscount.com flashed up with Voipcheap and I payed 5 euros to have unlimited calls to Australia etc. But realised afterwards that they are not the same at all. What do I have to do to use the SIP account? There is no way of dialing. I've jumped in without sussing it out. Can anyone advise me?
  • BexTech
    BexTech Posts: 4,772 Forumite
    You can use an ATA, or input the setting onto a softphone program, like Firefly (3rd party), X-Lite or Snom softphone.
    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!)
  • nilocmac
    nilocmac Posts: 511 Forumite
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    VoipCheap has just added a lot of more countries to the list that you can call for free.

    Australia free
    Belgium free
    Denmark free
    Finland free
    Germany free
    Greece free
    Iceland free
    Ireland free
    Italy free
    Liechtenstein free
    Luxembourg free
    Monaco free
    Netherlands free
    New Zealand free
    Norway free
    Portugal free
    Spain free
    Sweden free
    Taiwan free
    United Kingdom free
    United States free
  • codetown
    codetown Posts: 685 Forumite
    Hello,
    I read with interest many pages on this thread and have some questions:

    - how do you get a free voip-in local number (i.e. 02xxxxx) from sipgate? I tried starting from sipgate.co.uk and I am on a UK connection (geolocator locates my IP as London). I read someone used a proxy. Can you suggest a good one without wasting too much time?
    At present I have on the list on the left side of the sipgate pages:

    Please select your future telephone number from our pre-selection list:

    Germany, lokal - 01801 (zum Ortstarif)
    United Kingdom, local - 0845
    United Kingdom, national - 0870

    I cannot find the local prefix even if it is mentioned in the internal pages!

    - Does anyone know where to download X-lite these days? the link in the original message on the first page is not working anymore (a new company name comes up and no free version).
  • BexTech
    BexTech Posts: 4,772 Forumite
    Usually it is people on AOL that have the problem you are seeing or those outside the UK.

    Try: http://www.samair.ru/proxy/proxy-12.htm for a proxy.

    Once you get a UK IP range, you should find Sipgate then lists the London 020 number you are after.

    http://www.xten.com/index.php?menu=download for x-lite.
    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!)
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