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swood75729

mcelhinney wrote:

this may sound extremely silly but am i correct in thinking you need the headphone sets like in a call centre with the mouth piece ?? I really want to do this but I dont really know what Im on about - where do you buy the equipment ?? Thank you

If you use the softphone you will need either a headset or usb phone (£14.97 in Tesco)

BexTech

Or instead of using toy town phones, sorry that's USB phones, if you have a router you could use a proper VoIP phone or an adapter such as a LinkSys PAP2 and connect up your usual phones, both allow you to make and receive calls without a PC, USB phones require PC switched on and software running.

trickytrolleys

BexTech wrote:

Or instead of using toy town phones, sorry that's USB phones, if you have a router you could use a proper VoIP phone or an adapter such as a LinkSys PAP2 and connect up your usual phones, both allow you to make and receive calls without a PC, USB phones require PC switched on and software running.

this sounds great - could you please tell me what I need - if you could do it in idiot terms that would be great!!

trickytrolleys

just bumping

BexTech

If you have a router then you could use a PAP2 ATA.

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=2222

This just connects to your router and you attach a phone to it, it has two ports (lines) each with a REN of 5.

There is a little setting up such as entering the username and password details from your VoIP provider.

fredy34

BexTech wrote:

If you have a router then you could use a PAP2 ATA.

http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=2222

This just connects to your router and you attach a phone to it, it has two ports (lines) each with a REN of 5.

There is a little setting up such as entering the username and password details from your VoIP provider.

BexTech I dont know what make the adapter is, i 'borrowed' it temporaraly from work but would i be better getting the product you posted above instead? Does this mean ill be able to have the computer off and get calls on my 'ordinary' phone plugged into this device?

the adapter looks like http://www.broadbandbuyer.co.uk/Shop/ShopDetail.asp?ProductID=2370&CategoryID=84&ShopGroupID=40

many thanks.

F

BexTech

The adapter you posted is for converting the RJ11 (USA plug socket) on the VoIP adapter to a BABT socket used by UK phones.

Some routers have built in VoIP ports, if not you need a device like the one I posted the link to, plus the adapter you posted the link too.

As long as you do have a router and not just a modem, then yes with this PAP2 you can use you ordinary phones plugged into the PAP2 with the PC on.

johnk

BexTech, earlier in the thread, you mentioned that you have both Skype and Sipgate on the same PC. Is it possible to have both services active at the same time, ideally through a USB phone?

I am thinking of moving from Skype to Sipgate. However I still have friends on Skype hence I need to keep Skype going for them.

Many thanks.

BexTech

There should be no problem, the USB phone is just a sound device.

mehta66

I'm just about to download and install Sipgate, having read a lot of the reviews about it on this board.

Just before I do .... do I need any special equipement? Eg, on its website it talks about an adaptor and a soft phone. I'm currently on broadband.

Any pointers would be much appreicated.

Thanks