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Lee_D:
http://interactive.pcw.co.uk/2006/08/every_little_he.html
Lot of info out there.
Appears you can run Tesco and other VOIP software as long as it's not at the same time or you get conflicts.
Dunno how you would go on the phone but those 3g Vodaphone broadband modems suddenly seem more sensible if you can get them to really work for there keep.
We would really only use on when caravanning and thats usually where the reception is poorest. That said if I gor European cover (very expensive at the mo) then I suppose if for instance when I retire in 16 years it would be making sense to have one fitted in my winnebongo as I tour the world.
Lee D
Lee D
Yoshi:
The mobile phones from 3 which have skype on them allow 4000 mins of incoming/outcoming as long as you top up by £10 every month. (the 4000 mins includes incoming and outgoing calls).
The phones themselves are £49.99 for the cheapest or £59.99 with a £10 credit voucher.
cardiff_gareth:
I had skype installed on my 3 phone when it came out of the box, if you have a Nokia X series phone you can get an add on called X series Silver for £5 per month, this gives you unlimited skype calling, unlimited internet use, 1gb download per month, windows live messenger, mobile mail (emails sent to your phone) and mobilecat (like podcasts but for your phone)
X series gold (£10 per month) gives you all this plus a little gadget that plugs into your sky box so you can link all your sky channels to your phone so whereever you are you can watch sky 8)
UKJeeper:
--- Quote from: "Disco Matt" ---The only tricky part is this: What do you do if there's a power cut? We were caught out not that long ago when the cordless phones went off. Digging the old corded phone out and plugging it in restored service!
--- End quote ---
We have an APC Smart UPS 1500 under the desk. Basically a big battery that supplies power when the mains goes out. I have the PC, monitor, router, and cable modem running through it. The printer, external drive, speakers, etc (non-essentials) go to a mains supply.
If the power stays out for longer, i have 3-4 spiral cell batterys (optima's) on trickle in the garage that i can connect up for more juice.
Oh, and i use Skype and am happy with it so far. I have yet to get a SkypeIn number yet though.
Sheddy:
--- Quote from: "Disco Matt" ---The only tricky part is this: What do you do if there's a power cut? We were caught out not that long ago when the cordless phones went off. Digging the old corded phone out and plugging it in restored service!
--- End quote ---
If there's a powercut, there shouldn't be an issue. I sell business class VoIP telephones for a living and they afford you a level of redundancy flexibility and disaster recovery that ordinary telephones can only dream of. Whether it is a single handset or an international network, the VoIp telephones are superb.
VoIP telephones work over broadband but broadband currently has to be piggy-backed onto an ordinary telephone line, so if there is a power cut you would just use the ordinary line to make and recieve your calls. I don't know if the redundancy features are built into the Tesco VoIP handsets but if it is, all you do is pre-programme the telephone to auto-divert to either your normal home phone or mobile in the event of the VoIP phone failing. In that way you can have your VoIP number as your main home telephone number. Should someone call into the VoIP number and it is unable to connect, the system would seamlessly divert it to you chosen alternative number.
The benefits in business are enormous but because companys like Skype launched thier products early, they essentially launched a product which was not robust enough. People who tried the early releases of Skype were generally dissapointed with the call quality and reliability which formed an impression of VoIP that they carry to this day. VoIP is an efficient carrier which makes it approximately 60% cheaper to use VoIP-landline/mobile and free for on network calls.
Todays VoIP solutions are extremely efficient and reliable. If there are problems with it then it will be down to the bandwidth that your Internet provider has allocated you, not the technology. A call to your provider will get it sorted out.
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