Re: Starting with VOIP

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> {{{{{Welcome}}}}} wrote:
> > Thus spaketh Don W:
> > > If I get a headset and boom mic each with a plug
> > > which can go into the EAR and MIC sockets on my PC,
> > > then is this all the extra hardware I need for VOIP?
> > >
> > > I hope I dont need one of those £20 (or more) "VOIP
> > > telephones" which I see in some shops.
> >
> > That is all you need.
> >
> > All the crappy £20 odd VoIP phones are in a microphone
> > and earpiece moulded into a plastic phone shape, many
> > are USB which just add their own sound card into the
> > device. At a later date you may wish to go down the hardware
> > side, I use a LinkSys PAP2 with www.Sipgate.co.uk and
> > www.VoIPStunt.com this plugs into my router and I
> > attach my home phones and use like a normal service,
> > I've been happy with VoIP that for almost a year I no
> > longer have a standard landline (use cable for
> > broadband). On the software side you can use x-lite.
> >
> > I recommend using www.sipgate.co.uk these offer for
> > free an proper 01 or 02 incoming number of your choice
> > of area code, not just the area you live in, no monthly
> > fees, calls to 0800/0808 freephone numbers are free. You could also
> > try www.voipstunt.com these also offer
> > an incoming number though not all area codes are
> > available so you may end up with an 0560 VoIP number,
> > they do charge ?10 (10 Euro) for 120 days service (top
> > up before 120 days and credit is retained) you can call
> > many destinations for free (up to 300 mins per week)
> > then 1c/min, you can send SMS text messages for 5c. Both Sipgate and
> > VoIPStunt can be used from the X-Lite
> > program, VoIPStunt you need their software to first
> > make you account.
> Can you use Skype with X-Lite, can't find an answer on
> the forum?

No. X-Lite uses SIP, Skype doesn't. Can we follow up to uk.telecom.voip
please..?

Ivor

Ivor Jones