[Year 12 IPM] Re: I'm leaping into the VoIP

[Luke]

For those interested in VOIP, it is worth checking out:
www.voipbuster.com/en

Its in beta testing and you can make free calls to a landline but only for a 
limit of 30 sec or something like that.

Luke Monty
IPM teacher
Mooroolbark College

"Mark Kelly" <kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au> wrote in message 
news:mailman.986.1127104955.3349.ipm at edulists.com.au...
> Dear all
>
> I'm taking the plunge and cashing in my Optus home landline for a VoIP 
> phone account.  (Since I have cable internet, I don't need to keep my 
> existing landline as ADSL users have to do.)
>
> I'm going for the ATA with DID - the ATA [Analogue Telephone Adaptor] is a 
> $120 black box that connects my existing phone to my router and the 
> internet.
>
> The DID [Direct Inward Dial] is a virtual phone number that lets me call 
> real [PSTN] phones anywhere in the world and receive calls from real 
> phones from anywhere.
>
> Alas, I can't keep my existing PSTN phone number  :-(
>
> All calls [even STD] within Oz are 10c (untimed) and international calls 
> are about 33% or less of Telstra/Optus.  Monthly subscription is $10 (half 
> of what Optus asks).
>
> If you want a risk-free trial, you can get free VoIP using software and 
> headset/mikes but you can only talk to other people using the same 
> software if they're currently on the internet - you can't call normal 
> phones or get called by them.
>
> I'll let you know how it goes.
>
> -- 
> Mark Kelly
> Actively on Holiday from being
> Manager - Information Systems
> McKinnon Secondary College
>
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