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

[Mark Kelly]

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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