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

[Keith Richardson]

Skype is certainly worth a serious look too. It combines the advantages
of telephones plus file transfer and immediate texting. It is free
between fellow skype users and has charges to access the normal
telephone network. I have been using it for a month or so. The sound
quality is excellent.
It simply uses your excisting broadband internet connection.
Keith



On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 14:42:28 +1000, "Mark Kelly"
<kel at mckinnonsc.vic.edu.au> said:
> 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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