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| Thread ID: 124496 | 2012-04-29 10:06:00 | Hook up Skype to a normal phone | Ninjabear (2948) | Press F1 |
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| 1272699 | 2012-04-29 10:48:00 | There's no fibre here so I don't think thats an option | Ninjabear (2948) | ||
| 1272700 | 2012-04-29 10:53:00 | The pros and cons of Voip. If you dont know (pcworld.co.nz) | Speedy Gonzales (78) | ||
| 1272701 | 2012-04-29 11:28:00 | That link Speedy posted is spot on :thumbs: A few weeks back I was called in to set up a VOIP with a place that couldn't get telcom or Telstra or any other of the standard provides. The guy that set up their internet with some place I never heard of before did a real good job, hell it was fast, but when it came to voip, what a nightmare, and he didn't want to know about it. They ended up going to two different places to get the voip equipment and account/Number that would use a standard phone . (nightmare number 1) one company ( mentioned in that article) provided equipment that was "meant to work" and it was far from easy to actually get any help, they provide no support at all. (nightmare number 2) the place that supplied the router they required swore black and blue the phone setup wouldn't work with the hardware company 1 provide - "finally" got hold of someone in the first company and they basically didn't want to know, said plug it in and it will work (yeah right). Found a site and entered in the correct settings and double checked with the ones provided & nothing Grrrrrrrrrr The moral of the above -- If you are going between two different companies and theres a problem, they will happily blame one another, offer very little support and you the customer are left in the crap. In the end I suggested they get hold of the place that supplied the router and ask what would work - they did that, cost a bit in equipment, but now its working fine, all new phones etc. |
wainuitech (129) | ||
| 1272702 | 2012-04-29 13:04:00 | Are you with nDSL or Telstraclear "cable" internet? We've always chosen the landline because it was just simpler with many phones in the house. We probably have 4 phones, 1 of that is a twin cordless set so 5. We have like over 10 jacks, dunno, previous owner had it. Maybe for convenience. In one room there is like 4 :lol: nDSL isn't that much cheaper ... Not sure if they use much data though ... but one way is why not just use a mobile phone with the Skype app ....... Many of my friends do that overseas, they have Skype, eBuddy You can get Wifi only Skype handsets on TM. Some might have an issue connecting to the router though due to maybe the security settings as some computer wifi cards have too ...... Then you can leave the computers off. Or RJ45 Skype phones - surely they exist. |
Nomad (952) | ||
| 1272703 | 2012-04-30 12:52:00 | Are you with nDSL or Telstraclear "cable" internet? We've always chosen the landline because it was just simpler with many phones in the house . We probably have 4 phones, 1 of that is a twin cordless set so 5 . We have like over 10 jacks, dunno, previous owner had it . Maybe for convenience . In one room there is like 4 :lol: nDSL isn't that much cheaper . . . Not sure if they use much data though . . . but one way is why not just use a mobile phone with the Skype app . . . . . . . Many of my friends do that overseas, they have Skype, eBuddy You can get Wifi only Skype handsets on TM . Some might have an issue connecting to the router though due to maybe the security settings as some computer wifi cards have too . . . . . . Then you can leave the computers off . Or RJ45 Skype phones - surely they exist . Na I'm with Telstraclear Normal Line and BB . I live in Auckland but I heard new plans are coming out with Telstraclear |
Ninjabear (2948) | ||
| 1272704 | 2012-04-30 22:07:00 | The pros and cons of Voip. If you dont know (pcworld.co.nz) Thanx for the link. An interesting article. I have both at home a Telecom landline for long distant and local calls and a 2talk SIP line for international and mobile calls. My old PBX routs the calls accordingly.. |
paulw (1826) | ||
| 1272705 | 2012-05-02 11:05:00 | I used to have Orcon Genius, but as the service was so unreliable I changed my ISP to Hosting Direct Naked broadband. I have my house phone on VoiP with 2talk using a Linksys PAP2T adapter giving me 2 phone lines, plugged into the router. They are available on Trade-me or PB Tech. As 2talk is in New Zealand they are approachable and give very good service. The charges are very favorable, see below. You can get a local area number so your local calls are free. Your calls can be forwarded to any phone. Uses standard or cordless phones. Skype Landline 4cts pm UK L 4cts pm Mobiles 48cts pm UK M 38cts pm 2talk Local area free. National Landline 3.45cts pm UK Landline 4cts pm Mobiles all NZ 22cts pm UK & China Mobile 29cts pm |
mzee (3324) | ||
| 1272706 | 2012-05-03 12:33:00 | If you do want to use Skype, why not just install the Skype app onto the cellphone..... a no. of my friends do that overseas. | Nomad (952) | ||
| 1272707 | 2012-05-03 14:09:00 | If you do want to use Skype, why not just install the Skype app onto the cellphone..... a no. of my friends do that overseas. And making sure to use the data allowance from the wifi setup which will usualyl be much cheaper than the phone companys mobile data plan. But on the issue of running Skype on a smartphone, has anyone tried it yet? Whats the performance like? I thought about trying it on my Android cellphone, but I had read quite a number of not good reviews on the Google Market (now Play) about it's performance and excessive memory usage, so I didn't use it on my cellphone. But that was a year ago, maybe I should look at it again... |
Chikara (5139) | ||
| 1272708 | 2012-05-03 21:06:00 | Why dont you download skype which im pretty sure if free on your android the call an 0800 number for free? | stratex5 (16685) | ||
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