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Voipcheap problem - please help a newbie.
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| Until yesterday I had no knowledge at all of voip, until I downloaded
Voipcheap and bought a Plantronics DSP-400 USB headset. When I use Voipcheap
to dial my own (or any other) POTS number I get a beep through the headset
for each digit I enter on the keyboard. The called number then rings, but
when the phone is answered I can't hear anything - either outgoing or
incoming.
There was 2 Euros free credit on Skype with the headset so I downloaded and
set up Skype and it works perfectly. But Voipcheap is free for UK calls, but
I can't get it to work. If anyone could point me in the right direction I
would be grateful. I am conversant with computers, but am a total newcomer
to voip.
JohnT
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| Phil Thompson 2005-07-29, 2:45 am |
| On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:16:06 +0100, "JohnT"
<johnhillriseSPAMNOT@gmail.com> wrote:
>But Voipcheap is free for UK calls, but
>I can't get it to work. If anyone could point me in the right direction I
>would be grateful. I am conversant with computers, but am a total newcomer
>to voip.
how are you connecting ? firewalls can obstruct VoIP.
Phil
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| Sounds like it has to be a firewall issue to me
Me
On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 08:16:06 +0100, "JohnT"
<johnhillriseSPAMNOT@gmail.com> wrote:
>Until yesterday I had no knowledge at all of voip, until I downloaded
>Voipcheap and bought a Plantronics DSP-400 USB headset. When I use Voipcheap
>to dial my own (or any other) POTS number I get a beep through the headset
>for each digit I enter on the keyboard. The called number then rings, but
>when the phone is answered I can't hear anything - either outgoing or
>incoming.
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>There was 2 Euros free credit on Skype with the headset so I downloaded and
>set up Skype and it works perfectly. But Voipcheap is free for UK calls, but
>I can't get it to work. If anyone could point me in the right direction I
>would be grateful. I am conversant with computers, but am a total newcomer
>to voip.
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>JohnT
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| Stefan Kaniuk 2005-07-29, 7:45 am |
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> would be grateful. I am conversant with computers, but am a total newcomer
> to voip.
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> JohnT
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well perhaps you should try a more professional and all together moredecent
and reliable outfit
www.vonage.co.uk
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| On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 11:38:04 GMT, "Stefan Kaniuk"
<s.kaniuk@ntlworld.com> wrote:
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>well perhaps you should try a more professional and all together moredecent
>and reliable outfit
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>www.vonage.co.uk
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Stefen YOU are starting to get has bad with your continual going on
about Vonage has Ivor is/was regarding Sipgate for Gods sake give it a
flaming rest .
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| Derrick Fawsitt 2005-07-29, 5:45 pm |
| In message <wyoGe.7654$Aw4.5307@newsfe5-win.ntli.net>, Stefan Kaniuk
<s.kaniuk@ntlworld.com> writes
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>well perhaps you should try a more professional and all together moredecent
>and reliable outfit
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>www.vonage.co.uk
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Maybe, but VoIPCheap "seems" to offer some free calls, (see my query
elsewhere in this newsgroup).
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Derrick Fawsitt
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| On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 11:38:04 GMT, Stefan Kaniuk wrote:
>well perhaps you should try a more professional and all together moredecent
>and reliable outfit
By "more professional" I assume you mean "more expensive". What
evidence you have in support of your assertion that the service you
are advertising is "more decent and more reliable"? Or is it just that
you have some payback from advertising it?
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| On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 21:24:20 +0100, Derrick Fawsitt
<46@fitzwilliamonline.com> wrote:
>In message <wyoGe.7654$Aw4.5307@newsfe5-win.ntli.net>, Stefan Kaniuk
><s.kaniuk@ntlworld.com> writes
>Maybe, but VoIPCheap "seems" to offer some free calls, (see my query
>elsewhere in this newsgroup).
Vonage offer has many free calls has you want to the UK and Ireland
and the USA till the end of the month all you pay is 9.99 subscription
pr month .
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| On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 21:56:17 +0100, Al <e@aa.invalid> wrote:
>On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 11:38:04 GMT, Stefan Kaniuk wrote:
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>By "more professional" I assume you mean "more expensive". What
>evidence you have in support of your assertion that the service you
>are advertising is "more decent and more reliable"? Or is it just that
>you have some payback from advertising it?
I don't get any payback from advertising Vonage but I do back up all
Stefan has to say about Vonage they are the BEST around at the moment
with Voipfone running a close second with Sipgate not even in the
frame.
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| On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 22:17:07 +0100, co.uk wrote:
>I don't get any payback from advertising Vonage but I do back up all
>Stefan has to say about Vonage they are the BEST around at the moment
>with Voipfone running a close second with Sipgate not even in the
>frame.
What has Sipgate got to do with this thread? Read the subject
"Voipcheap problem - please help a newbie.". What evidence do you have
that Vonage offers a better deal than Voipcheap? I suggest you're
making it all up.
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| On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:06:58 +0100, Al <e@aa.invalid> wrote:
>What evidence do you have
>that Vonage offers a better deal than Voipcheap? I suggest you're
>making it all up.
Get an account with Vonage then you will know Vonage offers a better
deal. Do you get voicemail with cheapskate NO do you get an incoming
number with cheapskate NO do you get to divert the number you haven't
got for free NO do you get perfect audio with cheapskate NO in fact
you get absolutely bugger all with cheapskate has with the rest of the
other names this no good company operates under .
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| On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:19:03 +0100, co.uk wrote:
>On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:06:58 +0100, Al <e@aa.invalid> wrote:
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>Get an account with Vonage then you will know Vonage offers a better
>deal.
I don't want to be ripped off for £9.99 a month when I can get
unlimited calls for 1€. Even if it was £1, it would be a massive
bargain compared your overpriced bunch.
> Do you get voicemail with cheapskate NO do you get an incoming
>number with cheapskate NO do you get to divert the number you haven't
>got for free NO
I don't need any of those and certainly wouldn't pay £9.99/ month for
it.
>do you get perfect audio with cheapskate NO
Rubbish. Audio is acceptable. What evidence that your bunch offer
PERFECT audio - have you independent tests to prove it?
>in fact
>you get absolutely bugger all with cheapskate has with the rest of the
>other names this no good company operates under .
Sounds defamatory.
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| On Fri, 29 Jul 2005 23:27:11 +0100, Al <e@aa.invalid> wrote:
>I don't need any of those and certainly wouldn't pay £9.99/ month for
>it.
But yet you probably pay BT or telewest over ten pounds a month just
for line rental .
>Rubbish. Audio is acceptable. What evidence that your bunch offer
>PERFECT audio - have you independent tests to prove it?
I don't think it is I gave it a go last night and they won't be
getting a pound out of me for that crap .
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>Sounds defamatory.
May be but it is true I got an email two days ago from 18866 saying
they couldn't collect 2.70 by DD from my bank I have a statement here
showing 2.70 paid to Connect telecom on the 12th of July by DD .
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| Martin² 2005-07-29, 8:45 pm |
| Dexter:
>Vonage offer has many free calls has you want to the UK and Ireland
>and the USA till the end of the month all you pay is 9.99 subscription
>pr month .
£9.99 per month is FAR FROM FREE !!!
Voipbuster for 1 Euro for past few months is as close to FREE as you likely
to get.
OK it isn't perfect, but the price IS. Voipcheap is the same co. so it
should be too.
Regards,
Martin
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| On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 00:16:13 +0100, co.uk wrote:
>May be but it is true I got an email two days ago from 18866 saying
>they couldn't collect 2.70 by DD from my bank I have a statement here
>showing 2.70 paid to Connect telecom on the 12th of July by DD .
What's that got to do with this thread?
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| On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 07:57:19 +0100, Al <e@aa.invalid> wrote:
>On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 00:16:13 +0100, co.uk wrote:
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>What's that got to do with this thread?
18866 are the scum bags that also operate cheapskate and other
companies .
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| {{{{{Welcome}}}}} 2005-07-30, 7:45 am |
| Thus spaketh co.uk:
> On Sat, 30 Jul 2005 07:57:19 +0100, Al <e@aa.invalid> wrote:
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> 18866 are the scum bags that also operate cheapskate and other
> companies .
Hmm, "Whatever" seems to be a good phrase to use on that reply.
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