Hi, I have been using VOIP for a few months via my PC and free software
(VOIPCheap). I have seen VOIP handsets that can be used with programs like
Skype but was wondering if there is any kind of phone that will let me make
UK calls via VOIPCheap without having my PC switched on.

Thanks.

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"Gareth :-\) voom" <iam@wanapoo.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Hi, I have been using VOIP for a few months via my PC and
> free software (VOIPCheap). I have seen VOIP handsets that
> can be used with programs like Skype but was wondering if
> there is any kind of phone that will let me make UK calls
> via VOIPCheap without having my PC switched on.
>
> Thanks.

I've never used Voipcheap so I have no idea if it can be used with an ATA
(Analogue Telephone Adaptor) which is the device you will need.

There are plenty of other VoIP providers out there though.

Ivor

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"Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
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>

> There are plenty of other VoIP providers out there though.
>
> Ivor
>
>

dont touch sipaget if you want unreliability and regular downtime although
ivors always here so you can ask him as hes part of the sipagte uk team of
managers, he claims hes a bus driver but me and dex and many,many others
know the truth.

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On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 17:24:54 +0100, "Ivor Jones"
<ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote:

>
>
>"Gareth :-\) voom" <iam@wanapoo.co.uk> wrote in message
>news:11itp9m9j8m2f6b@corp.supernews.com 
>
>I've never used Voipcheap so I have no idea if it can be used with an ATA
>(Analogue Telephone Adaptor) which is the device you will need.
>
>There are plenty of other VoIP providers out there though.
>
>Ivor
>
Not all that many offering free calls though .

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On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 17:20:03 +0100, "Gareth :-\\\) voom"
<iam@wanapoo.co.uk> wrote:

>Hi, I have been using VOIP for a few months via my PC and free software
>(VOIPCheap). I have seen VOIP handsets that can be used with programs like
>Skype but was wondering if there is any kind of phone that will let me make
>UK calls via VOIPCheap without having my PC switched on.
Not with voipcheap but it can be done through an ATA with Voipbuster
well people say it can but no one has ever posted detailed settings
for the Sipura ATA here though and quite a few people have asked .

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On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 16:24:47 GMT, "SalehJambo"
<BigBigDaddy@BigDaddy.tv> wrote:

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>"Ivor Jones" <ivor@despammed.invalid> wrote in message
>news:3p872oF8q2mnU1@individual.net... 
> 
>
>dont touch sipaget if you want unreliability and regular downtime although
>ivors always here so you can ask him as hes part of the sipagte uk team of
>managers, he claims hes a bus driver but me and dex and many,many others
>know the truth.
>
Most people should know by now that if they want an example of how a
very poor voip provider operates to sign up to Sipgate .

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<Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk> wrote in message
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> Most people should know by now that if they want an example of how a
> very poor voip provider operates to sign up to Sipgate .

Yes but will they listen though, you guessed it nope  :-)

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In message of Mon, 19 Sep 2005, Gareth :-\) voom writes
>Hi, I have been using VOIP for a few months via my PC and free software
>(VOIPCheap). I have seen VOIP handsets that can be used with programs like
>Skype but was wondering if there is any kind of phone that will let me make
>UK calls via VOIPCheap without having my PC switched on.
>
>

You will need an ATA to do this.  But VoIPCheap do not support ATA, also
the settings for an ATA are not known.  However, their sister company
VoIPBuster (also offering free calls) can be used with an ATA, and I
have posted the settings for use with a Sipura3000 twice in the last
week in other threads. (Time for a FAQ I think)

David

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Dexter@blueyonder.co.uk wrote:
> On Mon, 19 Sep 2005 17:20:03 +0100, "Gareth :-\\\) voom"
> <iam@wanapoo.co.uk> wrote:
> 
>
> Not with voipcheap but it can be done through an ATA with Voipbuster
> well people say it can but no one has ever posted detailed settings
> for the Sipura ATA here though and quite a few people have asked .

I thought it was either sip.voipbuster.com or stun.voipbuster.com with
the site username and password.

IIRC someone on here said the sip service had stopped, then a few weeks
later that it had started again.

I've never done it myself, works using IAX2 though.

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Gareth,
voipcheap is the same lot as voipbuster (Finarea S.A.)
and presumably use the same software and servers,
therefore it's possible to use via standard SIP protocol.

What you need is an Analog Telephone Adapter (ATA) plugged in to an ethernet
port of your router, then you can plug ordinary or DECT phone in to the ATA.
The tricky bit is getting the settings right to work with voipcheap.
The cheapest ATA is Linksys PAP2 from broadbandbuyer.co.uk, but here are
better ones
like Sipura 2000 / 3000.

Alternatively you can ADSL/modem/routers with built in ATA, called  VoIP
ports in this case, ask if you are interested.
Regards,
Martin

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