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[Neon]

A third of people in the US and Europe will abandon phone lines in favour of wireless and broadband telephony come 2009, say analysts Gartner.

Thats a LOT of people, think of all the local telecom companies, do you think they will offer Internet calls as well?

Would you choose internet calls or the Standard telephone?

[Nvyseal]

I have had VoIP for about a year. Love it! Calls all over the world, Talking to friends in the UK for 3+ hours, Calling South Africa, Arkansas, NY, Local equals 20 bucks a month. With my regular phone, my base was 26.99 plus all the taxes they throw on. By the time I was finished, my bill averaged 37 to 40 bucks a month WITHOUT any long distance calls. E911 works now in the US, You have ALL * features, Answering service, Video Phone, plus more. People with cable internet service, I highly recommend this. You can cancel your phone service althgether assuming you have a Cell phone for back-up. As with all internet, it is not 100% reliable yet, but i have a 99% uptime.

[Visentinel]

My familys already saved over $100AU in the first month, by the 3rd month the cost of the Sipura spa 3000 will have been more than recovered.

[Neon]

Nvyseal, on Nov 7 2005, 03:18 AM, said:

Calls all over the world, Talking to friends in the UK for 3+ hours

Actually it would only be half and hour but it take two and a half hours for you to decode my last message

[RedInferno]

I can't possibly use it

but if i could, i remain skeptical.while the calls are crystal clear and it's very cheap, they do have their dangers though..if your ISP is down, you can't use it...telephone companies have been around a long time and they usually are always up.

[Visentinel]

actually if you have 56k with atleast 48.8 connection speed you can use VoIP with the G729 Codec.

[Neon]

Can i ask folks something?

How do i get started with VOIP?

[Visentinel]

First you either an IP Phone or a ATA box to use an analogue phone.

then you get a VoIP service.

I reccomend simply getting one of these
http://www.sipura.co...cts/spa3000.htm

And get a Simple Cordless Phone for it.

[RedInferno]

@Vis but don't they need a broaband router or modem?
And usually I only get about 44.0 k

Edited by RedInferno, 09 November 2005 - 01:51 PM.