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Alex Atkin UK:
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Good idea. I currently have a couple of sipgate numbers but plan to move my landline to AAISP when the time comes, as I trust more that they wont lose my number during the port and will still be around for years to come. Plus having to "top up" credit is not practical for the fact my mum uses the landline when she isn't sure if she has enough credit on her phone.
So I'd be very interested to hear peoples opinions who are already actively using the service.
Weaver:
I’m using the AA VoIP service but redirected to my wife’s mobile phone by AA. It works really well.
aesmith:
Can I put in a recommendation for "Localphone" www.localphone.com for low call rates, particularly international calls, and calls to UK mobiles. You can configure your account so it presents your own number as calling party, or in fact any other number that can be verified. Like SIP Gate it's a pre-paid service which obviously helps anyone worried about dial through or any other sort of toll fraud. I signed up with £10 credit in early 2016 and have topped up once since.
Alex Atkin UK:
Yeah its a bad situation, because I definitely would like some sort of cap on the fees while not having to pre-pay.
Mum once had a weird situation where she called Boots, hung up (or so she thought), but somehow the call was put on hold and the bill was, well, interesting to say the least. After a lot of effort I did manage to get O2 to waive the cost, but it wasn't fun.
There really needs to be more flexibility to turn off functionality you will never need and an elderly disabled person could accidentally trigger. I don't think it even showed as call active on her phone, Android bug perhaps, it seemed the call only disconnected when she rebooted.
I haven't checked, does the Gigaset say on the other handsets if VoIP is in use? I suppose it might not as VoIP wont have the "line busy" like a landline would.
That's another reason to go with AAISP though, they are more likely to be accommodating with such issues.
tiffy:
My son migrated to FTTP with BT from 80/20 VDSL service, also with BT, earlier this year as soon as this became available.
He wished to retain his land line POTS and as far as I'am aware was not really offered any options at the time other than POTS through the existing copper infrastructure.
A few weeks after the successful FTTP install he was notified that his phone service was being transferred to digital and a date advised, only options offered was to accept and retain phone service with existing number or cease phone service.
He was quite happy to migrate and on the designated day changed over his existing analogue DECT phone from the master socket to the BT router as advised which worked perfectly.
He was further advised that VOIP digital usage would be recognised by the system and the copper line would be disconnected, this appeared to be the case.
He was already paying the extra cost for telephone service so no further tariff change.
Wondering if BT new FTTP customers who wish to retain telephone service would now complete the BB/VOIP phone migration in one operation?
My circumstances will be similar soon as FTTP has become available at my location and I will probably opt to retain my phone service, BT are one of the ISP options depending on offers available at the time.
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