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people money when they call me from the States.  The only catch is that  
people money when they call me from the States.  The only catch is that  
you have to be in the US to get an adapter (I got mine at Radio Shack  
you have to be in the US to get an adapter (I got mine at Radio Shack  
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and it cost about $50)."
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and it cost about $50)." '''Comment''' I actually think that any generic SIP broadband device will work as Vonage packages a Linksys PAP2 for rebated sale ;-)
== VoIP ==
== VoIP ==
some information to come about VoIP, how-to, what-to, where-to etc.
some information to come about VoIP, how-to, what-to, where-to etc.
also sneaky ways to "hack" yourself an incoming number in another country!
also sneaky ways to "hack" yourself an incoming number in another country!

Revision as of 11:51, 9 March 2006

Base Services

You want a phone line - that Last Mile is open but hardly competitive (yet). So what are the choices?

  • Swisscom. Either Basic at 25,25 a month before calls or ISDN at 43,- (is this still current?) http://www.swisscom-fixnet.ch
  • Digital Phone via Cablecom. 20,- per month for the line (first line, second line costs 10,-). Needs a cable modem installed between TV sockets and your phone http://www.digitalphone.ch
  • VoIP. You'll need Internet for this. ADSL means you must IIRC have a Swisscom Basic abo; Using Hispeed means you have internet through the cable network. YMMV with this right now - certainly if you have to pay Swisscom so that you can have ADSL, you might want to look at Carrier Preselect instead (eg. Sunrise, Tele2, etc)

What is the best way for me to make long distance phone calls?

http://www.tieftarife.ch/index2.php

http://www.10881.ch/index2.php "I’ve got it and use it mostly for calling the UK. Works einwandfrei!" "I also used this--right now (march 2006) I think it is the cheapest to the United States (5 rappen per call). It is good when you live with a roommate, since everything goes on your credit card, and you can avoid dividing up the swisscom phone bill. But I don't think it would work with cabelcom--for that, helvatel works. I used to use www.10787.ch, which is the same company. In fact, I think helvatel is, too."

http://www.helvatel.ch "I use helvatel.ch. I has the advantage that you do not register, but simply add their country-specific number to the start of your call and then it is added to you normal provider's bill. So I can phone Australia for 3rp/min and have it on my Sunrise bill."

http://www.vonage.com "If you have cable or ADSL broadband, you can get a US telephone number with a company like Vonage, DeltaTree, or Net2Phone. I recently signed up with Vonage, and for $15 per month I get 500 minutes anywhere in the US and Canada (unlimited for $25/month). Setup is easy - you plug an adapter into your modem/router, and you connect a normal phone to the adapter. Sound quality can be a bit spotty at times, but probably no worse than any other VoIP provider. Overall I'm satisfied, and I'm paying less than I was dialing direct with Swisscom. It also saves people money when they call me from the States. The only catch is that you have to be in the US to get an adapter (I got mine at Radio Shack and it cost about $50)." Comment I actually think that any generic SIP broadband device will work as Vonage packages a Linksys PAP2 for rebated sale ;-)

VoIP

some information to come about VoIP, how-to, what-to, where-to etc. also sneaky ways to "hack" yourself an incoming number in another country!

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