Title: Tesco Internet Phones
Post by: Chris24 on December 30, 2006, 12:31:02 am
Has anyone got a Tesco Internet phone attached to their PC.
Just set one up on mine and sent one to a friend in Hawaii. He can hear me, but i can't hear him at all.
If you have one, please send me your number so that I can call you on it to test to see if it will call another Tesco phone or if I have a problem somewhere at my end.
Thanks
Chris
Just set one up on mine and sent one to a friend in Hawaii. He can hear me, but i can't hear him at all.
If you have one, please send me your number so that I can call you on it to test to see if it will call another Tesco phone or if I have a problem somewhere at my end.
Thanks
Chris
Title: Re: Tesco Internet Phones
Post by: smokie on December 30, 2006, 12:49:19 am
Not sure how those work, is it thru the sound card?
Is it OK for calls to other people?
I have a Vonage IP phone - about £8 pm - which plugs directly into my broadband router - PC doesn't need to be on. Free calls to UK, France, italy, Spain, and US & Canadian landlines and mobiles! It's a great service - so far!
Is it OK for calls to other people?
I have a Vonage IP phone - about £8 pm - which plugs directly into my broadband router - PC doesn't need to be on. Free calls to UK, France, italy, Spain, and US & Canadian landlines and mobiles! It's a great service - so far!
Title: Re: Tesco Internet Phones
Post by: Canada Phil on January 08, 2007, 06:27:49 am
Quote from: smokie Free calls to UK, France, italy, Spain, and US & Canadian landlines and mobiles! It's a great service - so far!
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FREE! and still you don't call me ??? ;D ;D ;D
Phil
Phil
Title: Re: Tesco Internet Phones
Post by: termietermite on January 08, 2007, 10:00:03 am
I assume the recipients don't end up paying as per other mobile calls abroad? I must investigate as to whether one would work here as mobile phones are the biggest rip-off known to man in this country. I assume they need a UK phone number to work?
Title: Re: Tesco Internet Phones
Post by: Lawnmower Man on January 08, 2007, 10:42:11 am
I assume the recipients don't end up paying as per other mobile calls abroad? I must investigate as to whether one would work here as mobile phones are the biggest rip-off known to man in this country. I assume they need a UK phone number to work?
As I understand it the service is free to both parties. There is a gotgha.
both perties have to be using VoIP. You subscribe to skype for free http://skype.com/ (http://skype.com/) and you can then make free calls to anyone anywhere in the world. If you want to call a normal land line or mobile then you have to pay a subscription and pay for each call but the rates are very low.
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