Digital Voice Costs over VOIP Provider

[ChrisB66]

Hi,

I have been looking into VOIP as the cost of a landline for the use I make of it is too much. Reading up on Digital Voice, BT are charging the same for it as a landline and broadband?

As this is being phased in for all I may as well move to a VOIP provider now and save some money.

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[licquorice]

Make sure you are not confusing line rental charges which will obviously still be payable as broadband still requires a physical line and landline and call charges. Line rental is now incorporated into all broadband packages and not charged separately.

[ChrisB66]

I can see that, although at the moment the deals I see for broadband only are cheaper than broadband and voice. From what I have read Digital Voice when it roll out to me will be at the same cost of boardand and voice, plus call charges like landline call amounts?

Thanks

[licquorice]

Costs are exactly the same for analogue voice or digital voice. There is a slight reduction for broadband only without voice, maximum of £5/m

[ChrisB66]

Thanks, but that is kind of the point I'm making Digital Voice is essentially the same as a service from another VOIP provider. Call charges should be less on VOIP not the same as analog.

I have continued with BT for voice till now as I have an old included calls package that you can't get now, when Digital Voice rolls out to me I guess that will not apply as I have not seen anything regarding call packages on Digital Voice?

Thanks for your replies.

[licquorice]

The other advantage of using a third party VoIP provider is that you aren't forced to use the BT hub as you are with DV.

[pottyperson]

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@ChrisB66 wrote:

I have continued with BT for voice till now as I have an old included calls package that you can't get now, when Digital Voice rolls out to me I guess that will not apply as I have not seen anything regarding call packages on Digital Voice?

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A legacy deal shouldn't be a problem with DV. I have one too, and had no trouble retaining it when recontracting with DV.

[Devon_Dave]

I use Sipgate as my  VOIP provider, no ongoing charges, call charges are PAYG so is great for incoming calls, I never use it for outgoing so the £10 I put on the account over 5 years ago is more or less still there.

I've got an analogue Terminal adaptor plugged into the router, the output is fed into my small internal phone system.