VOIP alternatives to Skype free for 0800 numbers

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Platypus replied

23 August 2016, 08:56
Originally posted by Contreras View Post

I've had an account with Voipfone for years now. Never had a problem although to be fair it only gets sporadic use. Also tried sipgate but that did have issues and I gave up with it. I use a Draytek router with built in SIP.

For a mobile bluetooth connection, presumably an Android device with a SIP app would do that.

Originally posted by Alias View Post

I use the app WEQ4U for that sort of thing on my phone out of my free minutes...

Thanks. These looks like a great service but is not what I'm looking for at this time.

Last edited by Platypus; 23 August 2016, 08:58.
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Platypus replied

23 August 2016, 08:42
Originally posted by SimonMac View Post

Most mobiles now offer free calls to 0800 numbers, or is it for video conferences too?

Absolutely, but I have a crap mobile signal here, so VOIP works better than (in my case) EE. This is voice-only. I've even tried the iPhone's WiFi Calling feature, which could and should be perfect, but unfortunately it isn't. Great when it works but not rock-solid.
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SimonMac replied

23 August 2016, 07:49
Most mobiles now offer free calls to 0800 numbers, or is it for video conferences too?
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sal replied

23 August 2016, 07:25
Have you tried Lync a.k.a. Skype for business. At least in the past it was built on a completely different code than Skype. And never had issues with Jabra headset (can't recall the model) for both Lync-Lync and Lync-Phone calls.
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Alias replied

22 August 2016, 22:05
I use the app WEQ4U for that sort of thing on my phone out of my free minutes...
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Contreras replied

22 August 2016, 21:28
I've had an account with Voipfone for years now. Never had a problem although to be fair it only gets sporadic use. Also tried sipgate but that did have issues and I gave up with it. I use a Draytek router with built in SIP.

For a mobile bluetooth connection, presumably an Android device with a SIP app would do that.
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Platypus started a topic VOIP alternatives to Skype free for 0800 numbers

22 August 2016, 19:04
VOIP alternatives to Skype free for 0800 numbers

Skype seems generally to work well, but I notice that Skype doesn't play well with my Bluetooth headset (Plantronics / iPhone).

What I like about Skype is that calls to 0800 numbers (such as for teleconferences) are free. Very nice.

Anyone use anything else for dialling 0800 in to conference calls? I'd like try an alternative to see if bluetooth works better. But I can't find one. e.g. Google Hangouts and Whatsapp both offer free calls, but only to other Hangouts or Whatsapp users, not 0800 numbers.

TIA
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