atw: Re: FW: Phones and all that stuff - seriously off topic

Thanks Chris

This would have been the kind of information I am looking for except I am
living in Tassie.

I have just checked Virgin Mobile, and there is no coverage where I am
living.  I am told that only Telstra Next G covers where I am living - so
any solution involving mobile plans is a non-starter.

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> Subject: atw: Re: FW: Phones and all that stuff - seriously off topic
> 
> As far as I know, unless you have an optus cable running outside your
> place, you'll be on a telstra land line regardless of the biller. I'm
> using Virgin mobile broadband. No land line. I've plugged a handset
> into
> the router which gives me free local and national calls. Calls to
> mobiles and OS are exy, but I use my mobile to call mobiles (because
> it's capped) and I either do skype to call OS or use a calling card. It
> works a treat. I'm not doing VOIP through it, but I don't see why you
> couldn't. They have a 30 no hassle guarantee. It includes a wireless
> router as well. It probably only works in the city, though. They're
> pretty good at answering the phone, too.
> 
> BTW, the spell checker suggested 'maelstrom' for telstra.
> 
> Christine Kent wrote:
> >
> > Guys
> >
> >
> >
> > I can’t stand Telstra for another moment.  I have gone past angry.  I
> > have been threatening to move on for several years now, so today I
> > bite the bullet after being kept on the phone for 32 minutes to get a
> > faulty bill corrected – their fault, my 32 minutes.
> >
> >
> >
> > I am stuck with my Telstra mobile – only Telstra service this area,
> so
> > that’s that.
> >
> >
> >
> > But how to move on for the rest.  Obviously I want VOIP.  But VOIP
> > still requires my Telstra landline and my Telstra broadband, (no
> > wireless here).  So first I have to get rid of them and move on to
> > another provider.
> >
> >
> >
> > Does anyone know where I can find composite information that ties
> > landline, broadband and voip together, and even, if possible, a
> > composite product? Has anyone researched it lately and what
> > conclusions did you reach?
> >
> >
> >
> > When I call companies, their sales staff are only trained to “sell”
> > their own products using sales scripts.  They cannot  answer
> questions
> > and give high level advice, so when I ask voip people about broadband
> > options, they cannot tell me – etc.
> >
> >
> >
> > Regards, Christine
> >
> >
> >
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