[LINK] Home VoIP?

[rene]

On Mon, 20 Dec 2010 19:51:43 +1100, Craig Sanders wrote:
[...]
> i use the iitalk service which is included with my iinet naked dsl2
> connection.
>
> i can call any land line in australia for free - no flagfall, no time
> charges, nothing.

Unsurprising. However, I responded to a post (and have since been talking 
only) about how people could test VOIP for low or no cost, without changing 
ISPs or 'upgrading' to a different Net access plan, or, for that matter, 
bundling existing phone and Net access into one ISP account. 

I imagine most providers of naked DSL have plans similar to iitalk, however 
it's unlikely that most people who want to try out VOIP would be willing to 
convert to naked DSL for that purpose. A quick look at iiNet's site 
indicates that the only way to get free calls to PSTN numbers provided by 
people other than iiNet is to at least, bundle one's Net access and 
telephone service, into a package provided by iiNet (or get naked DSL). I 
expect numerous ISPs provide bundles which incorporate free calls via VOIP.

However, naked DSL and/or bundles is not what I was talking about. Such 
services/packages are no doubt ideal for many people who are sure they want 
to use VOIP, and/or dump their landline, but do not strike me as practical 
for people who just want to 'put their toe in the water' in terms of 
testing out VOIP calls.

Irene