[LINK] Home VoIP?

[Martin Barry]

$quoted_author = "rene" ;
> 
> I'd assume (based on past investigation, which maybe could be a bit out of 
> date) that you're referring to when an MNF user calls another MNF's user's 
> MNF-provided DID number - i.e. a number provided by MNF and which would 
> operate across the PSTN - that such a call is free. 

That's correct.

 
> However, I expect that if a MNF user called another MNF's user's "standard 
> PSTN number" provided by some telephone company other than MNF [e.g. in the 
> case of a called party who has both an MNF provided DID and a 'standard' 
> (non VOIP) PSTN number provided by e.g. Telstra, Optus, all and sundry] 
> then when the MNF user calls, via their VOIP account, the other person's 
> "standard PSTN phone number" then they would get charged for making that 
> call, because the call is not made to a number provided by MNF. Is that 
> right or wrong in the case of MNF's offerings?

That's also correct. There is no way for MNF to know that a DID assigned to
another carrier reaches a MNF user. It's only if the DID was provided by, or
has been ported to, MNF that the call is handled internally and is free.

cheers
Marty