Retiring to a house in Nicosia. Broadband and a 4m+ sat dish will make life easier for two English Speakers.
VOIP phones will parallel the land line for UK phone calls. I have a couple of Sipgate accounts I have used before in Germany - German telecoms are eccentric, so I was using the router provided by D Telecom ans a pair of German DECTs.
I have a couple of Wireless Routers (and a cable job) - that's what happens when you are always moving!
The Sipgate accounts are still active, so I will take with me a pair of Siemens dual standard DECTs
Sipgate's best offer seems to be
Gigaset A580 IP
and
A58H - Additional handset
Is it worth going for a more expensive model? Can anyone recommend other suppliers?
On retirement, I will need to purchase a mobile phone (shock - horror). A`pay as you go Cypriot account will be all I need, but if I get a suitable handset I can used that too for VOIP. I expect if you are cheeky you can sit down in coffee shop or tavern with free internet and phone home!
This seems the cheapest
sipgate.co.uk - free phone service over your broadband link - voice over ip provider
any comments?
Will the Mobile/VOIP phone work with the home DECTs without interference, becuase I guess they will be independently loging on via the router?
Although another part of the hi tech strategy includes Squeezeboxes for Internet Radio, and if I choose a more expensive smartphone it would act as a Squeezebox controller and a portable music player.
Any more comments?
The cost of telephony will be insignificant compared to the cost of a 4.3 metre sat dish, but every little helps.
The wisdom of any guru would be welcome, and if someone has knowledge of Cyprus, even better.
VOIP phones will parallel the land line for UK phone calls. I have a couple of Sipgate accounts I have used before in Germany - German telecoms are eccentric, so I was using the router provided by D Telecom ans a pair of German DECTs.
I have a couple of Wireless Routers (and a cable job) - that's what happens when you are always moving!
The Sipgate accounts are still active, so I will take with me a pair of Siemens dual standard DECTs
Sipgate's best offer seems to be
Gigaset A580 IP
and
A58H - Additional handset
Is it worth going for a more expensive model? Can anyone recommend other suppliers?
On retirement, I will need to purchase a mobile phone (shock - horror). A`pay as you go Cypriot account will be all I need, but if I get a suitable handset I can used that too for VOIP. I expect if you are cheeky you can sit down in coffee shop or tavern with free internet and phone home!
This seems the cheapest
sipgate.co.uk - free phone service over your broadband link - voice over ip provider
any comments?
Will the Mobile/VOIP phone work with the home DECTs without interference, becuase I guess they will be independently loging on via the router?
Although another part of the hi tech strategy includes Squeezeboxes for Internet Radio, and if I choose a more expensive smartphone it would act as a Squeezebox controller and a portable music player.
Any more comments?
The cost of telephony will be insignificant compared to the cost of a 4.3 metre sat dish, but every little helps.
The wisdom of any guru would be welcome, and if someone has knowledge of Cyprus, even better.