> Reading into it, if the other end does not have a PhoneGnome setup, you will > need a VoIP provider or land line where normal rates apply.
Half right, I think :) You can get free calls in the US without PhoneGnome box purchase by using your regular phone to call other people who have registered their phone number(s) with PhoneGnome. Registration is free. You use a web page to make your calls, PhoneGnome calls you, when you answer, it calls the other party and connects you both. All for free. No hardware. No software. If you want to call non-PhoneGnome users, I think its 1 cent a minute in the US and slightly more overseas. The great thing is that all of this is done over your standard POTS telephone line without any VoIP problems, no need to change phone numbers, and you keep your existing 911 service. The PhoneGnome box is based on the non-proprietary SPA3000 VoIP box used by many VoIP carriers - but with a much better user interface. The PhoneGnome box figures out whether its cheaper to use VoIP or your standard phone service for each call and transparently routes your call accordingly. The downside to PhoneGnome is that you don't get an extra phone number like you do with traditional VoIP services like Vonage. I think you may be able to get around this limitation by purchasing a SkypeIn and/or SkypeOut phone number linked to your PhoneGnome account. Disclaimer: This last sentence is where I begin to get lost. :) Malcolm _______________________________________________ Post Messages to: [email protected] Subscription Maintenance: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profox OT-free version of this list: http://leafe.com/mailman/listinfo/profoxtech ** All postings, unless explicitly stated otherwise, are the opinions of the author, and do not constitute legal or medical advice. This statement is added to the messages for those lawyers who are too stupid to see the obvious.
