Voice over IP
I recently cancelled my ISDN subscription. Since the installation of broadband, I found the monthly NOK 230 a waste of money. Cancelling the phone completely was tempting, but since this involves a NOK 60 fee added by the ISP I settled for a "mini" subscription at NOK 89 a month. Calls cost about 0.45 a minute and I started looking for viable alternatives.
IP telephony is very popular and are offered my most ISPs. Although it is indeed very cheap to make a call, the monthly fee is still +100 NOK. For us averaging about NOK 50 in calls a month we don't benefit much from this offer.
Since I recently bought a USB headset for my PS2 I started looking into the possibilities of making calls over the internet. Of course, voice calls over MSN, Google, Skype etc. is nothing new but the problem is that most of the neccessary phone calls can't be performed this way.
Well, the exception is Skype. Skype makes it possible to call regular subscription phones at a low rate. As an example, I called my sister in Spain for NOK 0.13 a minute. Quite impressive. Not an option in Norway yet, but a SkypeIn number will eventually cost €10/3 months.
0.13 a minutes is by far cheaper than my analog phone. So outgoing calls will be made with Skype for the future.
Since the USB headset have other obligations, I resolved to buying an Epox bluetooth dongle. With the BT 2.0 standard and a range of 250 meters I can use my SE HBH-300 headset anywhere in the house.
For me, Skype is the best alternative at the moment. Eventually, IP telephony subscription will get cheaper and the analog line will be replaced.
IP telephony is very popular and are offered my most ISPs. Although it is indeed very cheap to make a call, the monthly fee is still +100 NOK. For us averaging about NOK 50 in calls a month we don't benefit much from this offer.
Since I recently bought a USB headset for my PS2 I started looking into the possibilities of making calls over the internet. Of course, voice calls over MSN, Google, Skype etc. is nothing new but the problem is that most of the neccessary phone calls can't be performed this way.
Well, the exception is Skype. Skype makes it possible to call regular subscription phones at a low rate. As an example, I called my sister in Spain for NOK 0.13 a minute. Quite impressive. Not an option in Norway yet, but a SkypeIn number will eventually cost €10/3 months.
0.13 a minutes is by far cheaper than my analog phone. So outgoing calls will be made with Skype for the future.
Since the USB headset have other obligations, I resolved to buying an Epox bluetooth dongle. With the BT 2.0 standard and a range of 250 meters I can use my SE HBH-300 headset anywhere in the house.
For me, Skype is the best alternative at the moment. Eventually, IP telephony subscription will get cheaper and the analog line will be replaced.
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