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Posted by Ivor Jones on February 25, 2005, 11:48 pm
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>> I live in San Francisco, but also have a home in Mexico, from
>> which I make
>> many calls back to the US. I would like to purchase a Sipura 3000
>> DTA, sign
>> up for a Broadvoice account, assign myself a local number in my San
>> Francisco
>> 415 area code, configure the Sipura here, take it to Mexico,
>> install it in my home
>> there, and thereafter make calls back to POTS (non-VIOP) telephones
>> here in
>> San Francisco. Can I do so, and ...
>>
>> ..... although the calls will physically originate in Mexico, the
>> billing will be
>> as if they originated in San Francisco. In other words, all
>> (from-Mexico) calls
>> will be included in my Broadvoice US-unlimited calling plan?????
>>
>> [Not as important, but .... how do they do this? Does Broadvoice
>> service recognize
>> me based on the MAC address of the Sipura ..... which is the same
>> whether the
>> Sipura is physically in the US or in Mexico???].
>>
>> Thanx!
>>
>
> Yes you can assign yourself a San Francisco number, and then use
> the Sipura in Mexico.
>
> Whilst in Mexico you phone will work as if you are in San Francisco.
>
> It works by the phone registering you on the network based on your
> username/account/phone number and password.
>
> You could if you wanted to get a British (UK) number from
> www.sipgate.co.uk and use it in Mexico and it would be as if you
> are in the UK. In fact I have a London (UK) number, when I live in
> Birmingham (UK). I also have a USA number too.
Note that to get a geographical UK number on Sipgate, you must do the
initial registration from a British IP address.
Where in Birmingham are you..? I'm in Solihull..! Email me (address in
sig)
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Ivor
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