DÜSSELDORF, Germany, September 25 /PRNewswire/ --     The move of telephony to the Internet has put VoIP providers in the
position to conquer the landline market, which once seemed to be
impenetrable. Moreover, the melding of Internet and telephony creates new
service features that landline networks do not offer. VoIP specialist sipgate
provides an overview of the options that are already available. Customers can
obtain VoIP connections with local numbers without paying a basic
subscription fee at http://www.sipgate.co.uk.

Unlike landline services, VoIP is not location-bound

Unlike a landline, using a VoIP connection does not limit users to making
calls from home. Sipgate customers also have mobile access to their account
and can make phone calls from any broadband connection or WLAN hotspot.
Optimum mobile VoIP connections can, for instance, be established via WLAN
phones and dual mode cell phones as well as telephone software installed on
notebook computers. The advantage: calls made to the UK are charged at
domestic UK rates because the sipgate connection is registered in the Great
Britain. In other words, Internet telephony allows customers to bypass costly
roaming fees. Landline customers also reap savings: they can reach VoIP users
abroad at the domestic landline rates of their respective providers.

New Functions and Further Innovations

In addition to standard service features such as hold, caller ID,
conference calls, speed dial, private number and rate announcements, Internet
telephony already offers an array of innovative functions, such parallel
calls. The function allows incoming calls to be routed to any phone
registered for the VoIP connection. It does not make any difference whether
the phones are in the different locations - at home, at the office or on the
WLAN network of a hotel lounge - the call is connected at the location where
it is first picked up.

sipgate has also expanded the functionalities of its 'call forwarding'
service. Instead of the single forwarding destination landline connections
offer, the VoIP provider accommodates three forwarding numbers. Incoming
calls are forwarded to the stored numbers in sequence until the call is
answered.

VoIP can be combined with web services

Thanks to their Internet orientation, VoIP providers are better equipped
to complement their portfolios with additional web services than landline
operators are. sipgate, for instance, does not only offer Internet telephony,
but also a web SMS service. There is no charge for the provision of the
service, the fees per message are 5.9 p/SMS(i) - a very competitive price
compared to the market average. Consequently, sipgate customers enjoy a
service that accommodates virtually all of their daily communication needs.

(i) incl. 19% VAT.

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Press Contact:
    indigo networks GmbH / sipgate
    Wilhelm Fuchs

    Press Officer
    Tel: +49-211-63-55-55-35
    Email: fuchs@sipgate.co.uk
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