I know that we have been strangely silent for the last few weeks but it was not due to lack of activity. We did take a
quick trip to Europe but otherwise have been busy trying out new things...

We didn't actually buy an ENTIRE company, just a small chunk of a larger network!

What on earth am I talking about, you may well ask?

I am sure that unless you have been like an ostrich with your head in the sand, you are aware of the VOIP revolution
that is taking place. A couple of years ago, I tried ip phone calls from my laptop when I was travelling and was
less than impressed. Based on previous experience, I stayed away from all the hoopla that has arisen lately.

However, with the bulk of my family being spread out 'across the pond', and the bulk of my business being in the US, you can imagine that my long distance bills were NOT getting any smaller. Then I came across a site that said that I
could not only talk for FRÉE with my overseas friends and family ip2ip, but I could also reduce my regular landline
long distance to a mere fraction of its current size. I thought that I would give it a try.....

Account setup was FRÉE and no special equipment was needed other than microphone and speakers. Software for
operation was also at no charge and VERY easy to configure. The REAL surprise came when I made my first call - to my own landline. My wife, (who didn't know I was calling from my computer), was totally oblivious to the fact that I was not calling from another POT (plain old telephone)! I have since had lengthy calls to various parts of the world and
the service has been without static or interruption. VOIP has indeed come a long way!

An additional benefit of this particular service, unlike most of the popular ones is that there is no setup fee and
no standing monthly charge. Calls to most countries are 2-3 cents per minute and even the more exotic locations like
Barbados, where our best previous rate was 38c/min is now just 12c/min. Of course, I have started getting my friends
and relatives to set up frée accounts also! That way, there is no charge for us to talk as long as we like.

Incidentally, you can also set up an incoming number in almost any country of your choice so that even on landlines,
incoming calls are frée for local users even though the call will be routed to your computer, wherever you happen
to be...

Should you decide to set up your own account at the site below, you can call us at 98293164@sirexsip.dyndns.org.
Provided we are in earshot of the computer, we will answer. Within a couple of weeks, we will have an incoming UK
number that we will use.

http://justrw.net/cgi-bin/arp3/arp3-t.pl?l=86