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VoIP – making calls via the Internet
Gigaset A580 IP / US English / A31008-xxxx-xxxx-x-xxxx / starting.fm / 28.04.2009
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VoIP – making calls via the Internet
With VoIP (
V
oice
o
ver
I
nternet
P
rotocol), your calls are not made via a fixed con-
nection as with the telephone network, but rather they are transmitted via the
Internet in the form of data packets.
You can take advantage of all the benefits of VoIP with your phone:
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You can make cost-effective calls in high voice quality with callers on the
Internet, the fixed line network or the cell phone network.
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VoIP providers will give you personal numbers, with which you can be
reached from the Internet, the fixed line network and any cell phone net-
work.
To use VoIP, you need:
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A broadband Internet connection (e.g. DSL) with flat rate (recommended)
or volume-based price.
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Internet access, i.e. you need a router that will connect your phone to the
Internet.
You can find a list of recommended routers on the Internet at:
www.gigaset.com/customercare
From here, go to the FAQ page and select "Gigaset A580 IP". Search for
"Router", for example.
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Access the services of a VoIP provider. You can open up to six accounts with
different
VoIP providers.
Gigaset HDSP – telephony with brilliant sound quality
Your Gigaset IP phone supports the Broadband codec
G.722
. With your base station and the corresponding hand-
set, you can make calls via VoIP with brilliant sound quality
(High Definition Sound Performance).
If you register further broadband-capable handsets
(e.g. Gigaset S67H, S68H or SL37H) with your base station, internal calls
between these handsets will also be conducted via broadband.
Prerequisites for broadband connections to your base station are:
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For internal calls
:
Both handsets are broadband-capable, i.e. both support the codec
G.722
.
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For external calls via VoIP:
– You make the call from a broadband-capable handset.
– You have selected codec
G.722
for outgoing calls,
– Your VoIP provider supports broadband connections.
– The recipient's phone supports codec G.722 and accepts broadband con-
nections.
Please note
The VoIP service
Gigaset.net
) supports broadband connections.
