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What is a Telcotel Internet Phone?
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Telcotel Internet Phones (or VOIP phones) are a great way to call no matter where in the world you live as long as you have Boradband Internet access! Well.... who wouldn't!
You can use your computer to call or setup any standard or cordless phone. Calls between Telcotel Internet Phones are FREE!
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Telcotel Plans
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| (1) Non-DID Phone - Basic phone |
 NO Monthly Charge |
| Call like any other phone at Telcotel Non-DID rates |
| You get a Telcotel network private phone number |
| Can receive calls only from within the Telcotel Network |
| Call Australia land lines for 19 cents (untimed) |
| Call Australia mobiles for 27 cents per minute |
| Non-DID phones are available only if you take calls to Sri Lanka or you have installed a DID phone in Sri Lanka. Call Sri Lanka SLT lines for 11.11 cents and others for 14.28 cents |
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| (2) DID Phone - Capital City Phone |
| $10 Monthly Charge |
| Call like any other phone at Telcotel DID rates |
| You get an Australia land line number (02, 03, 07 or 08) |
| Can receive calls from anyone |
| Call Australia land lines for 19 cents (untimed) |
| Call Australia mobiles for 27 cents per minute |
| Call Sri Lanka SLT lines for 11.11 cents and others for 14.28 cents |
Get a DID phone for your family in Sri Lanka and we'll get a non-DID phone for you. Remember....! calls between the two phones are FREE!
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Technical Options
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| (1) Use the Computer |
Get a pair of headphones and a microphone for your computer,
install a soft-dialler and get connected. A tested soft-dialler program is available for download.
However you can download any SIP compatible program. Some of them can be used with an USB phone.
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| (2) Get a Real phone |
The most common option is to install a phone. However this requires additional equipment.
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| A spare network port on the ADSL or Cable modem/router
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| If you do not have a spare network port, you can install a netwrok switch which will cost approximately $50 (in Australia). |
| Analogue Telephone Adopter (ATA) with a network cable
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| Telcotel can supply this for $120 including delivery, configured and ready to use in Australia and Sri Lanka.
Alternatively you can purchase your own. Telcotel currently uses Linksys PAP2T. |
| A separate phone which will be plugged into the ATA |
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You are billed per second
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Calls to Sri Lanka are billed per second. Hence you will be charged exactly for
the number of seconds you speak. Not by the minute.
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You don't pay any joining fees or be locked into a contract
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The Account is free to obtain and you do not have to sign a contract. However, you will be charged the monthly fee for a DID phone even if the service is not used.
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Re-charge
your account on-line, through the call center or setup an auto
top-up rule
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You can either recharge your account using a nominated credit card yourself
on-line or by calling the Call Center. You can also set-up an auto
top-up rule so that your account is recharged by a specific amount every time
the balance drops below a specific value. This means you don't have
to worry about paying phone bills or buying phone cards. Bpay is also accepted within Australia.
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See
detailed Call Records on-line
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You can see your call records on-line by accessing the call ceylon website.
You can see each call you take, the number, time, duration and how much you were
charged.
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You
can specify a monthly spend limit
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If you want, your top-up rule can be setup in a way that your Credit Card will be charged on
a specific date every month by a specified amount. This means you wont overspend
on calls.
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Does NOT impact your existing phone line
