> I don't get it. What is the advantage of using a GSM gateway? > VOIP calls are pretty inexpensive as they are now.
It largely depends on the country you're calling. Here in the UK, calls to mobiles are maintained at an artificially high rate because the terminating network (the mobile networks) get a cut of call revenue for calls *to* your mobile. By contrast, in the US, the mobile customer often pays a small charge per minute on incoming calls (as I understand the market over there). You'll also find in the UK the mobile phone market is heavily subsidized by the networks such that you can get phones for free if you sign up to 12 month contracts. I often find that it's cost-effective to get a new contract every 12 months (with a free phone), even if I don't want the phone. Flog the phone on ebay and you've got a spare SIM with lots of inclusive minutes for almost nothing. Regards, Chris -- C.M. Bagnall, Director, Minotaur I.T. Limited This email is made from 100% recycled electrons _______________________________________________ --Bandwidth and Colocation provided by Easynews.com -- Asterisk-Users mailing list To UNSUBSCRIBE or update options visit: http://lists.digium.com/mailman/listinfo/asterisk-users
