Regional VoIP DID's

[ExetelVoice]

Is there any interest in the availability of VoIP DID's from these areas?

NSW
Tamworth
Wagga Wagga

VIC
Ballarat

QLD
Sunshine Coast area (Nambour, Maroochydore)
Toowoomba

[Mike Agent N040]

Tamworth probably for me - more likely for the Armidale agents (Armidale Computers, Armidale Broadband) I don't know if there is a Tamworth agent.

If you get Armidale ones I'd have demand for sure.

[rseydler]

We would switch from Engin to Exetel VOIP if they had a wangarratta number.

R

[ExetelVoice]

Unfortunately, Armidale is not possible.

Interesting Wangaratta is possible but only 26K population.
Any others for Wangaratta?

[Baldrick]

Tamworth number would be wonderful for me.

I don't know if there is a Tamworth agent

As far as I know there is an agent here in Tamworth. I think it is David Lane Computer services who I used to know reasonably well when he was working as a TV tech before he went out working for himself.
If not, I have also been thinking of approaching Exetel in order that I might be able to sell a few mainly HSDPA connections which I would be linking via router to drive remote access to CCTV systems which I install here & there. ( I am still thinking about this 1 though atm, but localised voip numbers also attached would certainly make for a good sales point. )

[rseydler]

Unfortunately, Armidale is not possible.

Interesting Wangaratta is possible but only 26K population.
Any others for Wangaratta?

Wife's fam is there, so we have a DID there so they can call us cheap.

[3band1g]

I would be interested in DID'S for the Sunshine Coast!!!1

[Dazzled]

With no Exetel ADSL2 in Armidale and some of the other places, what is the attraction of a local DID? Everyone has a PSTN number for locals to call. Is it just local suspicion of Sydney and Newcastle?

[Mike Agent N040]

Here's some exmples:

1 - being able to drop the fax line
2 - not confusing customers when you magically ring them from Sydney
3 - HSPA VoIP (to get rid of the landline.)
4 - the ability to provision extra lines on demand for businesses and forward busy PSTN calls to a DID without paying STD diversion rates
5 - the ability to divert your local VoIP Landline number to a mobile - something I would readily do with VoIP but is not feasible with Telstra PSTN unless using a suitable forwarding ATA.
6 - In dual PSTN line households (ie partner has his/her own number) the ability to drop one line for VoIP
7 - Home businesses can have a 'business' number without adding a PSTN.

... stuff like that

[rooscoota]

any chance or expressions of interest for N.S.W. Bathurst/Orange region: 0263XXXXXX.

cheers
roo☻

[maxie]

Um.. Nowra Nowra nowra NOWRA!.
lol... Did I say Nowra?
I want to get off Engin. Im sure there are others.

[Tazz]

Being in Launceston I'd prefer my DID was here, but it being a Melbourne number doesn't make any real difference, VOIP works just as well no matter where the DID is...

[vk3xem]

As long as I can have VoIP masked with my ADSL1, Exetel HSPA or Exetel mobile phone number, I don't really see a need to have regional DiDs!

[Mike Agent N040]

Cr@p! Why didn't I ever think of that! Does that work? .. or was it killed by the reaction to ACA?

[vk3xem]

I currently have my HSPA number masking my VoIP on my mobile. It was available for a short time earlier in the year but was removed because of Verzion imposing US law on us.

I am hoping it will be allowed just for Exetel registered numbers, rather than open slather.