Making Cost-Effective Calls; Defining Dialing Plans; Linking A Number With A Call-By-Call Number - Gigaset C610 ip Manual

Making cost-effective calls

Make phone calls through a network provider who offers particularly low-cost call
rates (call-by-call; fixed line only).
Using the Internet (VoIP) is the preferred cost-effective way of making calls.

Defining dialing plans

You can also use your phone's cost control function for calls to fixed line or mobile
networks. In addition to your fixed line connection, you can open accounts with
various VoIP providers offering favourable rates for calls to other networks.
In the phone configuration, define the best connections (account), e.g., for
specific regional, national and mobile network codes, to be used when calls are
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made (
telephony,
dial the number (dialing via line selection,

Linking a number with a call-by-call number

You can predial call-by-call numbers for calls via your fixed line connection. Use the
call-by-call numbers to select the network of a cost-effective provider for a call.
You can store the call-by-call numbers from several network providers in the local
directory
To prefix a number with a call-by-call number ("linking"), when the handset is in idle
status:
s
s
§Options§
Display Number
The call-by-call number is shown on the display.
~ c Enter the phone number and press the talk key.
Or:
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q
q
c
Web configurator, User-defined dialing plans – specifying rules for
page 181). Or define the send connection to be used when you actually
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( page 77).
Press briefly to open the local directory.
Select entry (call-by-call number).
Press the display key.
§OK§
Select and press
Press briefly again to copy the number from the local directory.
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Select entry ( page
If there are several numbers stored in the entry:
Select the number and press
Press the talk key. Both numbers are dialed.
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page 52).
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78).
§OK§
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