Making Cost-Effective Calls - Gigaset C530 IP Manual

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Making cost-effective calls

Make phone calls through a network provider who offers particularly low-cost call rates
(preselection; fixed line network only). Using the Internet (VoIP) is the preferred cost-effective
way of making calls.
Defining dialling plans
You can also use your phone's cost control function for calls to fixed line network or mobile
networks. In addition to your fixed line network 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 made (
specifying rules for telephony, page 110). Or define the send connection to be used when you
actually dial the number (dialling 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 network 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 phonebook (
Prefix a number with a call-by-call number ("linking"):
s
¤
Briefly press. The local phonebook is opened.
(call-by-call number).
The call-by-call number is shown on the display.
¤
Enter the phone number.
Or:
s
¤
Briefly press again to copy the number from the local phonebook.
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( page 74).
OK
¤
Press the Talk key
Displaying the call duration
The duration of each call appears in the display for all external calls
u
During the conversation
u
Until approximately 3 seconds after replacing the earpiece.
Note
The actual duration of the call can vary from what is shown by a few seconds.
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q
¤ ¤
Options
c
Press the Talk key.
¤
If there are several numbers stored in the entry:
c
. Both numbers are dialled.
Web configurator, User-defined dialling plans –
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page 31).
s
¤
Select an entry
¤
Display number OK
Making cost-effective calls
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page 74).
q
¤
q
Select an entry
Select the number.
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