Making Cost-Effective Calls - Siemens Gigaset S685 IP Manual

Making cost-effective calls

Making cost-effective calls
Using the Internet (VoIP) is the preferred cost-effective way of making calls.
You can also use your phone's cost control function for calls to fixed line or
mobile phone networks. Open accounts with various VoIP providers who offer
favourable rates for calls to other networks. In the phone configuration, define
the best VoIP connections (account), e.g. for specific regional, national and
mobile network prefixes, to be used when calls are made
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number (dialling with line suffix,
If you are using your fixed line network phone, choose a network provider who
offers particularly favourable rates (call-by-call). You can manage call-by-call
numbers in the call-by-call list.
Linking call-by-call numbers with a number
You can prefix a network provider's number ("chaining") to numbers dialled via
a fixed line network.
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Please note
You can also dial "chained" numbers via a fixed line network by adding the line
suffix #0 (for the fixed line network) to the end of the number. Alternatively,
you can define appropriate rules for call-by-call numbers (
Displaying the call duration
The duration of each call appears in the display for calls made via a fixed line
network and VoIP
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during the conversation,
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until about three seconds after the call has ended if you do not replace the
handset in the charging cradle.
Please note
The actual duration of the call can vary from that shown by a few seconds.
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Open call-by-call list.
Select entry (call-by-call number).
Press the display key.
Select and press
Enter number or dial number from the directory (
Briefly press/press and hold the talk key so that the number is
dialled via the fixed line network. Both numbers are dialled.
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