Voip Telephony Via Gigaset.net - Siemens Gigaset DX800A User Manual

VoIP telephony via
Gigaset.net
You can use Gigaset.net to make free phone
calls via the Internet directly to other
Gigaset.net users, without having to set up
an account with a VoIP provider or make any
further settings. You simply have to connect
your phone to the power supply and the
Internet connection and, if necessary, enter
yourself in the Gigaset.net online directory
under a name of your choice
Gigaset.net is a VoIP service provided by
Gigaset Communications GmbH to which all
users of a Gigaset VoIP device can subscribe.
You can call other subscribers to Gigaset.net
free of charge i.e., there are no telephone
charges other than the costs for your Inter-
net connection. Connections to/from other
networks are not possible.
The base automatically dials phone num-
bers ending with the suffix #9 via the
Gigaset.net connection.
Please note
Gigaset.net supports broadband teleph-
ony: Gigaset.net calls that you make
from your phone with a different broad-
band-capable terminal have excellent
sound quality.
Every Gigaset VoIP device is assigned a
Gigaset.net phone number by default
¢
( page 151).
All registered subscribers are included in the
Gigaset.net directory, which you are able to
access.
An echo service is available for you to check
your VoIP connection.
¢
( page 82).
The echo service is available in six lan-
guages:
u
12341#9 (English)
u
12342#9 (Dutch)
u
12343#9 (Italian)
u
12344#9 (French)
u
12345#9 (German)
u
12346#9 (Spanish)
After an announcement, the echo service
immediately sends back the voice data you
have received in the form of an echo.
Exclusion of liability
Gigaset.net is a voluntary service pro-
vided by Gigaset Communications
GmbH with no liability or guarantee for
the availability of the network. This serv-
ice can be terminated at any time with a
notice period of three months.
Please note
If you do not use your Gigaset.net con-
nection for six months, it is automatically
deactivated. You cannot be reached for
calls from Gigaset.net.
The connection is reactivated as soon as
you:
u
Start a search in the Gigaset.net direc-
tory
u
Make a call via Gigaset.net (dial a
number with #9 at the end)
u
Activate the connection via the Web
configurator
Making calls
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