I have to agree with Pheasant, that Groundwire is good, personally if I was choosing between an option that has considerably more for under a tenna, I would, and in my case I did.

Am i correct thinking you can request a refund on the app stores if you are not happy with the app if its used for under 30 days or a week.

If I am that's always an option to test it.

Personally I don't think you will find better than groundwire, if you do by all means tell us, i'm sure everyone in the thinkbroadband community is always striving for better and i'm sure some would try it out.

I would say more about the app but I have only had it a little while now and am still finalising changes and using it more as a trial and test before i migrate to sipgate VOIP completely.

In reply to a post by Pheasant:

I have Groundwire and deliberately left it quite vanilla, but there is the capability for some inbound call processing. See:
- Conditions
- Actions
I haven’t honestly played with these settings, so how well Acrobits does or doesn’t do what you want I can’t hand on heart say. You’d have to check that yourself.

Fantastic thanks for the screenshots - it certainly looks like something may be possible.

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I would say more about the app but I have only had it a little while now and am still finalising changes and using it more as a trial and test before i migrate to sipgate VOIP completely.

It looks like it may be possible to set a condition of "Doesn't Start With " probably 44 (i.e. not a UK call - this should cover international and any call without a caller id) and set an Action of "Reject Call" or "Forward Call". I guess it will depend if either of these actions will end up at Sipgates Voicemail?

Thanks

A lot of spam calls are using faked CID headers to appears as if they are UK calls or even calls from specific organisations such as banks. I'm not sure blocking anything outside of +44 will necessarily work.

Also my two peneth worth is that Sipgate originated number ranges seem to suffer less spam than those from the PSTN ranges. I get more spam calls and texts on my mobile than I do landline these days

In reply to a post by Pheasant:

A lot of spam calls are using faked CID headers to appears as if they are UK calls or even calls from specific organisations such as banks. I'm not sure blocking anything outside of +44 will necessarily work.

Also my two peneth worth is that Sipgate originated number ranges seem to suffer less spam than those from the PSTN ranges. I get more spam calls and texts on my mobile than I do landline these days

Thanks - yes !44 will not be ideal but it would certainly help on my BT line so having the facility is a factor in my eventual move to VOIP even if as you say I may not need it which would be great and another positive of VOIP.

Just wondering if anyone has noticed Acrobits Softphone / Groundwire ever being on sale?

In reply to a post by think26872:

Just wondering if anyone has noticed Acrobits Softphone / Groundwire ever being on sale?

Out of interest how much are you ultimately hoping to pay when its on sale compared to its regular price?

In reply to a post by dect:

In reply to a post by think26872:

Just wondering if anyone has noticed Acrobits Softphone / Groundwire ever being on sale?

Out of interest how much are you ultimately hoping to pay when its on sale compared to its regular price?

I just want to pay a good price - why pay more if if don't have to.

If they had a time of the year where they usually discount by 50% or 75% I would rather purchase it then.

In reply to a post by think26872:

I just want to pay a good price - why pay more if if don't have to.

If they had a time of the year where they usually discount by 50% or 75% I would rather purchase it then.

I'm all for saving money but when something is only a few quid to start with the savings are likely to be pennies and you could wait 12 months to get it.

Not noticed tbh. Can’t actually see the price now on the store, as it’s a one time purchase. Covers a family sub too, so you and up to 5 family members could each download a copy and install on all your devices.

If you had separate Sipgate subs, you could have up to 6 ‘free’ landlines…

😎

Edit - checked…Groundwire was £9.99 when I bought it last year. Softphone looks like it’s £5.99. So no change

Edited by Pheasant (Thu 31-Mar-22 12:31:07)

In reply to a post by Pheasant:

Edit - checked…Groundwire was £9.99 when I bought it last year. Softphone looks like it’s £5.99. So no change

I bought Softphone at £5.99 last October, and replaced my Cisco ATA. Great app.