Receive calls from Germany via German phone number in Australia

It was a good day!
I could finally install two different phone numbers (sip numbers) in my Fritzbox DSL modem. My new Australian phone number, with which I can make free local and national calls, and my new German phone number, which I arranged for my German family and friends so that they can call me for free (if they have a phone flat) or for a local or national call’s cost. Sounds good? It is awesome!
I need to mention Sven and his great blog, from where I have the idea, because he wrote about it how he uses a German (Hamburg) phone number in Sydney to receive calls from home.

I must also mention that we don’t have a fixed phone line here at our home in Perth.
I know, that is confusing.

Both phone numbers are REAL phone numbers: they look like one (with the proper city codes), they act like one (you can dial them from Germany or from Aussieland with any phone, you don’t need a computer at all), but they work over the internet (for me, that does not need to interest the caller), not through the old fashion phone line. There is no difference in call quality.

I use a modern cordless phone, which is like new, but cost us only $2 at a garage sale a bit down our road. I think they thought the phone was not working, because the battery was not put in right. After we changed it, it worked best. The phone hasn’t been used at all. In the shops it costs around $80. *g*

Ok, back to my new phone numbers.
The German number works great. I already used it with my dad today. He called and was surprised that I was so “close” to hear and that the quality was even better than with calling my Australian mobile or calling through skype. Yes, it was a great qualitiy. If felt like we were in the same town. No delay at all. Perfect! And the best, my parents can now call me for free, because they can call German fixed phone lines for free…and my number is a Ecktown (aka Eckernfoerde) number. I thought that connects me with my roots. :]

My Australian number works just as good. My Australian friend K. tried it out today and called her relatives over east and was impressed by the call quality.

With both phone numbers I have a voicemail set up. I could not get connected to my sipgate (German) number’s voicemail yet. It says that it is not in service. It might not work because my dial out number is the Australian number, and of course I can’t use that number to call my German sip number’s voicemail. Hmm..that’s tricky…but I’m sure I will figure it out somehow… otherwise I think it said that the voicemail messages are sent out as .wav file via email, which is another option if I can’t listen to them via phone. (Technik, die begeistert!)

I will now send some emails out with my new phone numbers. If you don’t get one, but you would like to have either the Australian or the German one, just let me know here in the comments or via email.

EDIT:
My sister (living in Stuttgart) just called me and told me that she has a fixed phone flatrate on her mobile phone, which means that she can now call me for free from her mobile! Crazy!
I LOVE THE INTERNET AND ITS POSSIBILITIES! And I love German (mobile) phone providers for offering flatrates for a bargain (where Australia is way behind).

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