[Asterisk-Users] Where can i get an UK SIP account with UK number?

[steve at daviesfam.org]

On Fri, 16 Jul 2004, Chris Bond wrote:

> What I want to know is why you can port mobile numbers from network to
> network but say you have a local std code and you wanted to use that with a
> VoIP provider in the UK - in most instances you cant.  Some are available to
> offer STD codes in certain towns but not all.
> 
> Surely someone in the UK needs to address this issue for VoIP to become a
> more common?  Its probably more of a oftel/ofcom thing.


It is possible to port geographic numbers between providers - I was able 
to port from BT to NTL.

So there is a process for doing it.  But I believe the new operator needs 
to have routes to accept the ported calls.  Presumably most do not have 
those routes.

Steve