After 7 weeks in the house we finally had a phone with a dial tone. We can make phone calls but we can’t receive them. Why not?
Because, at the moment, we don’t know our number, so we can’t tell anyone what to dial to call us back. If we ring them, the number just shows up as ‘Privado’ – private.
Along with the satellite dish and modem which has given us access to the internet, we have also bought a router which allows us to plug a normal telephone into it and make calls via the satellite dish. It’s really quite remarkable.
The whole system has not been cheap but it is our only option for a phone and internet where our house is located. Life in the mountains away from civilisation means peace, tranquillity & beauty but also leads to a few challenges.
We have our satellite TV from the Astra satellite and get a very strong signal so I looked for an internet via satellite solution using the Astra satellite as well.
Net2.com seemed to fit what we were looking for. It used the Astra satellite, the initial outlay for the equipment wasn’t excessive, the monthly payments were less than we pay now for the Vodaphone USB system and it meant we were back in touch with the rest of the world.
They are allocating us a phone number with the correct local area number and once that is done people will be able to ring us. It will make life so much easier and now I don’t have anymore need to drive to the roadside to pick up our missed calls and even better, no more waiting at the roadside for deliveries.
The technology is way above my understanding BUT I don’t need to know how it works, just that it does!
Thank you Net2.com!
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Everything comes to those who wait!
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