Confusion about having SIPGate's number added to Google Voice's activated phones

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This is just a short question. Won't take about a minute to answer. ;)

Anyway,

I haven't had calls incoming for a while (read: ever) and I was 
wondering... How do the calls go through from Google Voice to my SIPGate 
number?

Does it actually call the number and ring it; and if it does that, will it 
cost my SIPGate account any credits (since I have none)?

I know that after contacting the SIPGate number, it rings SIPSorcery's 
servers and then passes it on to my SIP Phones, but I was wonder what 
happens before then...

Oh! And also, what are the different ways I can dial out to other numbers 
(other than using the (Soft/Tele)phone Dialpad) and not have it charge my 
SIPGate number a red cent?

Original issue reported on code.google.com by XANAVi...@gmail.com on 9 Feb 2010 at 7:21

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It never runs up charges on your sipgate number because sipgate is never 
initiating
any calls. All calls are initiated by Google Voice. Have you ever placed a call 
via
the Google Voice web site, and have it ring whatever phone you want to use for 
the
call? Well, the hackery described here does the same thing, but in software. 
You sign
up for a sipgate account, create a second VOIP "phone" (not a phone LINE, just a
PHONE), and then configure SIP Sorcery to simultaneously log into both of your
sipgate phones, telling each phone to route any incoming calls to a different 
SIP
Sorcery server.

Then when Google Voice calls your sipgate number, either because you are trying 
to
establish an outbound call or someone has just called you, sipgate receives the 
call
and forwards the call (for free every time) to both of the places that your SIP
Sorcery account is logged in. Then, whichever server is currently running your
dialplan will answer the call coming in from Google Voice and THROUGH sipgate 
and
connect you to that call. Every single call that hits your sipgate account is
inbound. So long as you keep it that way, they promise to keep it free.

The X-Lite software we have you install as part of the setup and testing is 
still
usable as a softphone even after you're finished setting up your real target 
device -
iPhone/iPod Touch, Linksys ATA, whatever. Any device that can run a SIP client 
and
has a dialer built into the SIP client can be used via SIP Sorcery to make and
receive unlimited phone calls.

Original comment by easter...@gmail.com on 9 Feb 2010 at 9:29

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Okay, good then.

Now, here is a question.

Let's say I have friend who uses his computer's SIP Account (with sipgate, or 
any 
other provider) to call my SIP address...

Which one should I give him (either: x@sipgate.com or xx@sipsorcery.com), and 
when he 
calls; if I have an analouge phone on the other end, what would show as the 
callerid?

I unfortunately don't have any real people using SIP to call me, nor do I have 
an ATA  
(yet, I'm waiting a little bit on finding a house with good phone wiring first).

Original comment by XANAVi...@gmail.com on 12 Feb 2010 at 1:43

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Hey XANAVirus, sorry I've taken so long to respond here. You wouldn't believe 
the
last month I've had at work. Anyway.. I don't see SIP Sorcery being a permanent
solution here. In fact, I don't see any service beyond Google Voice being a 
permanent
solution. We are abusing SIP Sorcery and sipgate so much with all of our free
calling, so I wouldn't say either is going to last.

Eventually, I seriously believe that all email addresses will also one day 
function
as phone numbers. I have not had anyone call my ATA from another SIP account 
without
having the call hop out to the PSTN somewhere along the way, so I can't tell 
you. And
finally, you're waiting to buy a HOUSE before you put $50 down on an ATA!?! If 
you
don't already own a home, you're going to be so slammed with stuff to do that 
you're
not going to have time to play with the ATA. I say get it now, work out all the
kinks, and when you find a home, it will take 20 minutes for you to replace the 
phone
company's service with a line from your ATA, as opposed to the months its going 
to
take now to make it work satisfactorily.

Its $50 for crying out loud!

Original comment by easter...@gmail.com on 18 Feb 2010 at 12:23

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Never mind, I decided to not pay attention to that post above. :)

I don't like feeling as though I have to explain myself, but I'll leave it 
alone 
anyway.

Original comment by XANAVi...@gmail.com on 18 Feb 2010 at 5:25

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Original comment by easter...@gmail.com on 28 Apr 2010 at 5:48

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