
CHAPTER7:USINGTHEGATEWAYWHENAWAYFROMHOME 32
MakingSkypeCalls
TheNT-B300allowsyoutomakeSkypecallsfromanyphonesoyoucanenjoyfree
Skype-to-Skypecallswhereveryougo.Youdothisbycallingthephonethatisroutedto
thegateway,whichwillthendivertyourcallintoanInternetcall.Inordertousethis
function,youmustenableandconfigureitasdescribedinthesetupabove.
TheSkypecontactwhoyouwanttocallmusthaveaspeeddialnumber.Referto
AppendixBforinstructionsaboutassigningspeeddialnumbers.
1. Callthephoneconnectedtothegateway,dialingasyounormallywouldifyou
wereplacingacalltothisnumber.
2. Afterthatphoneringsthenumberoftimesyouspecifiedwhenyouconfiguredthe
divertingfunction,thegatewaywillanswerthecallandpromptyouforyour
password.Enterthepasswordandthenpress#.
3. Whenyouhearanewdialtonewithahigherpitch,dialthespeeddialnumberof
theSkypecontactyouwanttocallandpress#tosendthecall.
Forexample,supposeyourhomephonenumberwas(123)456-7890andyour
phonepasswordwas0107.Supposetheareacodeofyourmobilephonewasalso
123.IfyouwantedtocallyourSkypecontactwiththespeeddialnumber17from
yourmobilephone,youwoulddialasfollows:
4567890 0107# 17#
HomePhoneNumber PhonePassword SkypeSpeedDialNumber