You cannot use the phone service during a power failure or if the gateway is switched off.
The phone package comes at $0 per month. Local calls and national calls cost 10 cents per call. Mobile calls cost 20 cents per minute. Calls to 13/1300 numbers are 40 cents per call. For an additional $10, you can get unlimited local calls and unlimited national calls. For an additional $20, you can get unlimited local calls, unlimited national calls and unlimited mobile calls.
The Standard Network Gateway is the Netcomm NF10WV. The Advanced Network Gateway is the Netcomm NF17ACV.
The 24-Month contract comes with a $70 account credit on the first bill.