VOIP calls

[Foreigner]

Phone calls can be pretty costly and I wonder which VOIP products offer free or near-free calling to land lines and maybe mobiles too. I have relied on my skype calls PC to PC but it doesn't give flexibility one would need.
A friend mentioned Voipbuster and I will be checking it out shortly.

 

[admin]

Be sure to check out http://maxotel.com.au/. In particular, their "Whirlpool" plan
Maxotel Announcements & Whirlpool Offer - Voice over IP.

I've been on it for years. Its a pretty good and reliable service at a low cost.

The plan I'm on (and I think is still available) offers:
10c for untimed landline calls
14c/min for mobile calls
No monthly fee, no minimum calls etc. Just pay what you use

 

[Maca44]

I have ozemail's "BOB" at home, and on a 2 yr contract with voip phone. All local and cell phones free, and it cost me 5c per minute to call cell phones in the USA which i regularly do. roughly $2.50 for 40mins.

 

[samh004]

I’ve used Skype’s subscriptions to the USA for making calls to there incredibly cheap, but it’s not free.

 

[blueflamenco]

Phone calls can be pretty costly and I wonder which VOIP products offer free or near-free calling to land lines and maybe mobiles too. I have relied on my skype calls PC to PC but it doesn't give flexibility one would need.
A friend mentioned Voipbuster and I will be checking it out shortly.

What do you mean by Skype doesn't give the flexibility one would need?

I find Skype to be perfect for all my needs. I wonder what you want to do on there but can't? The rates are also incredibly cheap.

 

[Fantic125]

When I'm travelling I use Skype as well with no issues. I just buy a block of Skype credit and top it up when I need to. As blueflamenco said, the prices are quite resonable as well.
There's a time limit of 180 days from the last call - if you don't make another call within that 180 days the credit will expire, but I've never gone that long without using it.

 

[Jeffrey O'Neill]

I've been using VOIp at home for a few years now, and gotten quite a few family members and friends onto it as well. Can't beat 60 untimed called for $5 a month to 30 countries.

I mainly use MNF (MyNetFone) as they have a reliable service.

They also have a softfone that works well on my laptop. It seems to get thru hotel firewalls better than other programs. Comes in hand to make calls home on my account - basically for free.

Another handy feature is the option of ANI call back or to call a number that u've added into your profile and then be able to make a call charged to your account.

Once you've gone VOIP you'd never go back to timed calls with flagfall :mrgreen:

 

[medhead]

Besides MNF, I also have used pennytel from my iphone. There are literally heaps of VOIP providers, have you checked out the Whirlpool forum?

 

[ludoh]

Hi - I'm using VOPIUM from both my IPhone and a Blackberry phone. Great service and ability to use (even cheaper/free) Wifi calls.