maandag 29 september 2008

Poketalk gebruik vanuit Nederland

As for several operators they don't have a posibility to call from the Netherlands. For Poketalk you only can call from the following countries:
-USA
-Canada
-Israel
-UK (landlines)
-Germany (landlines)
-Singapore
-Japan

I discribed before how to get a DID number in the US and Germany. When you have such number you can should use that when using PokeTalk.

Please let me know when you have a problem using PokeTalk.

zondag 28 september 2008

Gratis bellen via Poketalk

PokeTalk is based out of Isreal, however they offer free international calls to a lot of countries. Poketalk is purely advertisement based free international calling service.

You will see ads targeted to your country or your interest (you select while signing up). Since Poketalk is still new, you might not find the advertisment to be too relevant, however am sure they would improve.

Poketalk currently offers only 5 minutes of free calls from Landlines and 2 minutes to mobile. 2 minutes is probably too less to even try :-). 5 minutes can be at times pretty good to chat a little bit and hang up. Who would complain about a free international call?

They currently only offer calls FROM following countries:
-USA
-Canada
-Israel
-UK (landlines)
-Germany (landlines)
-Singapore
-Japan

We justed tested Poketalk. They served us a few ads instantly and connected the call. It's purely a Phone to Phone service, so you must enter your number and the enter destination number. Poketalk first calls you and then connect the party.

Later I will explain how to call also for free to the Netherlands.

zaterdag 27 september 2008

Gratis bellen via Vyke.

Lets see how you can use Vyke and how you get your $1 of Credit to test their service.
1) Go to Vyke ( http://www.vyke.com/ ) and Register
2) They will ask you to verify your phone number. Enter your number and wait for their SMS.
3) Enter code received in SMS in Vyke account and you are verified. They instantly add $1 credit to your account.

Now Let's look at their individual services.

1) Vyke Mobile VOIPVyke offers a good setup for Mobile VOIP, You can either setup Vyke manually using their SIP settings (given Below) or your their online guide to set it up. It basically sends a message to your phone, you need to follow the link and setup Vyke on Mobile. Of course, you can also setup Vyke on Fring, if you want to. Just use the following SIP settings.
Vyke SIP Settings:
Display name: Your Username
SIP Username: Your Username
SIP Password: ***** (Same as your vyke password if confirmed)
SIP server: sip.vyke.com
Port: 5060
RTP port: 5090
DTMF: RFC 2833
Proxy settings: Same as SIP server
Register server: Leave blank
Supported codecs: G.729, G.711 (ulaw), gsm

Of course for Mobile, you need to setup Internet Telephony Service besides the SIP settings.

2) Vyke PC Phone: The most basic functionality by any VOIP provider. You can download their softphone.

3) Vyke Call back: A really innovative way to make free VOIP Calls. You first need to register your number and then you need to dial, Vyke Callback number (i.e. +4918059908850 or +442071542887), as soon as you hear the busy tone, hang up! Within 10 seconds, the Vyke service will call you back and when you answer you will hear the dial tone. Enter the number you wish to call and you will be connected.

4) Vyke Web Calling: Vyke also offers Web calling, which will give you a flexibility of Phone to Phone Calling. Enter your number and your friend's number and click call. You can also delay calls if you want to. Another good feature.

Vyke apparently offering free voip calls to european destinations and US and Canada. However they charge 4 cents setup fee per call.

Overall Vyke has potential become a leading VOIP provider if they manage to crack this overcrowded market. With Free calling offers pressure cutting your bottomline, it's difficult for VOIP provider to continue to provide Free calls.

Please report your experience with Vyke.

vrijdag 26 september 2008

Gratis bellen via Viatalkfree

Lets see how you can make calls to other USA resident with viatalkfree
1) Go to viatalkfree
2) Download their plug-in.
3) Now enter your phone number and other party’s number
4) Click Call5
) They will first call back on your phone and then connect the other party.
6) The call is totally FREE.
Although, its not very clear but I heard rumors that the call is limited to only 10 mins each call.

Remember, this service only works for people living in USA since they will give a call, although you can always forward your calls with any SIP provider by getting a free USA number and setting forward to your phone. That way, you can make free calls to USA from anywhere in the world.

Quick Hint:
1) Get register on IPKall and get a USA number. They have direct option to fwd call on sip account.
2) Forward your IPKall usa number to e.g. gtalk2voip.
3) All calls will be fwd on your landline/mobile via phone gnome

With that workaround/hack, you can now use viatalkfree even from outside of USA. It seems we have some great solutions now for people to make free calls in USA.

Happy Calling!

donderdag 25 september 2008

Gratis US DID nummer

Today we put together the world's most comprehensive DID number provider's list. If you know a DID provider not listed here please let us know.
1)FreeDigits/TalkDigits/CallDigits/ClickDigits: All managed by SIP Number and all DID services are interconnected. Offers USA numbers for FREE.
2) IPKALL: Ipkall offers free usa incoming DID number. Washington State numbers of 206, 253, 360, 425)
3)IPComms: IPComms gives free US DID number from over 5000 locations in USA. Offers Unlimited Inbound Calling, 2 Incoming ports (VoIP Delivered).

For me, IPKALL works perfect!

woensdag 24 september 2008

Gratis bellen via Mediaringtalk

Mediaring offers free PC to phone calls. You need to download their free PC application to make free calls. Mediaring provides free calls to following 8 destinations. It is the best way to make calls to China, Singapore, USA, Canada, UK, Taiwan, Hongkong, Australia.
Mediaring free calling Promotion will end on Nov 30, 2008 GMT 23:59..
Promotion is applicable to all new users.

To make sure that everyone has an opportunity to benefit from this promotion, each call is limited to 10 minutes. However, there are no restrictions on calling the same destination multiple times.

Mediaringtalk is a great money saving plan for people calling USA, Canada, China regularly.

Later I will post sip settings for mediaringtalk and a way to get a free US DID number.

dinsdag 23 september 2008

Tabrio hack

Tabrio offers $5 free calling credit to call any where in the world. You can use your credit for making calls or sending text messages anywhere you like. There is no commitment to add more funds to your account, or to keep using Tabrio after your funds run out.

Any one can think to create multiple accounts to get double credit, here is the answer from Tabrio.
Can I create more than one account?
You can create as many accounts as you need; however you’ll only receive your $5 credit for the first account you create with each phone number.

Oopsss, you were thinking that you have two phones, so you can get $10 by registering both phone..., Do not worry, you can do it.

Tabrio has very secured system, But still this hack works, use it before it is stopped by Tabrio.

Hack one: Registering Multiple Numbers

Problem: Register your first phone, you will surely get $5 credit, if you register the same phone with same PC and same IP, you will get $0.00 credit.

Solution: Register with different IP and different PC, for example, office/Home PC.Its really not a hack, It is work around but use this method not to loose $5 Credit for you another number.Already Registered both of your Phone number and got only $5 credit?? Do not worry, here is the solution.

Hack Two: Registering One phone number with multiple accounts.

Problem: You can not register the same phone again, or you have only one phone number.

Solution: This is also simple, Please keep in mind that use Different IP and PC. I will give one example, If you have registered a phone +390123456789, Then create your new account by adding an extra digit to your phone number +3901234567890 or +3901234567893 or +3901234567895, In this way you will receive the call and your number will be verified and you will get $5 extra with your same number.

Remark: You can also call to Dutch mobile numbers !