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Posted by Britknee on June 26, 2006, 12:18 am
Please log in for more thread options Hi -- Sorry if this question isn't as advanced as the rest of the questions, but I don't see anything about posting guidelines in your faq (which I also don't see). In general, I am looking for some info about SIP / VOIP 'free calls.' In specific, I'm looking at IdeaSIP 'free' telephone calls from pc to pc. They seem less hype-ey than the other services and say that they are ad free, spam free, etc. My question to you is, how can they offer 'free' pc to pc phone calls? Is it really ok to use these services? How do you find a reliable one? THANKS for any info, BK, voip-curious. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by rick on June 26, 2006, 4:07 pm
Please log in for more thread options On 25 Jun 2006 21:18:07 -0700, "Britknee" Hi, If all you want to do is pc to pc calls, then i think you can just use yahoo's voip feature. it is completely free and works fine for those i know who have used it. if you want to start calling "normal" phones from your pc, then it starts to cost money, so it depends on what you want to do. * We buy and sell new/used networking equipment. Please contact me if you have any offers or are interested in buying * ** GUARANTEED REAL CISCO, in stock! ALL prices in USD ** 50 x CP-7940G= NEW IN BOX @ $260/each 50 x CP-7960G= NEW IN BOX @ $320/each 2 x CISCO1760 (64D/32F) USED @ $500.00 1 x CISCO1760-VPN/K9 (96D/32F) USED @ $650.00 1 x CISCO3640 (64D/32F) USED @ $375.00 5 x CISCO7206VXR= [chassis with single AC power ONLY] NEW IN BOX @ $3800/each 20 x NM-2FE2W USED @ $550/each 2 x NPE-G1= NEW IN BOX @ $9000/each 10 x PVDM-12 USED @ $120/each 6 x PVDM2-8 USED @ $240/each 20 x PVDM2-16 USED @ $300/each 20 x PVDM2-32 USED @ $850/each 10 x PVDM2-48 USED @ $1000/each 1 x VG224 NEW IN BOX $3600 2 x VG248 NEW IN BOX $5000/each Rick Truong TruTech Systems AIM: ricktrutek E-Mail: rick at trutechsystems dot net | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by William P.N. Smith on June 26, 2006, 6:11 pm
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>My question to you is, how can they offer 'free' pc to pc phone calls?
>Is it really ok to use these services? How do you find a reliable one? The same way 'they' offer free IP data transfer when you browse the WWWeb, you've paid your ISP for internet connectivity, and they (pretty much) don't care what you do with the bits. Skype is a pretty good example, Skype->Skype calls are free (though if
you want to buy a headset or phone or mousepad from them they won't
complain), and they are really hoping to show you to the value of SkypeOut (so you can call POTS phones, which is free thru the end of the year), SkypeIn (so you can have a POTS phone number), and their voicemail and other services. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Jonathan Roberts on June 26, 2006, 7:34 pm
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> Hi -- Sorry if this question isn't as advanced as the rest of the
> questions, but I don't see anything about posting guidelines in your > faq (which I also don't see). > > In general, I am looking for some info about SIP / VOIP 'free calls.' > > In specific, I'm looking at IdeaSIP 'free' telephone calls from pc to > pc. They seem less hype-ey than the other services and say that they > are ad free, spam free, etc. > > My question to you is, how can they offer 'free' pc to pc phone calls? > Is it really ok to use these services? How do you find a reliable one? > > > THANKS for any info, > > BK, voip-curious. > The two other responses gave great info. I also wanted to point out that you may not need a service at all. Depending on your requirements, you might be able to dial from SIP softphone to SIP softphone or you can do the same thing using 'hard' phones. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Posted by Panda on June 27, 2006, 5:32 am
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Hi, I have tried Free World Dialup (FWD) , they are good and they have large community. Check this site for more info: http://www.networkingland.com/voipmain.htm Good luck! Britknee wrote: > Hi -- Sorry if this question isn't as advanced as the rest of the
> questions, but I don't see anything about posting guidelines in your > faq (which I also don't see). > > In general, I am looking for some info about SIP / VOIP 'free calls.' > > In specific, I'm looking at IdeaSIP 'free' telephone calls from pc to > pc. They seem less hype-ey than the other services and say that they > are ad free, spam free, etc. > > My question to you is, how can they offer 'free' pc to pc phone calls? > Is it really ok to use these services? How do you find a reliable one? > > > THANKS for any info, > > BK, voip-curious. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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>questions, but I don't see anything about posting guidelines in your
>faq (which I also don't see).
>
>In general, I am looking for some info about SIP / VOIP 'free calls.'
>
>In specific, I'm looking at IdeaSIP 'free' telephone calls from pc to
>pc. They seem less hype-ey than the other services and say that they
>are ad free, spam free, etc.
>
>My question to you is, how can they offer 'free' pc to pc phone calls?
>Is it really ok to use these services? How do you find a reliable one?
>
>
>THANKS for any info,
>
>BK, voip-curious.