[Telephony] Re: Options for Victoria <-> Netherlands communications

[Gustav Kramer]

Thanks for the feedback Alex.

I'm running out of time on this end so I'll stick with the videophones
and POTs for the first little while.  Once I'm set up overseas I'll take
a look at nufone and voicepulse.  BTW, thanks for the warning about
Primus.  I just got one of their flyers and was going to investigate
further but I'm not interested if the call quality is poor.   

I will report back if I srumble across any gems.

- gustav


On Tue, 2004-07-13 at 09:58, Alex Randell wrote:
> Gustav,
> 
>  > Would paying a friend to have a second number (distinctive ring) and
>  > funnelling that through a server sitting in the closet be worth
>  > looking at?
> Depends on your linux/asterisk expertise and pain tolerance.. Could 
> probably set that up with Asterisk and an FXO card but sounds like a lot 
> of work for little return.
> 
>  > Are there other options?
> I think you may have been misguided on the ld card thing - what's wrong 
> with a point-to-point SIP call using a software phone client? That will 
> cost you nothing per minute.. Or look at Free World Dialup and the like..
> 
> If you google on ITSP you will find many for the USA. If you need a 
> Canadian phone number it's only PrimusTel and maybe Vonage.ca . I use 
> Primus and am unhappy with their call quality and telephone company-like 
> pricing tactics (3.95/mo network fee if you use long distance!). 
> Consider long and hard whether you need a phone number or not. If you 
> don't then try nufone.net or connect.voicepulse.com .
> 
> Think long an hard about whether you need a phone number or not. I 
> always told people "ring three times on my cell if you need me". I'd 
> then read their number off the call display and call them back on VoIP. 
> At 2-4c/min and no monthly who cares that it's long distance?!
> 
> Cheers,
> Alex
> 
> P.S. If you find any other Canadian ITSPs who offer Victoria numbers 
> please let the list know!
> 
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