Call me ;)

Any of you US folks - you fancy giving me a ring without paying for international rates?

No weird VoIP stuff to put on your computer, or mics and headsets. You just need to call a my ipkall number and it'll automatically be redirected to me And you just need to pay for the "long distance" charges, unless you're in the same state as the phone number in which case you're lucky

But yeah, anyone who fancies it gimme a PM and i'll tell you my phone number

And why is it that autosensing adverts always think I have something to do with credit cards? Psht...

 

Or you could use skype

 

But that costs MONEY (using skypeIn). Or requires people to use skype - what if their connection is really slow? And what if they don't have a mic and headset?

 

Will do this coming weekend, figure a time that works for you and we'll call.

 

just get a damn decent mic.. you sounded like you wearing yellow shorts over your head..

 

Just cause I had to use my iPod headphones as a mic!

I've got a decent mic now - it's a Sony Walkman ECM-929LT Stereo mic - old but it's decent quality. Much better than those crappy headset mics they sell down at PC world. I've also got headphones so you won't get any echo

 

That is where they went to?

Did Customs hold them up from being shipped?

 

If I actually want to use the phone (rather than voice chat) to call the kids in the UK I use a cheap international dialling card. Works out cheaper than the long distance charge here...something like 2c/min. Also if you call from a cell phone, not a landline, you get an even better rate than that. 20 bucks gives me something like 400+ mins of talk time If anyone else is interested , PM me and I'll send you the website. Topping up current cards is easy too...no re-registration crap.

 

I'm planning on buying a USATalk card to call out in the USA. Should get me 666 minutes for a tenner, which ain't bad! And since I can call toll free numbers it works perfect

There are some nice advantages to having a SIP provider in another country

 

You guys are lucky.

Mobile phone calls are SO expensive here!

 

Warning to any US-based people calling the UK...don't call a cellphone number in the UK....they will cost you an amazing amount even if you have a cheap dialing card.

 

Mine doesn't? In fact, calling my landline from the states is more expensive.... for me. I have to pay international connection charges on my landline and I don't on my mobile... that's when someone is calling me.

 

Who's your landline with? I never had that deal on mine.

 

I use my SunRocket phone for international--I think their rates to the UK are 3c/min, and you get $3.00 of free international included per month, so that works out to 100 free UK minutes/month. Works out pretty well.

 

IIRC these are the guys I used @ 1.8p/min to the USA.

http://www.superline.co.uk/

 

Home line is on BT, no idea what plan it is but it's very basic - we don't tend to use the phone much. My mobile is on an Orange business plan because it works out cheaper that way (I have to call people a LOT). Just so happens international calling package is part of the deal