[request] cheap phonecalls

ronano

I want to ring the usa and i'm currently using century callcards, anything better?

fuse

Check telestunt

Call the US for the price of a local call...

Tom Dunne

Where's the catch? There has to be something. Calling the US on a 1890 number?

Are there extra charges, or something? I am very paranoid about things like this.

peckerhead

Where's the catch?

None as far as I can see. Been using this for calls to France, and just got my last 'phone bill. Total: 124 minutes at Eircom's local rate...

I just hope they don't "pull" this — it's obviously worked by bulk-bought VoIP minutes, but I still can't see how they make a profit on this (and yes, don't mind the bull**** on the website about "commissions" from Eircom — this is clearly a loss-leader from Telestunt...

Long may it last!

spongebob

Jeez.

1.26c a minute to an Irish Mobile from an Irish Land line at the weekend (Sat and Sun) . I tested it and it worked.

There is NO catch, you may only be billed for the call to an 0818 number or an 1890 number. The call from the secondary dialtone (a voice prompt) is free once you pay for that . 0818 numbers do pay a commission from Eircom.

http://www.telestunt.ie/accessnumbers.php#I

(also note the bottom of that page)

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dregin

That looks damn sexy altogether.
Thanks fuse

ronano

there HAS to be a catch, ok i'll use it but so help me god!

Ro-76

O2 have blocked the 1890 number!

They say that Telestunt have not reached an agreement with them about using it, so it's blocked.

Anyone on Vodafone tried it? I am considering changing networks anyhow.

Ro

luckat

I suppose that someone's checked both his own phone bill *and* the bill of the person he's ringing, to make sure that only the caller is charged?

luckat

And does anyone speak German? There's loads of stuff on Google, but I don't know what it's saying about Telestunt because it's all auf Deutsch.

ronano

i speak german, show me etc and ill translate god i hope its legit cos if not my bill will be a few hundred

jongore

Originally posted by luckat
And does anyone speak German? There's loads of stuff on Google, but I don't know what it's saying about Telestunt because it's all auf Deutsch.

Use Altavista Babel Fish to translate, it's pretty good you can translate web pages or text with it.

spongebob

Englische Seite Hier

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Tom Dunne

Just discovered this little setup on PocketPCthoughts.com. It's VOIP, but it allows 100 free minutes a month to the US and select countries during the beta period.

You need a sip client which is the VOIP software. Then you get yourself a US landline number through these guys. You can then make up to 100 minutes worth of calls through your PC (quality is perfect, my humble Axim X5 is not so perfect) to normal US landlines and certain countries.

An excellent feature is under the accounts page, it lets you see how many free minutes you have left.

ronano

I rang a mobile in brazil and i was told that it will cost 35 cent a minute, i then rang a mobile in the usa and no warning came up, does this mean that the usa mobile is charged at local rate or......

Ro-76

Originally posted by ronano
I rang a mobile in brazil and i was told that it will cost 35 cent a minute, i then rang a mobile in the usa and no warning came up, does this mean that the usa mobile is charged at local rate or......

Most USA mobiles do not have a dedicated mobile prefix - they usually have a normal area code, so are not identifiable as a mobile phone.

Ro

ronano

:O still doesn't answer my question*


*goes site hunting

Tom Dunne

Originally posted by ronano
does this mean that the usa mobile is charged at local rate or......

If you are in the same area code as a mobile, then yes, it is a local call.

My landline (123) XXX XXXX
Friends mobile (123) XXX XXXX
Other friends landline (456) XXX XXX

Call from me->friend's mobile = Free (same area code, therefore local call, therefore free)

Other friend->friend's mobile = Not Free (different area code, therefore not local call, therefore not free)

Calls from one area code to another are treated as long distance, irrespecitve of whether the receiving phone is a mobile phone or not.

Now, does that answer your question?

ronano

fking hell not really, im in ireland shes in alabama, am i screwed or not ? :P i checked on the site and it says mobile local calls, i'll re-read your post, thanks :P

*edit*

ok so i read the post again and it seems or else im stupid(well i am stupid but i blame these long lazy summer days) but that you are talking about american set up as opposed to ireland-america

Tom Dunne

Originally posted by ronano

ok so i read the post again and it seems or else im stupid(well i am stupid but i blame these long lazy summer days) but that you are talking about american set up as opposed to ireland-america

Yes, I am talking about an American setup. However, if you sign up with the details above, you get and American number (yes, a real American telephone number!), no matter where you are.

For 100 minutes a month (while the software is in beta, I presume) you can ring ANY number in the US for free.

So, the setup is you connect to the Interweb. You set up your VOIP software and then call the number in the US, not matter where it is, and no matter where you are (i.e. Ireland).

ronano

Oh now i see what you are on about, i was always referring to the cheap phone site telestunt as op[posed to your dealo, thanks

Ro-76

Originally posted by tom dunne
Just discovered this little setup on PocketPCthoughts.com. It's VOIP, but it allows 100 free minutes a month to the US and select countries during the beta period.

You need a sip client which is the VOIP software. Then you get yourself a US landline number through these guys. You can then make up to 100 minutes worth of calls through your PC (quality is perfect, my humble Axim X5 is not so perfect) to normal US landlines and certain countries.

An excellent feature is under the accounts page, it lets you see how many free minutes you have left.

How do you find the quality?

It seems significantly worse than Skype to me.

Ro

Tom Dunne

Originally posted by Ro-76
It seems significantly worse than Skype to me.

On the laptop (P4 with 512Mb Ram, Windows XP) - it's perfect, though I have been told by people I am calling that they would notice an ever so slight lower call quality, but no delay whatsoever.

On the PDA (Axim X5) - it's crap. No easier way to say it. In fact, it even hangs up the PDA needing a soft reset.

Superman

Century access is quite good, just dial 0818272272 an then put in the internationa l number you want (not ireland ) and it's only 25c a min all the time and 30cent a min from mobile.

not the best rates but no cards,pins and all that lark.