Free DID Numbers, Free Voip Calls, & more Voip Info

What you'll find here:

1. Free DID numbers/Free Access numbers
2. Free Calling Options
3. The Workaround Guides: Receive and Make Calls from regular phones/CallBack/Sip-to-Skype and Skype CallThrough
4. Discussion on The BetaMax group
5. List of Hosted PBX/Aggregator services

Looking for the Guides

Free Incoming DID numbers:

*Free DID Numbers currently avaliable: US, Canada, UK, Germany, Italy


FreeDigits and related Sites (US, Iowa numbers):
*NOT ACCEPTING NEW REGISTRATION AS OF 11/22/2008*
*NO LONGER FUNCTIONING FOR CURRENT USERS*
http://www.freedigits.com/ (All the URLs below now forward to FreeDigits)
http://www.talkdigits.com/
http://www.calldigits.com/
http://www.clickdigits.com/
http://officedigits.com/

Free International VoIP DID Providers

Free International VoIP DID Providers

A useful list is also at VOIP-Info.org

See also here for a useful forum listing free DID providers.

Argentina
Lingo Proprietary hardware/software
FlyNumber Argentina DID/Virtual phone number

Brazil
Lingo Proprietary hardware/software
FlyNumber Brazil DID/Virtual phone number

Canada
Lingo Proprietary hardware/software
FlyNumber Canada DID/Virtual phone number

VOIP - Cheap Calls/Rate Comparison/The Betamax Services

Cheap Calls/Rate Comparison/The Betamax Services

1. There are a number of providers providing reasonably priced calls. Check here for rate comparison: http://www.comparevoipproviderrates.com/

2. BetaMax Services
Betamax offers a number of services, that on first appearance look different, yet follow the same model. Keep in mind that transferring credit from one to the other is not possible. Their free calling lists change constantly, and they are different from one service to the next. When considering each service look for the following:

-Rates to the Country of your Choice
-List of Free Countries
-Credit Expiry Period
-FreeDay Weekly Minute limit/FreeDay Expiry period
-Can it be used with software
-Can it be used with a SIP Device
-Any WebBased services

Rate Comparison (amounts in EuroCents)

BreakDown:below

Free DID Numbers, Free Voip Calls, & more Voip Info

What you'll find here:

Free Incoming DID numbers:

*Free DID Numbers currently avaliable: US, Canada, UK, Germany, Italy

FreeDigits and related Sites (US, Iowa numbers):
*NOT ACCEPTING NEW REGISTRATION AS OF 11/22/2008*
*NO LONGER FUNCTIONING FOR CURRENT USERS*
http://www.freedigits.com/ (All the URLs below now forward to FreeDigits)
http://www.talkdigits.com/
http://www.calldigits.com/
http://www.clickdigits.com/
http://officedigits.com/
www.sipnumber.com
http://www.faxdigits.com/ (offers Incoming Fax Numbers)
http://www.ringtonumber.com This service is a shared number, with an extension for each user. They claim that now though you can forward for free to your own phone number.

Note: Numbers have been available on and off, but SERVICE IS CURRENTLY DOWN

VOIP Free Calls - Web Initiated: Headset and Microphone

Web Initiated: Headset and Microphone

Free Calls

Web Initiated: Use your phone

PokeTalk (www.poketalk.com)
-MANY COUNTRIES
-Requires registration
-Calls limited to 10 minutes/call and 100/month
-You enter your number and that of the person to be called and the two are connected

Access Number Based

RingPlus (http://www.ringplus.net)
-MANY COUNTRIES
-Complete Registration
-Call one of these Access Numbers (http://www.ringplus.net/accessnumbers.php )
-Enter Acct. and Pin number
-Enter number to call
-Listen to ad
-Call is completed

FreeCallButton (http://www.freecallbutton.com/)
-Countries Supported http://www.freecallbutton.com/calling_to.htm
-Limited to 5 min call for every hour
-Call Access Number (http://www.freecallbutton.com/free_global_calling_codes.htm) and enter extension
-Enter Daily Pin (find at http://www.freecallpin.com/)
-Dial 00_Country Code+Number+# when you hear dialtone
-If there is no access number available click on the big yellow button to have them call you to connect to the gateway

VoIP Networks/Other

VoIP Networks/Other

FWD: Free World Dialup (http://www.freeworlddialup.com/)
***FWD is now subscription based***
-Free Calling between Members on their Network
-Can be used with their SoftPhone/Other SoftPhones/ VoIP adapter
-IM other FWD members, SIP-Users, AIM/MSN/Yahoo/GTalk/Skype/ICQ (http://www.freeworlddialup.com/)
-Call other Voip Users on other networks
-Receive Calls from PSTN using access numbers (only 2 numbers really)
-VoiceMail
-They plan to be offering paid FWDout/FWDin service soon
-From personal testing the FWD Communicator, and adding IM contacts from other networks is glitchy.

Gizmo Project/ SipPhone (http://www.gizmoproject.com/ / http://www.sipphone.com/)
-Use with their SoftPhone/Others/Voip Adapter
-More aimed at putting together IM and Voip

Cation - untested - Unlimited free calls to

Cation - untested - Unlimited free calls to

www.voipwise.com/en/index.html

Unlimited free calls to:

Australia
Austria
Belgium
Canada
Czech Republic
Denmark
Estonia
Finland
France

Voip Networks/Free Hosted PBX Systems

Voip Networks/Free Hosted PBX Systems

Voip Networks/Free Hosted PBX Systems

1.VoXaLot: (www.voxalot.com)

VoXalot can be best described as a service aggregator. In a few words they let you put multiple services together, to create a custom VSP. They are not just a PBX, but rather a network on their own...

Free VoXBasic Service includes:

• Incoming calls from SipBroker Access Numbers
• Incoming calls via SIP URI
• Incoming calls from DIDs forwarded to a SIP URI
• Multiple Outgoing Providers can be registered (this supports most providers, except those that require SIP registration for placing calls)
• Dial Plans or Smart Calling which lets you use the cheapest provider for each destination
• Speed Dial List

Make and Receive SIP/VoIP Calls from your Cell/Landline (No equipment needed)

WorkArounds: Make and Receive SIP/VoIP Calls from your Cell/Landline (No equipment needed)
*note: you may want to read throughout this post for a number of free options before getitng started with a guide

Receiving Calls via VoIP on your regular PSTN Phone: People from around the world call a number local to them, then enter an extension when prompted which in turn rings your CellPhone or HomePhone.

There are now 4 options, all of which achieve similar results, but at different costs and qualities:

1. Receive Calls from Around the World through a local number: VoXalot, MySipSwitch,PhoneGnome (Cost: Free) - http://www.scopezoom.com/guide7.htm
2. Receive Calls from Around the World through a local number: VoXalot, PBXes, TPad, MySipSwitch, PhoneGnome (Cost: Free) - http://www.scopezoom.com/guide5.htm
3. Receive Calls from Around the World through a local number: VoXalot & PhoneGnome (Cost: $15 after July 16th) - http://scopezoom.com/guide1.htm

4.Receive Calls from Around the World through a local number: PhoneGnome and GTalk2Voip (Cost: Free) - http://scopezoom.com/guide2.htm

5.Receive Calls from Around the World through a local number: PhoneGnome, VoXalot, PBXes.com (Cost: Free) - http://scopezoom.com/guide3.htm

FREE HOME PHONE LINE for the first 5000 Residents from Toronto or Montreal

FREE HOME PHONE LINE for the first 5000 Residents from Toronto or Montreal

Not sure if this might be a hot deal but I came across this website offering a Free softphone service.

"The first 5000 residents from either Toronto or Montreal receive FREE calling to anywhere in Canada and your new phone number for life."

Also not sure how long this offer has been around, but it's worth a try

www.freephoneline.ca

These are some of the features included:


When you download and signup for our service you will receive free services and great choices!

* A FREE local phone number !, if you live in the 416, 647 and most 905 area codes you can receive phone calls on your new
FREEPHONELNE personal phone number. (Many new area codes will be added in 4th quarter ’07).
* Unlimited Free Local calling !
* Caller ID - The incoming caller’s phone number is displayed on the freephoneline softphone.
* Unlimited FREE Canada wide long distance calling to these major cities : Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton,
Winnipeg, London, Hamilton, Kitchener-Waterloo, Ottawa, Quebec City, and Halifax, and, all the towns that are a local call to these cities!

With FREEPHONELINE you dial direct without dialing 1011295.
* Full Enhanced Voicemail Service that is accessible from your phone no charge!
* Voicemail to Email a copy of the voicemail is emailed to your private email account automatically , no charge !
* Follow me service with enhanced unified messaging feature. When not at home, or if you use the PC phone and it is offline,
you can set a number to call forward your local number.. You can also set the number of rings you would like the call forwarded
for [example 3 rings to my cell phone] then if you are unavailable or you choose not to answer the call, freephoneline.ca
voicemail will play your recorded greeting taking a message.
This means you no longer need voicemail on your cell phone or other home phone lines, freephoneline.ca can be
your central messaging service.

Acanac DSL with VOIP

Acanac DSL with VOIP

Acanac customers who already have DSL can include VOIP
for $9.95 month with free softphone software http://www.callnigeriaonline.com/images/xlite1.JPG for use with a headset
or buy a VOIP ATA http://www.frontierpc.com/ProductDet...x?eId=11894311
for use with a regular phone. If you have no phone service, I assume
you are on dryloop instead of a phone line and you are paying for DSL
plus dry loop at $8 month already. You can add VOIP with that and
be assigned a new number for calls, but not transfer over any old number.
Both soft phone or ATA have identical features http://acanac.ca/Features.htm .
Service is only for Ontario and Quebec.
Here is the link for international rates http://acanac.ca/Phone_rates.htm .

Useful information to know when deciding to use softphone or voip ata:
a) softphone -- computer has to be on to use softphone and the face of the phone will light up and
rings will be heard with speakers with incoming calls; if computer is off, calls go to voicemail
b) ata -- use with regular phone which rings even with computer off; has voicemail.

Hack Google Voice

Hack Google Voice For Free Calls
Learn how to make and receive unlimited VOIP phone calls using Google Voice and SipGate.




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Disable Voicemail on Voxalot

Disable Voicemail on Voxalot (set to No under Member Details)--I forgot to mention this Set Active, and Register to No for PhoneGnome (under Providers) Set forwarding to 14165551212 via PhoneGnome, not Dial Plan (Under Forwarding) Try a call yourself (if you have another phone to call from) Toronto Access number is 1-647-476-FREE + *010 + 6 digit VoXalot account (The reason I insist on No, is that if yes, Someone calls you--Voxalot forwards via phonegnome to your number--this rings your number but also the registration on voxalot--which forwards to your number again....you can see where this goes)