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




Software Based

ICall.com (www.icall.com)
-US and CANADA
-Uses a Skype-like soft phone.
-The software is slighly glitchy so some patience is required.
-As of late calls are supposedly limted to 5 min per call (but nothing stopping you from calling again once the first call is up for another 5 min)

Free Calls to Members' phones

PhoneGnome.com (www.phonegnome.com)
-You register your Home or Cell Number (assuming you are not buying a box from them).
-You can make and receive free calls to Members' phones in these Countries: http://www.phonegnome.com/intlfree.html
-If you set up the software (SIP based), it'll ring there, but your phone will also ring.
-The call is free for the person placing the call.
-The CID appearing (if using the cellphone) may or may not be local.

Jajah.com (www.jajah.com)
-Web based calling software.
-Allows free calls between members with some country restrictions: http://jajah.com/info/rates/ (check bottom of page there).
-In order to use this, you must top up your account once in while (you'll be able to call other members for free after having topped up the first time)



Both parties need to call in to a local Access Number

Rebtel.com (www.rebtel.com)
-Geared towards mobiles.
-You make an account.
-You add a friend's number.
-It gives you a local access number to call that will ring your friend.
-When the other guy receives your call, he sees a CID in his screen.
-He has to pick up, then hang up within 10 sec and call that CID, while you wait on the line (if you don't want to go through the hang up process, you gotta buy minutes from them).
-Finally you connect and the call is local for both of you. It works with international contacts too.
-Their Explanation: http://www.rebtel.com/en/How-it-work...-a-smart-call/

Talkster (www.talkster.com)
*MERGED INTO REBTEL*
-No need for accounts
-Enter your number, and your friends number
-It gives you a number local to you for your friend, and a number local to your friend for you
-Call your friend and tell him to hang up, and call you back on the assigned number while you wait on the line
-Both of you are calling numbers local to you and talking to each other...
-See their explanation http://www.talkster.com/HowItWorks.aspx or http://www.talkster.com/Talkster_Video.html



Free 411 Services


FREE-411 (www.free411.com/index.php)
-US
-Some support for Manitoba Numbers

GOOG-411 (www.google.com/goog411/)
*NO LONGER RUNNING*
-US/Canada
-Should have fair support for Canadian Numbers, business more likely than personal.

TellMe (www.tellme.com/)
-US (maybe Canada)
-1-800-555-TELL

411Save (www 1800411save com/)
-Supposedly has support for US/Canada and live agents

FreeMetro ( www freemetro 1888usa com/)
-US

Note: For more discussion see
http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r21271990-Free-411-phone-number-for-cell-and-residential


Fax Services

Free Incoming Fax Service

1.http://www.efax.com/efax-free
2.http://www.j2.com/jconnect/twa/page/servicesOverview
3.http://www.k7.net/
4.A free CallCentric Acct.(will need to adjust Call Treatment to point to Fax) + a DID number of your Choice forwarded to 1777xxx@in.callcentric.com
5. FreePhoneLine (www.freephoneline.com). Get a free acct., change nothing else so all calls end up in VM. When someone sends a fax, the VM picks up and is able to distinguish and receive a fax and forwards it to you via email as PDF.

Free Outgoing Fax Service

1.http://faxzero.com/
2.http://www.gotfreefax.com/
3.http://www.box.net (Sign up for lite package, upload file to fax, and use eFax plugin)
*The Fax feature with Box.net seems available to early beta subscribers, but not newer subscriberS on the free package.

Interesting FAX Services (Not Free)

http://www.faxaway.com/index.shtml
http://101fax.com/
http://www.trustfax.com/


FREE DIDs for Incoming SMS

LocalPhone (UK) (www.localphone.com)
-Free UK number when you sign up
-Can receive SMS on the UK number.
-Free Incoming, Pay to send
-See http://blog.localphone.com/index.php...oming-numbers/

Google Voice (US) (www.google.ca/voice)
-FREE US Number
-Can receive SMS on the number
-Free Incoming, Free to Send

VoXox (US) (http://www.voxox.com)
-Free US number when you sign up
-Can receive SMS on the number
(can carry out a chat over SMS using their software to send and receive instantly)
-Free Incoming, Free to send.

Note: None of these can send texts to special SMS numbers (eg. Twitter Sign Ups for example)



Closed Services:
-Yak4Ever has closed down (www.yak4ever.com)
-PrivatePhone from NetZero will be closing down on Dec 15 (www.privatephone.com)
-PalCalls (www.palcalls.com)
-AIM PhoneLine(http://www.aimphoneline.com/)
-Click2Voice (www.click2voice.com)
-Earthcaller (www.earthcaller.com)
-DukaDial (http://labs.jaduka.com/dukaDial)
-ZeroCents (www.zerocents.ca)