[Ekiga-list] Dialing 1-800 numbers in the US

[JCA]

>>> I am trying to dial a 1-800 number in the US using Ekiga and my
>>> Ekiga PC-to-Phone account. When I do so, I get a recording to the
>>> effect that such number is not free from my current location, and that
>>> international calling fees will be charged if I proceed. This is kind
>>> of galling, for I am calling from the US.
>>>
>>>  Is it at all possible to call 1-800 numbers at no charge with Ekiga?
>>
>> Yes, it is.
>>
>> Just get a free account on http://ekiga.net
>> and dial :
>> *0131800xxxxxxx at ekiga.net
>
> It doesn't work for me. I do have an ekiga.net account, I do have a
> PC-to-phone account, I can use them both all right, but if I try the
> recipe above I get a fleeting message that says Security Check Failed.

    I notice that nobody has addressed this. Could somebody please
confirm that these numbers can be reached as indicated in the reply
above? Like I said, it does not work for me; in fact,  all the recipes
for 1800 numbers in the US listed in
http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Fun_Numbers fail in the way I
described. Since I have an account at ekiga.net and I can make calls
to ordinary phones, I must be missing something that prevents me from
using the 1800 recipes. Feedback on what might be missing would be
most welcome.