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

[David Corking]

On 10/11/07, JCA <1.41421 at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>> 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.

Do the other Fun Numbers work for you?