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

[Damien Sandras]

Le mardi 30 octobre 2007 à 09:25 -0700, JCA a écrit :
> > I don't understand why freeworlddialup doesn't have the muscle to keep
> > the 1800 service going consistently.  Unlike ekiga.net, it is based in
> > the US.  Perhaps they just have other fish to fry, or insufficient
> > phone lines.
> >
> > Therefore my advice would be - if you are in the US, get Asterisk or
> > similar and a line card - and hook it up to your landline.  If you are
> > outside the US,
> >
> > 1. try ekiga.net first - if the 1800 number is not reachable by ekiga.net then
> > 2. register with a kind friend in the US with Asterisk, or
> > 3. register with a paid SIP or H323 provider - you can probably get
> > calls to the US, including 1800, for around one cent per minute, but
> > maybe you will find someone willing to throw in 1800 free-of-charge
> > (if you do please let us know.)
> 
>     That's good advice, and I'll follow it - when I get the chance. At
> this point I just want to be able to call certain 1800 numbers toll
> free from my computer, hassle free. Sadly, that currently means using
> Skype, not Ekiga.

There is nothing we can do about it...
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