Re: calling US 800 numbers from abroad via VoIP

[Rob Owens]

On Mon, Dec 21, 2009 at 11:45:43AM +0100, Michelle Konzack wrote:
> Hello,
> 
> Am 2009-12-20 23:28:32, schrieb Chris Davies:
> > jida...@jidanni.org wrote:
> > > My friend uses the Skype stuff, but all I want to do is make one or two
> > > calls to some 800 numbers, so don't want to subscribe to anything, pay
> > > any money, nor do I own a credit card.
> > 
I just tested this number from Ekiga and it worked:

*8501800...@ekiga.net  (replace the x's with the 800 phone number you
want to call).

There are a couple other similar services listed here:

http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Fun_Numbers

-Rob


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Re: calling US 800 numbers from abroad via VoIP

[jidanni]

SS> So if you dial 019-1-800-whatever, asterisk will connect to
SS> sip:1800whate...@proxy.ideasip.com.
SS> HTH. CU Sascha
Indeed it does. All I needed to do was add
# diff -r /tmp/original /etc/asterisk
diff -r /tmp/original/extensions.conf /etc/asterisk/extensions.conf
392a393
> exten => _0191800NXX,1,Dial(SIP/${EXTEN:3...@proxy.ideasip.com,60);jidanni
diff -r /tmp/original/modules.conf /etc/asterisk/modules.conf
53,54c53,54
< noload => chan_alsa.so
< ;noload => chan_oss.so
---
> ;noload => chan_alsa.so ;jidanni
> noload => chan_oss.so   ;jidanni
diff -r /tmp/original/sip.conf /etc/asterisk/sip.conf
188a189,190
> disallow=all  ;jidanni
> allow=gsm ;jidanni


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Re: calling US 800 numbers from abroad via VoIP

[Michelle Konzack]

Hello,

Am 2009-12-20 23:28:32, schrieb Chris Davies:
> jida...@jidanni.org wrote:
> > My friend uses the Skype stuff, but all I want to do is make one or two
> > calls to some 800 numbers, so don't want to subscribe to anything, pay
> > any money, nor do I own a credit card.
> 
> As far as I have determined from here in the UK, Skype allows calls to
> US 1-800 numbers without charge.

Sipgate too


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Re: calling US 800 numbers from abroad via VoIP

[Chris Davies]

jida...@jidanni.org wrote:
> My friend uses the Skype stuff, but all I want to do is make one or two
> calls to some 800 numbers, so don't want to subscribe to anything, pay
> any money, nor do I own a credit card.

As far as I have determined from here in the UK, Skype allows calls to
US 1-800 numbers without charge.

Chris


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Re: calling US 800 numbers from abroad via VoIP

[Rob Owens]

On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 01:41:20PM +0800, jida...@jidanni.org wrote:
> [Also posted to Newsgroups: comp.dcom.voice-over-ip]
> Hello. I live in Taiwan and use Debian Linux.
> I want to call an 1-800 toll free US number,
> which of course is not toll free when calling from Taiwan.
> So how can I use this VoIP stuff to bridge the gap?
> I'm sure I'm capable of installing whatever .deb Debian software package
> is needed. But then what IP address would I direct my traffic to to make
> the jump from the Internet into the Phone system?
> 
> My friend uses the Skype stuff, but all I want to do is make one or two
> calls to some 800 numbers, so don't want to subscribe to anything, pay
> any money, nor do I own a credit card.
> 
Well this solution requires a $10 charge on a credit card, but here it
is anyway.

I use Ekiga (free software, included in Debian's repositories).  I
signed up for their "recommended provider" for dialing real phone
numbers.  To sign up you need to spend $10 on call credits.  Since they
are based in the US, I believe that using them to dial 1-800 numbers
should be free.  (Although I have not tested it).

The provider is diamondcard.us

Conceivably, if all you ever use them for is dialing 1-800 numbers, your
initial $10 investment could last you a lifetime.

-Rob


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Re: calling US 800 numbers from abroad via VoIP

[Sascha Silbe]

On Fri, Dec 18, 2009 at 01:41:20PM +0800, jida...@jidanni.org wrote:


I want to call an 1-800 toll free US number,
IdeaSIP worked fine for me when I had the same need some months ago. 
Asterisk config snippet:


[ideasip-tollfree]
; USA toll-free
exten => _001800NXX,1,Dial(SIP/${EXTEN:2...@proxy.ideasip.com,60)
exten => _001888NXX,1,Dial(SIP/${EXTEN:2...@proxy.ideasip.com,60)
exten => _001877NXX,1,Dial(SIP/${EXTEN:2...@proxy.ideasip.com,60)
exten => _001866NXX,1,Dial(SIP/${EXTEN:2...@proxy.ideasip.com,60)
; UK toll-free
exten => _0044800.,1,Dial(SIP/011*${EXTEN:2...@proxy.ideasip.com,60)
exten => _0044808.,1,Dial(SIP/011*${EXTEN:2...@proxy.ideasip.com,60)
exten => _0044500.,1,Dial(SIP/011*${EXTEN:2...@proxy.ideasip.com,60)


00 is the ITU-recommended international prefix (used in Germany). For 
Taiwan, you might want to replace it with something else, e.g. 019 (note 
the change in EXTEN because the prefix length increased):


[ideasip-tollfree]
; USA toll-free
exten => _0191800NXX,1,Dial(SIP/${EXTEN:3...@proxy.ideasip.com,60)
exten => _0191888NXX,1,Dial(SIP/${EXTEN:3...@proxy.ideasip.com,60)
exten => _0191877NXX,1,Dial(SIP/${EXTEN:3...@proxy.ideasip.com,60)
exten => _0191866NXX,1,Dial(SIP/${EXTEN:3...@proxy.ideasip.com,60)
; UK toll-free
exten => _01944800.,1,Dial(SIP/011*${EXTEN:3...@proxy.ideasip.com,60)
exten => _01944808.,1,Dial(SIP/011*${EXTEN:3...@proxy.ideasip.com,60)
exten => _01944500.,1,Dial(SIP/011*${EXTEN:3...@proxy.ideasip.com,60)


So if you dial 019-1-800-whatever, asterisk will connect to 
sip:1800whate...@proxy.ideasip.com.

HTH.

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Re: calling US 800 numbers from abroad via VoIP

[jidanni]

KR> How about borrowing your friend's Skype account for the 1 or 2 calls
KR> you need to make?

Thanks but 1. I want to use open software. 2. I'm embarrassed to ask.


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