Hey Sieghard, what about Freephoneline.ca or Dellvoice.ca; have you checked those out?
Grant On 11/4/12, Sieghard Weitzel <siegh...@live.ca> wrote: > Hi Grant, > > That statement about getting a "local Canadian" number is only true if you > happen to live in any of the larger cities like Vancouver, Edmonton, > Calgary, Toronto, Montreal etc. It is annoying me no end that I am not able > to get a local number just because I live in a small community in BC, but > that's just the way it is. > > Regards, > Sieghard > > > -----Original Message----- > From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On Behalf > Of Grant Hardy > Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 5:45 PM > To: viphone@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: Looking for an app to block callers > > Yes, it is; you get a Canadian or US local or toll free number with > texting and 5000 minutes of calling per month. The personal plan, > though, costs $9.99. > > Grant > > On 11/4/12, Kliphton <kliph...@gmail.com> wrote: >> What's line2? Is it an app in the app store? >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: viphone@googlegroups.com [mailto:viphone@googlegroups.com] On >> Behalf >> Of Grant Hardy >> Sent: Sunday, November 04, 2012 5:13 PM >> To: viphone@googlegroups.com >> Subject: Re: Looking for an app to block callers >> >> You can't do that on official, non-jailbroken phones; Apple doesn't allow >> third-party developers to integrate with the phone app. >> >> You have a few options though. One is contacting your carrier as some >> companies offer this service. Another is to sign up for a service such as >> Google Voice or Line2 since they give you a number and allow you to set >> up >> rules for specific groups of callers. You may even be able to port your >> number to one of these services, though depending on your phone company >> it >> may not be possible to both port your number, and keep your plan active >> with >> a new number. >> >> You could always try the Youmail service, which is available in the app >> store and replaces your carrier's voicemail service. There are > instructions >> for forwarding unanswered calls to Youmail, and you can block certain >> parties from leaving voicemail messages. But of course, they will still >> be >> able to ring through, and also they'll still be able to text you. >> >> Grant >> >> On 11/4/12, Kirsten Edmondson <kirsten.edmond...@btinternet.com> wrote: >>> Hi, >>> Are there any apps out there which are useful for blocking people from >>> phoning or texting your iPhone? >>> >>> Before I take the drastic step of having to change my phone number and >>> letting everyone I want to keep in touch with no, I wanted to look for >>> an app where I could just stop couple of people from getting in touch, >>> as they don't seem to get the message, is there anything like this >>> available? Like a blacklist Type thing but for phone numbers? >>> Thanks >>> Kirsten >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >>> Google Group. >>> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >>> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >>> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> For more options, visit this group at >>> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" >> Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google >> Group. >> To search the VIPhone public archive, visit >> http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. >> To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. >> >> >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" > Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google > Group. > To search the VIPhone public archive, visit > http://www.mail-archive.com/viphone@googlegroups.com/. > To post to this group, send email to viphone@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > viphone+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/viphone?hl=en. > > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "VIPhone" Google Group. 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