google vioice does a click to call deal so you enter the number it will call you then it. On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 10:12 PM, mike havens wrote: > How do you do free calling with google voice? It seems it is just a > forwarding service. > > > On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 8:39 PM, James Finstrom < > jfinstrom@rhinoequipment.com> wrote: > >> In a time where most homes have no land line ane 5 cell phones voip >> can be verry useful. I personaly haven't had a real phone line in >> years. I wouldn't use the magic jack personally but I have about $2000 >> worth of various voip gear in my house. I also do verry little >> outbound calling. I have a 2 free did's that terminate in to my >> system. I have hacks and scripts that allow me to do mosof my outbound >> calling free as well. I just got a google voice account which allows >> me to do free calling as well this is all cheaper than the magic jack >> service. I think its a neat option for the non technical. My father in >> law is as bad as it gets with computers and I didn't get asked at all >> to help him install it. If you are even mildly more technical there is >> no reason to pay for anything phone related. >> >> On 7/12/09, Lisa Kachold wrote: >> > On Sun, Jul 12, 2009 at 2:34 PM, mike Enriquez wrote: >> >> I saw a demo of Magic Jack which a USB thumb drive like device that >> >> lets you plug in a telephone jack and make all your phone calls via the >> >> internet.It claims to work only on windows. >> >> They claim that the annual fee is $20.00. Does anyone on the list know >> >> if this is available on Linux or something else exist that is similar. >> >> Boy, I like the price of $20.00 per year to make all my phone calls. >> >> Thanks >> >> Mike Enriquez >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> --------------------------------------------------- >> >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> >> >> > Hello Mike! >> > >> > The utilization issues for all VOIP, IAX systems replacing land line >> > phones include networking complexity, security and E-911 issues, >> > wherein emergency services can immediately verify your address. I >> > wrote the PHP/SQL extension to the Affinity Voip Telecom SER switch >> > for their E-911 registration process so I have a good idea that most >> > people are not bothering to register their VOIP service; E911 is a >> > federal VOIP requirement at the provider level, however must be >> > maintained by the user at the time of service registration. >> > >> > The network issues with all VOIP, IAX2 include NAT traversal which can >> > add more than a little bit of instability during setup and when the >> > network chances or is reset. >> > >> > I am curious as to why anyone would even sanely consider buying a USB >> > "device", when you can easily use softphones like Ekiga (with a PSTN >> > VOIP trunk from axvoice.com $9.99 a month for instance) or Skype >> > ($30.00 unlimited a year)? >> > Skype allows you to skype2twitter; your incoming calls can be >> > forwarded and recorded, various other cool voice analysis plugins are >> > available, etc. >> > >> > https://extras.skype.com/ >> > >> http://www.asteriskvoipnews.com/skype/5_most_useful_plugins_for_skype.html >> > >> > There's an article/review that mirrors my sentiment exactly saying, >> > quote: "there's a whiff of sleaze about it all". >> > >> http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2009/03/12/magicjack_far_from_enchanting/ >> > >> > Having built (and used home based and professional solutions) Trixbox, >> > SER, and Asterisk for AffinityVoip, GST Telecommunications, >> > Skymall.com and maintained intelligent dialers, programmed and >> > administered a Stromberg Carlson DCO, I am fairly well versed in VOIP >> > and I just have to ask "Why MagicJack"? and "Where's the Magic"? >> > >> > Why have essentially a client running on a USB key? ...scratch >> > head... When you can have it on your computer? >> > There are a great many hardware based solutions also around $30.00 >> > (which is what the USB client will cost you after you pay for your >> > $30.00 a year throughput fees): >> > >> > Grandstream ATA's: >> > http://www.grandstream.com/products/ht_series/ht503/ht503.html >> > http://www.grandstream.com/products/ht_series/ht486/ht486.html >> > (axvoice.com ships one of these with signup) >> > >> > >> > Of course, in a disaster situation, where power goes out, your client >> > will not work, unless you have your phone tethered to your battery >> > laptop running your client. And it's certainly a great deal easier >> > to just have a client, since USB devices are not many on most >> > notebooks and it's not exactly the best time to be troubleshooting >> > UDP/NAT Stun traversal settings, during a disaster? >> > >> > (In the old days with our digital PSTN POTS lines with 20 feet >> > "wireless answering machine phones", we had to get a plain butt-set to >> > make calls during power failure, but at least they still worked >> > usually.) Hardware based VOIP phones, don't! >> > >> > -- >> > http://linuxgazette.net/164/kachold.html >> > (623)239-3392 Skype: obn0sis >> > (503)754-4452 www.obnosis.com >> > --------------------------------------------------- >> > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > >> >> >> -- >> James Finstrom >> Rhino Equipment Corp. >> http://rhinoequipment.com ~ http://postug.com >> Phone: 1-877-RHINO-T1 ~ FAX: +1 (480) 961-1826 >> Twitter: http://twitter.com/rhinoequipment >> IP: guest@asterisk.rhinoequipment.com >> --------------------------------------------------- >> PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us >> To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: >> http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >> > > > > -- > :-)~MIKE~(-: > > --------------------------------------------------- > PLUG-discuss mailing list - PLUG-discuss@lists.plug.phoenix.az.us > To subscribe, unsubscribe, or to change your mail settings: > http://lists.PLUG.phoenix.az.us/mailman/listinfo/plug-discuss >