Broadband Phone Service

[imprezawrxsti]

I need to help my dad sa Pinas on his long distance call ( business). Ano ang nag eexist na Broadband Phone Service dyaan with the most reasonable price.
Currently Im using VONAGE, $24 + tax unlimited call within us, canada some pars of europe and 18 cents/min to pinas. Please help

[airshaq20]

I dont think they have one in the phils...but you can save money with your long distance to and from your dad (as long as they have broadband internet)...

get him another vonage....give him a local number (same area code as you).....send the box to your dad.......and you can call each other 24 hours a day......no long distance call since you both (virtually) in the same area codes......cool huh?

[flakez]

akala ko broadband internet....

pano ung broadband phone service?

[Karding]

akala ko broadband internet....

pano ung broadband phone service?

its also known as VoIP where you use the LAN line

http://vonage.com/

[NightRock]

details nman broadband phone!!!!

[Karding]

I dont think they have one in the phils...but you can save money with your long distance to and from your dad (as long as they have broadband internet)...

get him another vonage....give him a local number (same area code as you).....send the box to your dad.......and you can call each other 24 hours a day......no long distance call since you both (virtually) in the same area codes......cool huh?

wow, super cool. Have you tried this yet?

Si Dr. Phil Kho may gamit na equiptment where you dont have to pay any subscription fee ($24.00) nakalimutan ko lang ang brand name. The good thing about Dr. Phil's equiptment is that you dont necessarily need two equiptment to call each other.

The equiptment can be purchased for $250.00 yata.

Dr. Phil Kho = wiretap_md

[airshaq20]

go to www.vonage.com for details....

[airshaq20]

wow, super cool. Have you tried this yet?

Si Dr. Phil Kho may gamit na equiptment where you dont have to pay any subscription fee ($24.00) nakalimutan ko lang ang brand name. The good thing about Dr. Phil's equiptment is that you dont necessarily need two equiptment to call each other.

The equiptment can be purchased for $250.00 yata.

Dr. Phil Kho = wiretap_md

Well..basically, if you subscribe to vonage....you can choose an area code....(say 718)....get 2 boxes ($24x2 per month)......send the other box to the philippines - plug it to a broadband (which is a requirement), your virtual phone number go with you since voice travels online......so you have a 718 phone here in the US..... another 718 phone located in the phils....when you call each other, it is treated as a local call.....so for additional 24 bucks, you can basically call to and from the philippines 24/7.

Plus, they (philippines) can call the US and Canada free (included in the 24 buck plan).

[Karding]

Wow, that really works airshaq20. Pero Local Calls are only possible between the two numbers, correct?

however, ang sipura (brand name) you are NOT limited to calling the other person with another vonage box. With Sipura, you can call anyone FREE anywhere in the world. And there's no monthly subscription fee aside from your broadband internet. 512kbps connection is highly recommended.

Sipura ang gamit na brand ni Doc Phil Kho.

[airshaq20]

Wow, that really works airshaq20. Pero Local Calls are only possible between the two numbers, correct?

however, ang sipura (brand name) you are NOT limited to calling the other person with another vonage box. With Sipura, you can call anyone FREE anywhere in the world. And there's no monthly subscription fee aside from your broadband internet. 512kbps connection is highly recommended.

Sipura ang gamit na brand ni Doc Phil Kho.

Kahit cellphone? Wow...where do i get one.........

With the vonage 24 buck plan..kasama don unlimited calls to US and Canada, kahit anong area code.....and you can bring the box anywhere in the world basta may broadband.....the catch is....yung monthly bill, you have to have a US billing address....saka mura lang yung box...minsan may promo sila (free first month and free after rebate yung box)......

by the way, you can also call regular land line, cell phone or any phone with the vonage.

[Karding]

Kahit cellphone? Wow...where do i get one.........

With the vonage 24 buck plan..kasama don unlimited calls to US and Canada, kahit anong area code.....and you can bring the box anywhere in the world basta may broadband.....the catch is....yung monthly bill, you have to have a US billing address....saka mura lang yung box...minsan may promo sila (free first month and free after rebate yung box)......

meron bang RJ11/45 ang cellphone? :hihihi:

Cellphone 'forwarding' lang naman ang vonage di ba? And its free.

[airshaq20]

meron bang RJ11/45 ang cellphone? :hihihi:

Cellphone 'forwarding' lang naman ang vonage di ba? And its free.

LOL...i guess you can do that.....


OT:

para sa mga gusto ng free US number - mag ri ring lang ng mag ri ring, then they can leave a voice mail.....ganda to para sa mga ayaw pamigay ang home number or cellphone number.....gamit ko to nung binata pa ko and eto binibigay ko sa mga makukulit at mga bagong kilala para di sila mag stalk....

go here:

www.evoice.com
http://www.evoice.com

[pparado]

I have tried several VoIP services, not vonage though. From my experience if you were calling the US and Canada, very cheap! But if you use it to directly call the Philippines...

0.21 cents to 0.28 cents per minute (depending on the service provider)

a local call to the US or Canada ranges from 0.02 cents to 0.04 cents/minute. Cheap, eh? BUT....you must be calling North America to get this good deal. Calling other countries, prices differ.

IF you can send a unit to a loved one in the Philippines, and call each other, that would be essentially FREE. Calling any North American phone number from the Philippines from a VoIP phone will be cheap, or FREE even! Kaya ang gawa ko: tawag ako ng 1-800 access number ng phone card na binili ko, tapos dial ako sa bahay. Ang binabayaran ko actually is: 0.02 cents/min of calling the 1-800 number, PLUS the phone card na ginagamit ko. ($5 = I get 43mins)

There are services that can also go through a low speed connection.

The catch that I discovered though, is: If the connection in the Philippines is not broadband, then it is not gonna work. Kung minsan, naririnig ako, kung minsan hinde. Wala kasing broadband sa area of residence ko e. Kainis nga e.

So, IF your loved one in the Philippines has broadband....by all means, get them one as well as yourself! and talk all you want!

Skype is also a good medium...libre pa. download mo lang ang program and install. But like I said: kailangan broadband....para maliwanag ang both parties.

(sa skype: anything above 32kbps is sufficient already. if it goes below that, wala na...)

[pparado]

Wow, that really works airshaq20. Pero Local Calls are only possible between the two numbers, correct?

however, ang sipura (brand name) you are NOT limited to calling the other person with another vonage box. With Sipura, you can call anyone FREE anywhere in the world. And there's no monthly subscription fee aside from your broadband internet. 512kbps connection is highly recommended.

Sipura ang gamit na brand ni Doc Phil Kho.

ser karding,

di ko po yata ma-gets yung sipura...all i need is the telephone adapter ba? and then a broadband connection? how will i get a phone number?

(sencia na po....baka pwede namang i-explain further...)

salamat!

[Karding]

pprado,

Actually, si wiretap_md and tumatawag sakin na yan ang gamit. At sabi nya lang, itong Sipura lang ang kailangan with nothing else. I believe that it comes with a software, like any other hardware, to obtain a dial-tone. He never mentioned anything about getting a new number.

The catch that I discovered though, is: If the connection in the Philippines is not broadband, then it is not gonna work. Kung minsan, naririnig ako, kung minsan hinde. Wala kasing broadband sa area of residence ko e. Kainis nga e.

Kapatid hindi naman 'catch' yung na discover mo eh, niloloko mo naman ako eh, hahaha. From the terminology itself, siempre kailangan broadband talaga. VoIP is broadband based di ba? Kaya hi-speed internet talaga ang kailangan.

Sana mag log-on si wiretap_md para sya ang magpaliwanag, para mas maliwanag...haha

eto naman ang installation instructions
http://www.sipura.com/support/index.htm

[imprezawrxsti]

Well..basically, if you subscribe to vonage....you can choose an area code....(say 718)....get 2 boxes ($24x2 per month)......send the other box to the philippines - plug it to a broadband (which is a requirement), your virtual phone number go with you since voice travels online......so you have a 718 phone here in the US..... another 718 phone located in the phils....when you call each other, it is treated as a local call.....so for additional 24 bucks, you can basically call to and from the philippines 24/7.

Plus, they (philippines) can call the US and Canada free (included in the 24 buck plan).

SWEETT! Thanks, madadagdagan na naman ang pagtitipid ko nito.

[pparado]

"Kapatid hindi naman 'catch' yung na discover mo eh, niloloko mo naman ako eh, hahaha. From the terminology itself, siempre kailangan broadband talaga. VoIP is broadband based di ba? Kaya hi-speed internet talaga ang kailangan."
-Karding

-ay OO NGA 'NO? ahihihihihihihi!

ahhh, ser karding...salamat sa clarification. kasi yung mga nagamit ko, pwedeng kahit minimum of 28 kbps. kung above that, the quality is better.


(may natututunan ako dito...sencia na po, baka mali ang orientation ko. hehehe)

[the_wildthing]

Meron yatang nag-oofer ng ganyan locally either Eastern Telecom or Globe or one of the smaller players. I think may trial lines dito sa opis na VoIP. Magtatanong ako kung meron for individual subscribers...

[chieffy]

mukhang ayos yung sipura pero medyo di ko pa rin gets...anyway from pc to pc naman pwede na yung pareho kayong may headset tapos through ym na lang di ba? yun nga lang di siguro kasinglinaw ng phone to phone tulag sa sipura or vonage...

[silver_corolla]

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