Free DID in Canada
Hortoristic:
I asked this a year ago, but am asking now to see if any changes...
I have free DID's in USA and UK but need one in Canada so my daughter can call me from British Columbia here in Seattle.
Anyone know of some totally free DID's in Canada?
A harder solution:
I already know using SIPBROKER, my Canadian kid can dial a local PSTN, and enter my voip.ms account number, which would then ring my house - but it's alot of numbers to dial!
She would need to dial the local PSTN: (778) 785-2095 then *462 (identifies DID is with Callcentric), then my Callcentric number: 1-(914) 296-xxxx#
So whole number would be:
Dial: (778) 785-2095 - wait for prompt then dial: *462 1 914 296 0000# (I changed up my Callcentric number a bit for the '0000' part)
QBZappy:
The only one that I know of.
http://www.freephoneline.ca/
"Free Long Distance to Many Canadian Cities • A Real Phone with Number that runs on your computer". If you are going to be tied to the computer and if you already have an OBi it might be simpler to use the "Call OBi" button or the OBiAPP on her computer.
Best solution in my opinion is the following. I have two accounts for several years with no problems.
"VoIP Unlock Key
Purchase the VoIP Unlock Key and instantly receive all credentials required (username and password, etc.) to configure and activate freephoneline on your device. $50.00 one-time fee"
I would be curious to know of any free DIDs myself. If she has a cell she can call your OBi free of charge as well by using the Call Back feature (as long as she hangs up before the OBi picks up).
SteveInWA:
Why don't you just sign her up for a basic Callcentric account? It doesn't even need to have a PSTN DID. Then, she can call your Seattle Callcentric 1-777-xxxx number from her 1-777-xxxx number for free, using either a softphone client or an ATA.
Hortoristic:
This syntax is working great for her - she can call from any landline or cell phone:
Dial: (778) 785-2095 - wait for prompt then dial: *462 1 914 296 0000# (I changed up my Callcentric number a bit for the '0000' part)
She has GV working on her smartphone, but for some reason is always really choppy.
I can now put her in the trusted callers list, and she can re-dial other USA destination numbers for free by dialing out my OBI.
If I was able to get a free DID like we have here in Seattle like IPKALL or the free DID I have in UK, she could instead just dial one telephone number and my house would ring - instead of first dialing an access number, then my CC prefix and destination number.
SteveInWA:
Again, why would you go through those unnecessarily complex steps? Just get her a free Callcentric account, and then she can call your Callcentric number for free. No SIPbroker stuff needed.
Install CSIPSimple or some other SIP client on her smartphone and configure it with the CC credentials. Select G.729 CODEC instead of the G.711 CODEC, and she'll have better luck using the smartphone client on WiFi. Google Voice on third-party mobile WiFi clients like Talkatone or GrooVe IP is awful, because GV only supports G.711, and G.711 was designed before WiFi, and is too sensitive to poor quality networks to work over a crummy mobile WiFi connection.
http://www.callcentric.com/rate/plans/ip_freedom/
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