Skype as Alternative to GV Set Up Help
threehappypenguins:
I read RonR's tutorial on setting up Skype: https://www.obitalk.com/forum/index.php?topic=3920.0
I am looking at alternatives for unlimited long distance calling. Right now, me and my in-laws use Google Voice for our "long distance" here in Canada. I don't mind using a "pay-as-you-go" service because I don't talk on the phone much, but my mother-in-law can easily use up 4000-5000 minutes per month (she calls everybody and their mother).
So I thought that Skype for $2.95 unlimited seems like a pretty good deal. But I want to know... before I begin that long, complicated tutorial... would my mother-in-law need to have her computer on for making Skype calls through the Obi? Or is that only for initial setup? I have special dialing rules too, that I hope won't be interfered with. I have it so SP1 is 7 digit dialing, and SP2 (which is GV right now) is 11 digit dialing.
azrobert:
The computer must be on with Skype and the Skype Gateway running.
If setup correctly it won't affect your dialing rules.
threehappypenguins:
Quote from: azrobert on March 19, 2014, 09:04:12 am
The computer must be on with Skype and the Skype Gateway running.
If setup correctly it won't affect your dialing rules.
Ok, that won't work. We are looking for something that will work without needing the computer on. Thanks for letting me know. I would have been REALLY upset to find that out after I put in all the work of setting it up!
Do you have any other ideas on cheap, unlimited North America calling? (US and Canada)
threehappypenguins:
I found out my answer. Vestalink. I can get the $75 2 year plan which works out to be a little more than $3 a month. And I can call the US and Canada unlimited. As well as spoof the caller ID (so I can have my home Canadian number show up rather than a random American number or the GV number that currently shows up.
azrobert:
The $75 is a promotional rate that ends 3/31/2014.
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