Quote from: Felix on November 26, 2011, 04:15:04 PMWhy "$0.99/mo.+$0.005/min"? I just signed up (honestly, to try and play), and it's $0/mo + $0.00/min for call to US. $0.99 is for DIDs (which I can get for free from IPKall if I don't care about area codes).
The normal Localphone rate to most US destinations is $0.005/min. They are running a Thanksgiving promotion through Sunday, so calls are currently free. Also, calls to US toll-free numbers are always free.
You are correct about IPKall; based on current status shown at SIPBroker, an IPKall DID pointing to a Localphone account should work. I included the cost of a local DID, to have a more fair comparison to GV (which of course has many more features but IMO much worst support).
IMO your Betamax comparison is misleading; US calls are only free if you spending enough on international calls to earn the required freedays. For some folks, that's fine, but I (and IMO most people) prefer to spend a little more on international calls to get better quality, reliability and support.