said by craigg :

Gatzdon,

I had thought about posting Callpacket on this forum too as there was little mention of it so far. I started the thread over on FW and I thought it would be better to let this little company catch up for a while from the FW effect. I don't post very much in this forum as it seems to have succumbed to little more than a place to complain about service issues. I do hope callpacket makes it as they have a nice little package and one can't beat the price;)

said by T40_Laptop :

The next best thing could be getting money for using their VoIP! LoL

By the way, did you guys realize whats been happening?

10 years ago, we got internet service via telephone line.. now we are getting telephone service via internet!!!!!

T40

said by gatzdon :

Can't decide if it's better than VOIPbuster or not. I'll let everyone decide for themself.

said by JTS33 :

The two can only be compared if all you do is make 100 minutes (or less) of outgoing US calls a month. Otherwise, they're pretty different services.

said by gatzdon :

I speak in the sense that I would hardly use a second line in almost any scenario, but this one gives you a US based DID. I agree with you, it's like comparing apples and oranges, but they are both fruit and one is cheaper than the other depending on where you are and what time of year it is.

I guess it would have been better to say that there is not much of a comparison, but they are both free (sort of).

said by gatzdon :

www.callpacket.com

No credit card required for the free plan which includes 100 minutes per month and a west coast DID. They list the PAP2 as officially supported for BYOD.

said by DracoFelis :

I was thinking this sounded like a good deal UNTIL I saw on their FAQ that they wanted my MAC address (and for me to point my ATA to their tftp server), so that they could "push" settings to my adapter. Ouch!

Do you happen to know if you actually get the SIP credentials from this company (so that you can manually setup your ATA), or is this really BYOD support only for those that let this company remotely control their adapters?

I personally think it is a VERY BAD IDEA to let any BYOD company remotely configure my adapter! Not only are they likely to muck up my other adapter settings, but any company with "remote control" of your adapter can actually LOCK YOUR OWN ADAPTER. Now a reputable company might not lock down a BYOD adapter (when they remotely configure it for you), but what's to stop them if/when you give them remote control?!?

And this company does seem to want the remote control of BYOD adapters. Do they give you the SIP credentials so you can do your own config, or is this really BYOD only allowed if/when you give them totally remote control (including the ability to remotely "lock your adapter" if/when they choose to) of your own SIP adapter?

said by glomph :

fife: Use their 'live online support person' link, there actually is a helpful person [or a REALLY INTELLIGENT robot] there! I bugged him/her, and got my number straightaway!

said by MushyBubbler :

Anyone else having trouble selecting a phone number...I keep getting in red "Unfortunately we do not service this area" when its an Oregon area code..im confused!

said by ejrobinson :

What codec is used by callpacket.com, or is there a choice possible?

I note some of the int'l rates are very low, too low to be sustainable, e.g. 1 cent for italy and spain, 2 cents for mexico.

-er

said by Test99 :

Anyone know what happens with the free service when you use up all your 100 outgoing minutes: is the service cut off or is there an option to pay by the minute?

I use Teliax for outgoing calls. But with CallPacket's call forwarding enabled to a cell phone, outgoing minutes could start to add up.