KLH
join:2001-09-24
Vincennes, IN | reply to gatzdon
Re: [General] Free VOIP West Coast DID, 100 min/month free
I'm still waiting to recieve my number as well. I haven't received anything from them yet.. |
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Tzale
Proud Libertarian Conservative
Premium
join:2004-01-06
Sweden
 ·Verizon FIOS
 ·Optimum Online
| reply to gatzdon
Re: [General] Free VOIP West Coast DID, 100 min/mo
Cool!
But for international calling Voipbuster is much better. For 1 Euro ($1.30 I believe) you get unlimited calling to most of Europe.... You try the service out with unlimited 1 minute calls to most of Europe for free, but you don't get a phone number for people to call you!
Though this is cool that all these free phone deals are popping up again! Just like the good old days!
-Tzale
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MushyBubbler
join:2004-01-23
Portland, OR | reply to gatzdon
Re: [General] Free VOIP West Coast DID, 100 min/month free
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! |
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ronmark
join:2000-12-25
Moreno Valley, CA
1 edit | Re: [General] Free VOIP West Coast DID, 100 min/mo
MussyBubbler -
Was told, pretend it's not there and proceed. Worked for me with a socal # a week ago. |
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Ludwik
Premium
join:2004-02-21
Poland
1 edit | reply to MushyBubbler
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! The same thing here when not choosing any codes 
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ejrobinson
Premium
join:2003-05-16
Miami Beach, FL | reply to gatzdon
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.
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bjl
Premium
join:2002-05-02
Newport Beach, CA
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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! I wasn't in a rush to get it, and it came while I slept.  |
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KLH
join:2001-09-24
Vincennes, IN | I'm still waiting on mine... |
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david_gruenb
join:2004-01-27
Los Angeles, CA
| My line 1 is a 100 minute plan from Broadvoice with a local area code for $5 a month. My intention is to use callpacket free minutes on line 2 when I run out of Broadvoice time. I have a single line phone. Can I still receive incoming calls from line 1 if I am making outgoing calls on line 2 without constantly switching the cord to the jack? |
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artisticcheese
join:2004-11-09
Carrollton, TX
 ·Future Nine Corpor..
·VoiceStick
| reply to gatzdon
Re: [General] Free VOIP West Coast DID, 100 min/month free
Just got my number in 818 area code (have no idea where is that). It took 12 hours for them to process order. Also they probably called my signature number from SR to verify that I'm real person. And that's what probably takes most of their time.
I'm still kind of confused about the company though. Their support forum do not have any messages at all. It usually means.
1. Forum is not working
2. There are no customers
3. Forum has been just launched
4. There are no issues with service and hence no postings
I'm trying to make softphone work via HTTP proxy and it does not allow me so I created helpdesk ticket with them. Will check how good are they in handling tech support issues (hope nothing like SR).
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bjl
Premium
join:2002-05-02
Newport Beach, CA | Re: [General] Free VOIP West Coast DID, 100 min/mo
818 is Los Angeles.
They never called to confirm I'm a real person... |
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david_gruenb
join:2004-01-27
Los Angeles, CA
3 edits | Last night all the area codes I wanted were gone. Now, in the morning, they are there. I sent an email to customer service and got back a note that they are processing, but you can login with the email and password you gave them to look at the site. |
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gatzdon
join:2002-10-25
Lake Zurich, IL
| reply to artisticcheese
Re: [General] Free VOIP West Coast DID, 100 min/month free
Try registering, it gives an error that you did not type in the correct confirmation code, but there is no where to type one in nor is one displayed.
That's why there are no users yet.
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KLH
join:2001-09-24
Vincennes, IN
 ·Cinergy
| I just talked to someone on their live chat, he said
quote:
We are in the process of alloting the account
You will receive the welcome letter in next 1 or 2 hours
And that is all he said. I guess I will wait and see. |
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penguins4evr
Premium
join:2002-01-17
The Colony
clubs:
1 edit | reply to gatzdon
Re: [General] Free VOIP West Coast DID, 100 min/mo
I registered with CallPacket, received two confirmation emails and my number, but no live call as of yet. I imagine they are swamped especially with FatWallet.com involved.
I've downloaded the CallPacket software but haven't tried makng a call yet.
Speaking of FatWallet, someone over at the FatWallet forum by the username of "heiNey" appears to be representing CallPacket and answering questions.
Direct link - »www.fatwallet.com/forums/message···d=533151
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Test99
Premium
join:2003-04-24
San Jose, CA
 ·DSL EXTREME
·InPhonex
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I did not receive an email from CallPacket with the assigned phone number in it. But about an hour after signing up I logged in to my account page. The number was there already.
I have made and received about two hours of calls with a soft phone (not CallPacket's) in the last week. No problems with the service at all so far.
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Test99
Premium
join:2003-04-24
San Jose, CA
·DSL EXTREME
·InPhonex
| reply to gatzdon
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.
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gatzdon
join:2002-10-25
Lake Zurich, IL
| 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. In FW, a callpacket employee reported that when you use up your 100 minutes, you can't make any calls until the next month (in other words, you can't just pay x¢/min to keep making calls), I imagine this is an incentive to get you to upgrade to a pay plan.
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greyhound433
join:2005-05-18
Walnut Creek, CA
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This company is a total joke.
I signed up this morning, got an instant e-mail back telling me my account would be activated. 3 hours later, nothing. I used their instant chat to talk to "Raymod".
With MUCH delay in his response (and poor spelling or poor typing to further annoy me), he eventually revealed that "these codes aren't available". Five more agonizing minutes of "instant chat with tech support" revealed that even though the site LET me choose a certain area code for my phone #, this area code is not available.
Could Raymond help me? You guessed it: of course not. I had to "sign up with different account". He eventually allowed me to deduce that this meant I had to use a different e-mail account to sign up again.
Back to signing up again. Guess what? Now, no matter WHAT area code I select, it tells me it's not available.
What a joke. Or a scam. I don't know which. |
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gatzdon
join:2002-10-25
Lake Zurich, IL
| said by greyhound433 :This company is a total joke. I signed up this morning, got an instant e-mail back telling me my account would be activated. 3 hours later, nothing. I used their instant chat to talk to "Raymod". With MUCH delay in his response (and poor spelling or poor typing to further annoy me), he eventually revealed that "these codes aren't available". Five more agonizing minutes of "instant chat with tech support" revealed that even though the site LET me choose a certain area code for my phone #, this area code is not available. Could Raymond help me? You guessed it: of course not. I had to "sign up with different account". He eventually allowed me to deduce that this meant I had to use a different e-mail account to sign up again. Back to signing up again. Guess what? Now, no matter WHAT area code I select, it tells me it's not available. What a joke. Or a scam. I don't know which. Wow, a company gets hammered by the FW effect (wait until it hits SD) and you get pissed because they couldn't give you a free VOIP account immediately. Let me ask you, how much did they charge you so far. I bet you are the same person who gets pissed because you show up at Office Max on Saturday to find out they ran out of all the Free after Rebate stuff.
By all accounts, this company has offered a great promotion and is doing a pretty good job honoring it. At FW, the post has gotten over 10,000 hits (all within the last 24 hours) and the employees are answering all questions. I imagine their servers are getting hit with all those people setting up and testing their equipment simultaneously.
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