Exactly as I tought. Outgoing (using native origination) works well. Incoming has delay and the quality is not the best.

I think I'll wait until they release native numbering.

We can easily test that. Is anyone willing to PM me their Yackie number?

I think the number assignment to a local Oakland, Ca. number caused a minor hold-up. When I first signed up, local numbers were not an option on the web site ordering menu. I was assigned one of the original Ohio numbers.
I could make outgoing, but not get incoming. A day or two later got set up properly w. my local number and all works fine.
Won't have time to "play with it" til the weekend.

...mike

BUT - if you have a local number from Yackie - the caller (assuming he is also local) isn't paying anything extra.

...mike

What is "native numbering"?

I would pay for the added expense of having a non-local number if it meant increased quality.

...mike

I sent you a PM.

Agreed. That's what makes YM potentially so special! Forwarding my local cell phone to YM's service, at no more expense to me than local cellular minutes, makes me drool!

However if I was to give the YM number to someone and they called from an area that's not local, I bet that call starts charging as soon as the call starts processing..

Follow-up to my question to VladS about "native numbering".

I am guessing the "native number" would be the Israeli mobile number keyed to the SIM card? If so, to call an Israeli mobile via most discount services is under 10?/min. Via VoiceStick it is 6.22?.
I would be willing to pay that extra 7 to 8? for a "regular" quality incoming call. Actually, if I weren't assigned a "local" number I would assume that would save Yackie some nominal amount of money.

IOW, I would pay 30?/min. for incoming calls of "normal quality" in the dozens of countries Yackie is charging 24?. If they are going after the high-end market of business people who rack up lots of charges - quality means more to them then cost.

...mike

I would like someone here help me put my Yackie Card thru some tests so we both can report back.
PM me w. your phone number. (Or PM me and I'll send you my number - don't want to post it publically). I am on the Pacific Coast of the U.S. (GMT -8 or -9)

I had left a msg. for VladS - but haven't heard from him yet.

...mike

Did you ever find someone to do this? If not, let me know.

Test report VA to snidely....

Using MCI calling card, snidely and I had a nice converstaion. Delay in dialing when I dialed - hard to guess, may 5 - 15 seconds. Never can tell will these calling cards. Then I was told CONNECTING (foreign accentet female voice) followed by a longish European type toot, repeat three or four time.... S picked up. Soudn quality was very decent.

He called me; I answered. At first the quality was markedly worse than my call to him. He said I was breaking up. As we talked a bit, the quality improved, apparently on both ends.

I sent him an SMS; I am guessing that went thru.

Snidely will report on his view.

Hope this helps.

Stan