GrandCentral?
 

Is GrandCentral open by member invitation? If so, I'd really appreciate an invitation.

It is by invitation. I read on another forum that it was closed to new members. Don't know first hand just what I read.

It's still open to new members and I've got 4 invites available.

First 4 PM's with first and last name and email address get them.

vs

Very interesting service but is it free?

for the moment FREE
 

Yes, but.... they don't do international ANYTHING at this time.

QUOTE:

REFERENCE NUMBER: LTK11802911267X Please use this ticket number in any correspondence with us.
SUBJECT: no subject

Dear Customer,

Thank you for contacting us.

International calls are not allowed.

Sincerely,

Lydia

UNQUOTE

Previously and in the FAQ, international numbers, only US (?), can be chosen. I have asked Vlad is he can call CA. No answer yet.

Yes. Calls to Canadian numbers are allowed and work great.

i'll wait for :whistling:

Thanks for the invitation.
I tried to register it forwarding to my IPKall number because i wanted a local LA number (we have a company branch there). But when i get the confirmation call it does not recognize my numbers even though the voice quality is very good. argh....

Chris

Try to set your outbound DTMF to <b>inband</b> from <b>auto</b>.

You can also setup a GizmoProject account and route the GrandCentral number to your Gizmo number (area code 775).

I read in Howard Forums that forwarding to a Canadian number is also free. At least for now. Till their system can differentiate it I guess.

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I am wondering what good this is going to be FOR ME.

I am not a heavy traveler as some of some of you. I was hoping to use Voicestick to call forward to a foreign SIM. I no longer have VS. I wonder how long it will be before GC starts the universal service fee thingie that killed the VS goose for me.

I like the fact that if I am abroad and have internet access, that I can listen to my voicemails IF AND WHEN CALLER CALL MY GC NUMBER. That presupposes I contact everyone and tell them my new GC number. Pain in the rump, of course. Otherwise, I have to check at least 2 voicemails (home, office). Luckily I can forward my cell to another number like home voice mail.

OUTBOUND Dialing rates for GC are not published - or do I err.

In the FIRST email from GC customer care, they told me they have taken down the account balance portion.

What, if anything, does Gizmo buy me?

Why do I want/need GC, especially if I cannot make international calls (yet)?

Stan

good trick, i'll test it :D

Thanks to VladS for the invitation. Right now, my major interest in GrandCentral is as a low-cost (free) way of providing a local access to my S. Florida CelTrek number. However, I will be looking for other uses for the system, as long as it's free.

I've been playing around the the GrandCentral mobile interface (www.grandcentral.com/mobile) Two observations:
1. Add some dummy contacts in your contact list. It seems that you can edit a contact on the mobile page but not add one.
2. It looks like this may be a good way to make cheap calls when traveling. If public pay phones in airports will still ring for incoming calls, you can trigger a call between any temporary location and anyone in your contact list. So, while I have not actually tried this with a pay phone, you might be able to set a temporary call-to number, trigger a call to a contact and then unset the temporary number.

I got GrandCentral and I used it from time to time unfortunately my 7 invites disappeared and theres no invite button to be found. I read that GC doens't allow new sign ups at the moment, maybe they run out of numbers. Anyone knows as-a-matter-fact information?