Voicestick i2Bridge & forwarding - how well does it work

snaimon · 15-06-2007, 16:08

Gents, I am a bit confused. Would appreciate if someone would clarify. Appears to me that the complaint is about I2Bridge. That is a different matter than GLOBAL CALL FORWARDING, true or false? My plan was to forward some inbound calls to my German SIM during my upcoming vacation. Will I have billing/connect issues using that option or not? Thanks, Stan

Bossman · 15-06-2007, 16:41

Yes. the problem also happens with the global call forwarding feature which most of the complaints is about. There is probably another thread about the global forwarding issue but it's the some problem. That's the only feature I use. But, almost every call that hits VM has this issue. I even turned off VM on my IOM sim. Still got billed for 60 mins on each of the 4 test calls I made. Of course, I did get refunded. But, the problem is when I am in Jamaica or so, I do not want to have to call my voicestick number to see if it's still working.

Snaimon, you may want to do some test calls. Almost everyone here that has used the global calling feature has experienced this.

Here are some threads that mention the problem with global call forwarding.

http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/show...ght=voicestick

http://www.prepaidgsm.net/forum/show...ght=voicestick

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Originally Posted by snaimon

Gents, I am a bit confused. Would appreciate if someone would clarify. Appears to me that the complaint is about I2Bridge. That is a different matter than GLOBAL CALL FORWARDING, true or false? My plan was to forward some inbound calls to my German SIM during my upcoming vacation. Will I have billing/connect issues using that option or not? Thanks, Stan

snaimon · 16-06-2007, 16:46

Thanks.

Elsewhere (recent CBW-UM thread) it was suggested that one could forward a VOIP (home) phone to Onesuite and use their speed-dial (rapid-dial is their term) to call the +423 663 #.

I did try successfully to forward calls from VOICESTICK to a Onesuite # but did no further experimentation. I was billed for a one minute call by VOICESTICK, which is reasonable.

HOWEVER, I take it the problem with voice mail would persist even for this kind of connection. VOICESTICK would not recognize END OF CALL and stay connected to the USA Onesuite # for 6 or 60 or 120 minutes. At 1 cent per minute that is not as bad as the original rates, but still a pain in the arse to fix up. Or is it worth experimenting?

Stan

Bossman · **End Of Call Issue - looks to be fixed! -** 07-08-2007, 17:59

Based on the test calls I have made over the last couple of days, it looks like they have finally fixed this issue with their recent update. The end of call is now recognized immediately when VM is reached. Also, one does not get billed as soon as the phone rings as before. Looks like billing starts after the 1st minute the calls connects or hits VM. BTW, the caller's ID is also passed. It used to always pass the DID number.

I did this tests by forwarding to my IOM sim and UM (+423) sim. Voicestick does not connect to the UM+ sim (Says invalid number or so). If anyone else can perform some tests and report back that will also help.

Also, tried to use the I2Bridge to dial international numbers, but does not seem to be working at the moment.

cali99boy · 19-08-2007, 00:20

does anyone understand Voicestick's prices? It shows so many prices for a certain destination, for instance:

Country Global Plan Unlimited VS 400 Next2Nothing
Estonia FREE 0.0145 0.0174 0.0174
Estonia - Mobile/SS 0.1980 0.2200 0.2640 0.2640
Estonia - Mobile/SS 0.1980 0.2200 0.2640 0.2640
Estonia - Mobile/SS 0.0131 0.0145 0.0174 0.0174
Estonia - Mobile/SS 0.0131 0.0145 0.0174 0.0174
Estonia - Mobile/SS 0.0131 0.0145 0.0174 0.0174

is it $0.26 or is it $0.0174 for calling a mobile on Next2Nothing?

United Kingdom has 4 different prices to the generic "Mobile" number and different prices for the different carriers there. Anyhow know how to figure out how much a call is?

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snaimon (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Specialist Posts: 898 Join Date: 17 Mar 2004 Location: Richmond, VA USA Country:	15-06-2007, 16:08 Gents, I am a bit confused. Would appreciate if someone would clarify. Appears to me that the complaint is about I2Bridge. That is a different matter than GLOBAL CALL FORWARDING, true or false? My plan was to forward some inbound calls to my German SIM during my upcoming vacation. Will I have billing/connect issues using that option or not? Thanks, Stan Phones: DASH V3 (3) Service: US T-MO post paid (2) - US T-MO prepaid (2) - UM+ - TravelSIM DE SIMYO - DE SUNSIM T-Mobile DE Calling Cards: Onesuite Enjoyprepaid AT&T MCI Mobivox

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snaimon (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Specialist Posts: 898 Join Date: 17 Mar 2004 Location: Richmond, VA USA Country:	16-06-2007, 16:46 Thanks. Elsewhere (recent CBW-UM thread) it was suggested that one could forward a VOIP (home) phone to Onesuite and use their speed-dial (rapid-dial is their term) to call the +423 663 #. I did try successfully to forward calls from VOICESTICK to a Onesuite # but did no further experimentation. I was billed for a one minute call by VOICESTICK, which is reasonable. HOWEVER, I take it the problem with voice mail would persist even for this kind of connection. VOICESTICK would not recognize END OF CALL and stay connected to the USA Onesuite # for 6 or 60 or 120 minutes. At 1 cent per minute that is not as bad as the original rates, but still a pain in the arse to fix up. Or is it worth experimenting? Stan Phones: DASH V3 (3) Service: US T-MO post paid (2) - US T-MO prepaid (2) - UM+ - TravelSIM DE SIMYO - DE SUNSIM T-Mobile DE Calling Cards: Onesuite Enjoyprepaid AT&T MCI Mobivox

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Bossman (Offline) Senior Member Prepaid Professionist Posts: 1,257 Join Date: 22 Apr 2005 Location: Chicago Country:	End Of Call Issue - looks to be fixed! - 07-08-2007, 17:59 Based on the test calls I have made over the last couple of days, it looks like they have finally fixed this issue with their recent update. The end of call is now recognized immediately when VM is reached. Also, one does not get billed as soon as the phone rings as before. Looks like billing starts after the 1st minute the calls connects or hits VM. BTW, the caller's ID is also passed. It used to always pass the DID number. I did this tests by forwarding to my IOM sim and UM (+423) sim. Voicestick does not connect to the UM+ sim (Says invalid number or so). If anyone else can perform some tests and report back that will also help. Also, tried to use the I2Bridge to dial international numbers, but does not seem to be working at the moment. Phones: Xiaomi Mi Mix 2, Samsung Galaxy A50, ASUS zenfone 3, Sim cards: AT&T (Contract), 3 UK, Piranha Mobile

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cali99boy (Offline) Junior Member Amateur Member Posts: 12 Join Date: 30 Nov 2006 Country:	19-08-2007, 00:20 does anyone understand Voicestick's prices? It shows so many prices for a certain destination, for instance: Country Global Plan Unlimited VS 400 Next2Nothing Estonia FREE 0.0145 0.0174 0.0174 Estonia - Mobile/SS 0.1980 0.2200 0.2640 0.2640 Estonia - Mobile/SS 0.1980 0.2200 0.2640 0.2640 Estonia - Mobile/SS 0.0131 0.0145 0.0174 0.0174 Estonia - Mobile/SS 0.0131 0.0145 0.0174 0.0174 Estonia - Mobile/SS 0.0131 0.0145 0.0174 0.0174 is it $0.26 or is it $0.0174 for calling a mobile on Next2Nothing? United Kingdom has 4 different prices to the generic "Mobile" number and different prices for the different carriers there. Anyhow know how to figure out how much a call is?