link did number -->pbxes.org-->voipcheap-->UM mobile

Grampa · 28-10-2007, 00:31

I'm sure you know this already, bbob, but I discovered that an incoming route linked to Callthru allows the caller to dial either an extension or an external number, which will then go out over the VoipCheap trunk. Of course I needed to get an additional DID in order to do this and still allow dialing in to my wife's apartment in Europe over the other DID.

Amazing that all this can be done essentially for free!

Grampa · 02-11-2007, 08:21

I've been playing with this FWD -> pbxes -> Voipcheap combination over that last few days, and it occurs to me that it may provide a good solution for outbound calling as well as inbound calling. Is there any reason why you couldn't purchase a local sims card, and then call the SIP Broker access number for that country, enter the SIP code for FWD, and get a dial tone from Voipcheap using pbxes's Callthru feature? It's a lot of numbers to key in I know (although speed dial helps), but you could actually call the U.S. and about 35 other countries for the cost of a local cellular call. AND, your friends could call you with a local number as well -- either your DID number or a SIP broker number. I've tried it with a couple of SIP broker numbers, and it seems to work fine.

Is there enough difference in the rates and costs of local sim cards versus international sim cards that it makes sense to do something like this?

andy · 04-11-2007, 18:47

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Originally Posted by Grampa

Is there any reason why you couldn't purchase a local sims card, and then call the SIP Broker access number for that country, ...

I haven't done all this, but here's something to read

http://scopezoom.com/guide6.htm

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Grampa (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 97 Join Date: 01 Oct 2007 Country:	28-10-2007, 00:31 I'm sure you know this already, bbob, but I discovered that an incoming route linked to Callthru allows the caller to dial either an extension or an external number, which will then go out over the VoipCheap trunk. Of course I needed to get an additional DID in order to do this and still allow dialing in to my wife's apartment in Europe over the other DID. Amazing that all this can be done essentially for free!

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Grampa (Offline) Member Advanced Member Posts: 97 Join Date: 01 Oct 2007 Country:	02-11-2007, 08:21 I've been playing with this FWD -> pbxes -> Voipcheap combination over that last few days, and it occurs to me that it may provide a good solution for outbound calling as well as inbound calling. Is there any reason why you couldn't purchase a local sims card, and then call the SIP Broker access number for that country, enter the SIP code for FWD, and get a dial tone from Voipcheap using pbxes's Callthru feature? It's a lot of numbers to key in I know (although speed dial helps), but you could actually call the U.S. and about 35 other countries for the cost of a local cellular call. AND, your friends could call you with a local number as well -- either your DID number or a SIP broker number. I've tried it with a couple of SIP broker numbers, and it seems to work fine. Is there enough difference in the rates and costs of local sim cards versus international sim cards that it makes sense to do something like this?