Long Expiry US card with Roaming needed

[DRNewcomb]

Originally Posted by RTuesday

Google Voice doesn't yet forward to numbers outside the US (and Canada?), so a US number (such as ipkall.com) that connects elsewhere or forwards is still needed, at present.

Google Voice does ring directly to Gizmo, which allows you to take the call as VOIP or the Gizmo call can be forwarded to any other number. Odd that they don't ring to Google Talk.

[RTuesday]

Originally Posted by DRNewcomb

Google Voice does ring directly to Gizmo, which allows you to take the call as VOIP or the Gizmo call can be forwarded to any other number. Odd that they don't ring to Google Talk.

True, although that limits you to Gizmo rates, with a ipkall number you can still terminate it on VOIP, or forward it via the provider that has the most suitable rates. For this usage, forwarding to an Australian mobile, it'd be nearly 20c/min on Gizmo compared to 7c/min (US) on a local provider like Pennytel.

The way Gizmo credit expires a year after purchase has always annoyed me so I avoid them. I see the minimum purchase is now smaller, but before when it was $25 it made it an effective annual fee for low users. (of course really low users like me are not profitable, so driving me away with expiry dates works for them!).