Cheap Callback Service

snaimon · 25-12-2005, 04:39

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Originally Posted by snidely

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I need a service like Kall8 that will forward calls to my cel phone. As far as I know, Onesuite is only a dial-around LD service and doesn't offer call forwarding numbers like Kall8. If I lived where you do where, i gather, the local phone company offers call forwarding to intl. numbers, i would use that instead in conjunction w. a low cost LD carrier. Our LD carrier, IDT still charges only 9? to +423 numbers.
I assume Verizon is you local carrier as it is in D.C. Have you made use of their intl. CF option? Wouldn't that work for you? My call volume doesn't warrant a monthly Verizon line solely for the purpose of forwarding overseas. SBC/PacBell doesn't allow intl. CF.

How do you route incoming calls to Riiing or do you just use it for outgoing? It would seem to be more convenient to use a prepay and pay someone like Kall8 to forward to that number at around 30?/min. I gather Enlinea is an option, for the time being, to forward to Riiing -but for how long?
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Mike,

I will try to answer but I think you are WAY beyond me. Onesuite is a dial around and you are correct that they do not offer call forwarding AFAIK. Verizon is indeed my local carrier but I have no experience with their intl call forwarding. I just don't need that or think I need that. I just let calls to the home phone go to voice mail; let work calls go to work voice mail; my US cell is mainly used for outbound calls -- propbably less the a dozen people on the planet know my # and usually I don't even have the phone on except to dial out. From the foreign location I then use either a local calling card or the Enjoyprepaid via local #, ATT. MCI or possible the Riiing phone with CBW to retireve the voicemails. Usually I am on vacation and there is nothing pressing that must be answered.

As noted, your circumstances must be quite different to need the call forwarding service. I don't have Enlinea so I cannot comment on that.

When we travel, we usually also are just making outbound calls, mainly locally (DE) and some to US. True, we can and do dial amongst ourselves (there are 2 - 4 of us in the family). Obviously, calling inbound to the Riiing apart from using CBW is somewhat expensive -- for example, D1 from Germany to any foreign country is $1.99 a minute.

I am sure there are others on the forum more knowledgeable than I on call forwarding. Perhaps they will help advise you.

Stan