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June 2004
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 Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Wed, 27 July 2005 10:00
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What is the best way to make cheap calls to overseas places, in particular, America? I was thinking that there might be a special phone plan.
Has anyone used that thing called VIOP (i think its called that)
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It goes through your internet connection. I think you buy a special headset and phone.
Anyway, thoughts?
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Location:
sydney
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August 2003
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Wed, 27 July 2005 10:25
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| Evan wrote on Wed, 27 July 2005 20:00 |
What is the best way to make cheap calls to overseas places, in particular, America? I was thinking that there might be a special phone plan.
Has anyone used that thing called VIOP (i think its called that)
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It goes through your internet connection. I think you buy a special headset and phone.
Anyway, thoughts?
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try a proggy called skype and just get yourself a cheapo headset
if you want to make real calls check out a few ISPs/Telcos and they have some decent VOIP packages
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Location:
Liverpool
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February 2005
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Wed, 27 July 2005 10:27
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Just go down the beach and yell real loud. 
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Location:
Newcastle
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June 2004
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Wed, 27 July 2005 10:28
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| Farkurnell wrote on Wed, 27 July 2005 20:27 |
Just go down the beach and yell real loud.
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lol i have tried
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ghetto area 2745
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November 2003
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Wed, 27 July 2005 10:29
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do what bart did on the simpsons
reverse the call
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Location:
Newcastle
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June 2004
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Wed, 27 July 2005 10:36
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Location:
Brisbane
Registered:
February 2003
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Location:
Newcastle
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June 2004
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Wed, 27 July 2005 10:50
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What do you think about Gizmo?
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Location:
Newcastle
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June 2004
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Wed, 27 July 2005 10:59
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i just started to download this...
http://www.gizmoproject.com/download.html
for windows xp.
Might see how this goes..
aparently it is free to other people with the same system.
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Location:
melbourne
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October 2003
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Wed, 27 July 2005 11:35
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maybe a pre paid calling card? they offer pretty good rates from what i have seen. go to your local milk bar, they sell them there. well, they do at mine.
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Location:
Brisbane
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February 2004
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Wed, 27 July 2005 16:45
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if the other person has a pc, maybe use voice programs like ventrilo?
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Location:
Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
Registered:
January 2003
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Wed, 27 July 2005 19:11
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i use skype between japan and US, and Japan and Aus, and quality seems to be good...
it's about 3c a minute i think for skypeout, which is better than my Optus global calling card.. which is 60c/min  (damn hour long phone calls to parents )
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Location:
Kita-Ku, Sapporo, Japan
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January 2003
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Wed, 27 July 2005 19:12
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oh, but when in OZ i used my MOBILE to call US.. vodaphone had $2 for 10 mins to many countries.. which was good as i didn't have a landline anyway....
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Location:
Newcastle
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 00:36
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This Barstard "Gizmo" shit won't let me log in.
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Location:
Newcastle
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June 2004
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 00:45
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Telstra just said that from my mobile it is 31c a min with 44c connection fee. Hmmm That sounds pretty good.?
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Location:
Central Coast, NSW
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February 2005
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 01:07
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| Evan wrote on Thu, 28 July 2005 10:45 |
Telstra just said that from my mobile it is 31c a min with 44c connection fee. Hmmm That sounds pretty good.?
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not too bad, it would still be cheaper to get one of those prepaid long distance calling cards... a friend of mine used to buy them to talk to his gf who is in america at the moment, and he got a lot of talk time for not much money...
just get them from a newsagent...
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Location:
Adelaide
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August 2003
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Location:
Tassie
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October 2003
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 08:54
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A really long peice of string with a can at each end ?
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Location:
Newcastle
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 12:43
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| Mookie wrote on Thu, 28 July 2005 18:54 |
A really long peice of string with a can at each end ?
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wow that must have strained the brain
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October 2004
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 13:41
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Go over a mate's house and use his phone
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Location:
Perth
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April 2003
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 14:59
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Becarefull using projectgizmo. I have already submitted a complain as to their network policies. After using the service provided by SIPPHONE (gizmo bullshit) i am receiving around 10k of traffic at my router interface from their proxys. This traffic is persistent and contant for some time. This is a long after the app (gizmo bullshit) has been closed.
Has anyone found this to be the case ?
Its been around 1hr of constant traffic from 198.65.166.131 (proxy01.sipphone.com). 10k of constant traffic is a joke by any measure. My wonderfull ISP (people telecom) dont want to do anything about it, so best beware.
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On a seperate note, has anyone tired the sound quality from the msn voice facility ?
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@#$k that gizmo BS for the time being.
My 2 cents
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Location:
Newcastle
Registered:
June 2004
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Thu, 28 July 2005 22:52
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Yeh i got rid of it. Didn't seem to work.
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Location:
Perth
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April 2003
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Fri, 29 July 2005 01:55
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I got the thing to work. On my laptop - with the recessed microphone - the sound quality wasnt the best and there was some delay. Even with the mic, it was better than i originally expected. But the persistent traffic from their server is something i can do without. 10k bit for 5 hours before it stopped. What crap. Still no reply from em either.
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1st street on the right
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November 2002
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Fri, 29 July 2005 11:42
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| sated wrote on Fri, 29 July 2005 00:59 |
Its been around 1hr of constant traffic from 198.65.166.131 proxy01.sipphone.com). 10k of constant traffic is a joke by any measure. My wonderfull ISP (people telecom) dont want to do anything about it, so best beware
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Sign 'em up for porn!
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Location:
Tassie
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October 2003
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Tue, 02 August 2005 04:14
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southern cross telco (i used to work there)
go talk (biggest competitor) try both of those
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Location:
Sydney
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September 2004
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Tue, 02 August 2005 15:14
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I think it's AAPT who have some call cap plan like the mobile call cap plan. You pay a max of $50 I think it is, no matter how much you talk (some sort of fair usage policy would obviously apply) to a select range of countries (USA included).
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I Supported Toymods
Location:
Tamworth NSW
Registered:
December 2003
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Thu, 04 August 2005 10:09
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As Dust said, Ventrilo is pretty easy to set up and its free, all you need is a mic and and computer and your fine.
Trent
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Location:
Hobart, Tas
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May 2002
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Sat, 06 August 2005 02:43
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If an interent phone isn't an option, try a phone card. Shop around - some are really good, some suck - depends on their rates to different countries, and whether they have connections.
I recommend Day Break, which is what I use to call the UK - it's nuts cheap.
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Location:
sydney,nsw.oz.
Registered:
July 2002
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Re: Cheapest means for calling overseas?
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Mon, 08 August 2005 23:04
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| Evan wrote on Wed, 27 July 2005 20:00 |
What is the best way to make cheap calls to overseas places ?
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do it from work
It's free
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