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Re: BETA Testers needed for MyGlobalTalk.com: a cheap cellular international
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| Todd Allcock wrote:
> And yes, Oxford- this will work on your iPhone! ;-)
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> Voicestick, a VoIP company with a cellular "bridge" service (you dial
> your own VoIP number from your cellphone and get a dial tone to dial
> internationally at VoIP rates) is offering free beta accounts (with $10
> of LD credit) of their new "MyGlobalTalk" service.
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> Details can be found at this thread on the dslreports forum, where Bruce
> Niklin, Voicestick's VP hangs out:
> http://www.dslreports.com/forum/r20...st-of-MyGlobalT
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> They are taking credit card numbers to limit the number of free accounts
> you can sign up for (they had major abuse problems on a similar promo a
> year or two ago) but if you any international calling, think of this as
> a free $10 LD card. They have software for WinMo phones that automates
> the dialing process (the phone detects international numbers, intercepts
> the dialing sequence and dials your access number first) but any phone
> can use the account by dialing the access number manually and then the
> international number. (Obviously you can program the whole sequence
> into your phone's memory dialing.)
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> Bruce says they need a couple hundred more testers so grab an account if
> you can use it. Voicestick's a neat little outfit trying to find a
> niche in the crowded VoIP world.
What is the advantage of "MyGlobalTalk" versus Voicestick with i2Bridge™?
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| Todd Allcock wrote:
> At 04 Mar 2008 17:07:03 -0800 SMS wrote:
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> The way they've explained it, is that the phone numbers issued will not
> accept incoming calls- they'll be for bridging only, so you won't have to
> pay for the incoming leg of the call like with Voicestick (with
> Voicestick's bridge, you pay 1-cent/minute for the incoming call to the
> bridge, plus what ever the LD cost to the chosen destination is.) Also,
> MGT will have no monthly fees or minimums, whereas Voicestick is charging a
> $1 minimum monthly fee to help cover E911 fee and DID costs.
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> Eventually MGT wants to release a Java app to automate the bridge dialing,
> but so far only has it for WinMo.
Okay, well I guess that makes sense. I've only ever used Voicestick for
bridging and never even thought about using it as a VOIP phone.
There also appear to be no minimums on MyGlobalTalk.
MyGlobalTalk doesn't have a speed dial option.
It'd be nice to be able to dump OneSuite, but OneSuite still has some
advantages as a global calling plan, especially their international
access numbers.
Amusing that he's now promoting using Sprint to Home, My Faves, etc.
with his service. Unlimited cell phone service for about $30/month plus
2¢ per minute.
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