Comments on: SkypeIn… but not “in” Canada. http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/ David A. West Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:23:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: laugh http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1975 laugh Sat, 19 Nov 2011 19:23:21 +0000 http://www.davidawest.com/?p=76#comment-1975 all of this bullshit to make a cheap phone call? you canucks are a bunch a loosers. ask the government to provide you free phone services like health care. after all, you pay your ass of taxes... all of this bullshit to make a cheap phone call?
you canucks are a bunch a loosers.
ask the government to provide you free phone services like health care. after all, you pay your ass of taxes…

]]> By: Kenneth http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1940 Kenneth Wed, 13 Jul 2011 16:45:58 +0000 http://www.davidawest.com/?p=76#comment-1940 Last night I experimented with Virtufon's canadian number. It's 6 dollars / month and it forwards all calls to a contact called Virtuafon on my skype. Whenever I ring that number, it rings up my skype through this contact. Sorta works... and cheapest so far.. I'll look up Les.net thx.. Kenneth Last night I experimented with Virtufon’s canadian number. It’s 6 dollars / month and it forwards all calls to a contact called Virtuafon on my skype. Whenever I ring that number, it rings up my skype through this contact. Sorta works… and cheapest so far.. I’ll look up Les.net thx..

Kenneth

]]> By: David West http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1938 David West Tue, 12 Jul 2011 15:33:50 +0000 http://www.davidawest.com/?p=76#comment-1938 If you need a Canadian in number, you can get one from Les.Net. Setup a US Skype-In number and then point or redirect the Canadian number to the US number and it will ring you on Skype. Hope that helps. If you need a Canadian in number, you can get one from Les.Net. Setup a US Skype-In number and then point or redirect the Canadian number to the US number and it will ring you on Skype.

Hope that helps.

]]> By: Kenneth http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1937 Kenneth Tue, 12 Jul 2011 06:43:58 +0000 http://www.davidawest.com/?p=76#comment-1937 Hello I have a question.. I will be doing relief work in Japan, but I hope to have a canadian DID somehow hookd up to my skype so my family and friends can ring me up anytime without them to pay extra. How would this work? thanks in advance. Hello I have a question..

I will be doing relief work in Japan, but I hope to have a canadian DID somehow hookd up to my skype so my family and friends can ring me up anytime without them to pay extra.

How would this work?

thanks in advance.

]]> By: chris http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1219 chris Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:06:09 +0000 http://www.davidawest.com/?p=76#comment-1219 i finally signup with www.onekingtelecom.com its 10$ +free fwd us-ca and voicemail to email. i finally signup with http://www.onekingtelecom.com its 10$ +free fwd us-ca and voicemail to email.

]]> By: chris http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-1218 chris Fri, 18 Feb 2011 00:04:50 +0000 http://www.davidawest.com/?p=76#comment-1218 virtufon is terrible service, no company contact, ring2skype is extensions only virtufon is terrible service, no company contact, ring2skype is extensions only

]]> By: PAP http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-267 PAP Thu, 17 Dec 2009 05:35:29 +0000 http://www.davidawest.com/?p=76#comment-267 Interesting option for ring2skype. Its a local number + an extension. They seem to provide the service for free. The questions that begs an answer is what is or will be there revenue stream? Nobody does anything for free... They claim (in the FAQ's) that they divide the cost of a local number across 990 users (extensions) so its very cheap - on a per line basis. OK! What's the catch ? Once they get enough users on the service are they are going to force people calling in to get a marketing message? Interesting option for ring2skype.
Its a local number + an extension.
They seem to provide the service for free.
The questions that begs an answer is what is or will be there revenue stream?
Nobody does anything for free…
They claim (in the FAQ’s) that they divide the cost of a local number across 990 users (extensions) so its very cheap – on a per line basis. OK!
What’s the catch ?
Once they get enough users on the service are they are going to force people calling in to get a marketing message?

]]> By: Slick http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-266 Slick Fri, 11 Dec 2009 19:19:43 +0000 http://www.davidawest.com/?p=76#comment-266 Try ring2skype.com it's free and it works I tried it. Try ring2skype.com it’s free and it works I tried it.

]]> By: JP http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-262 JP Wed, 02 Dec 2009 02:53:58 +0000 http://www.davidawest.com/?p=76#comment-262 You could get a virtual number from virtufon.com and point it directly to your skype account name (don't need a SkypeIn number) and this will save you some cash. The virtual number seems to work well - they let you test it, and it's a free trial for 10 days. I haven't officially tested it yet. $7/month for virtufon.com and $3/month US/Canada unlimited calling from skype = $10/month You could get a virtual number from virtufon.com and point it directly to your skype account name (don’t need a SkypeIn number) and this will save you some cash. The virtual number seems to work well – they let you test it, and it’s a free trial for 10 days. I haven’t officially tested it yet.

$7/month for virtufon.com and $3/month US/Canada unlimited calling from skype = $10/month

]]> By: Frank C. http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-240 Frank C. Wed, 26 Aug 2009 03:12:57 +0000 http://www.davidawest.com/?p=76#comment-240 <a href="#comment-235">@Randall J</a> Call forwarding works great on Link2VoIP now. I use it all the time! @Randall J Call forwarding works great on Link2VoIP now. I use it all the time!

]]> By: Randall J http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-237 Randall J Fri, 07 Aug 2009 21:14:33 +0000 http://www.davidawest.com/?p=76#comment-237 Hey David, Les[.net] got back to [me]... apparently Firefox doesn't sync. well with there website. Everything looks good from here. I checked out Babytel, if this turns out to be problematic I'll definitely give them a try. Anyways, thanks so much for the info here. I probably wouldn't have even tried to do any of this if I didn't notice your blog. I'll let you know if there is any problems. Thx again. RJ Hey David,
Les[.net] got back to [me]… apparently Firefox doesn’t sync. well with there website. Everything looks good from here. I checked out Babytel, if this turns out to be problematic I’ll definitely give them a try. Anyways, thanks so much for the info here. I probably wouldn’t have even tried to do any of this if I didn’t notice your blog.
I’ll let you know if there is any problems.
Thx again.
RJ

]]> By: David West http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-236 David West Fri, 07 Aug 2009 14:28:48 +0000 http://www.davidawest.com/?p=76#comment-236 Hi Randall - check out BabyTel.ca at http://babytel.ca - they have a very good VOIP service. I have used them for the greater part of the past 5 years. Compare their VOIP phone plans to your Telus or Shaw's VOIP offering and you'll likely find that it's pretty excellent. You can call forward a babytel line to anywhere as well, so if you wanted to point it to your Skype account when you travel etc. it can be done. Cheers - Thanks for visiting my blog. David W. Hi Randall – check out BabyTel.ca at http://babytel.ca – they have a very good VOIP service. I have used them for the greater part of the past 5 years. Compare their VOIP phone plans to your Telus or Shaw’s VOIP offering and you’ll likely find that it’s pretty excellent. You can call forward a babytel line to anywhere as well, so if you wanted to point it to your Skype account when you travel etc. it can be done.

Cheers – Thanks for visiting my blog.

David W.

]]> By: Randall J http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-235 Randall J Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:40:05 +0000 http://www.davidawest.com/?p=76#comment-235 Hey David, Les.net is giving me some registration problems (won't accept the security code...frustrating). Some of the customer reviews were not that great either. I looked into Link2voip... head office is out of Panama, they have a good service record but apparently don't do call forwarding (it's on there to do list). I'm here in Calgary with a Skype account and can't wait to cut my Telus bill down to pocket change. Any ideas? Hey David,
Les.net is giving me some registration problems (won’t accept the security code…frustrating). Some of the customer reviews were not that great either. I looked into Link2voip… head office is out of Panama, they have a good service record but apparently don’t do call forwarding (it’s on there to do list). I’m here in Calgary with a Skype account and can’t wait to cut my Telus bill down to pocket change. Any ideas?

]]> By: David West http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-134 David West Sat, 28 Feb 2009 04:45:50 +0000 http://www.davidawest.com/?p=76#comment-134 <a href="#comment-120" rel="nofollow">@Oscar</a> Their signup process is manual - you have to fill out a form and fax it back to them... with your credit card information and personal details. Unless you know and trust the company you will be giving them enough information, including your signature, that you may be at risk of identity theft. I think my hair is standing up now. Please do your diligence when picking a VOIP provider. This may be a legitimate service provider - but I have to say... use caution. Here are some other issues that lead me to think this is a scam - inskype.com service fees are a 1 time $15 USD setup and $15 USD per month recurring fee. This is fairly expensive compared to les.net. To cancel the service you need to email an address at IsraelNumber.com. Point 4 of their terms make it clear you never own the number assigned. Point 15 adds a fee for cancellation. It seems to me that there are a number of red flags here. The domain name inskype.com is not properly registered - a whois lookup shows no proper company name, no address, City and shows Antigua and Barbuda as the county. Why are they hiding behind false information related to their domain names. I smell fraud... ------------ Address1 City, 24234 Antigua and Barbuda 123456765 ------------ - David A. west @Oscar
Their signup process is manual – you have to fill out a form and fax it back to them… with your credit card information and personal details. Unless you know and trust the company you will be giving them enough information, including your signature, that you may be at risk of identity theft.

I think my hair is standing up now. Please do your diligence when picking a VOIP provider. This may be a legitimate service provider – but I have to say… use caution.

Here are some other issues that lead me to think this is a scam –

inskype.com service fees are a 1 time $15 USD setup and $15 USD per month recurring fee. This is fairly expensive compared to les.net. To cancel the service you need to email an address at IsraelNumber.com. Point 4 of their terms make it clear you never own the number assigned. Point 15 adds a fee for cancellation. It seems to me that there are a number of red flags here. The domain name inskype.com is not properly registered – a whois lookup shows no proper company name, no address, City and shows Antigua and Barbuda as the county. Why are they hiding behind false information related to their domain names. I smell fraud…
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Address1
City, 24234
Antigua and Barbuda
123456765
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- David A. west

]]> By: deez http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-133 deez Sat, 28 Feb 2009 02:55:02 +0000 http://www.davidawest.com/?p=76#comment-133 I think inskype a scam, ur sites looks fishy, prove it buddy!!!! I think inskype a scam, ur sites looks fishy, prove it buddy!!!!

]]> By: Oscar http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-120 Oscar Tue, 03 Feb 2009 16:04:45 +0000 http://www.davidawest.com/?p=76#comment-120 <em>*********WARNING********** FRAUD ALERT ***** SEE COMMENT BELOW THIS ONE - D. A. WEST</em> -------original comment -------- I have it! A simple and cheap solution to get a Canadian number that rings your skype anywhere in the world. its inskype.com. they offer most of the Canadian local area codes like: Calgary 1-403 Edmonton 1-780 Fort Mcmurray 1-780 Halifax 1-902 Hamilton 1-905 Kelowna 1-250 Kitchner 1-519 London 1-519 Montreal 1-514 Ottawa 1-613 Quebec City 1-418 Toronto 1-416 Toronto 1-647 Vancouver 1-778 Victoria 1-250 Winnipeg 1-204 so go and get your number from http://www.inskype.com *********WARNING********** FRAUD ALERT *****
SEE COMMENT BELOW THIS ONE – D. A. WEST

——-original comment ——–

I have it!
A simple and cheap solution to get a Canadian number that rings your skype anywhere in the world. its inskype.com. they offer most of the Canadian local area codes like:
Calgary 1-403
Edmonton 1-780
Fort Mcmurray 1-780
Halifax 1-902
Hamilton 1-905
Kelowna 1-250
Kitchner 1-519
London 1-519
Montreal 1-514
Ottawa 1-613
Quebec City 1-418
Toronto 1-416
Toronto 1-647
Vancouver 1-778
Victoria 1-250
Winnipeg 1-204
so go and get your number from http://www.inskype.com

]]> By: admin http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-117 admin Sat, 10 Jan 2009 20:23:34 +0000 http://www.davidawest.com/?p=76#comment-117 <a href="#comment-116" rel="nofollow">@Josh B.</a> Josh - thanks for your input. I'll check them out. Cheers David W. @Josh B.
Josh – thanks for your input. I’ll check them out.
Cheers
David W.

]]> By: Josh B. http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-116 Josh B. Sat, 10 Jan 2009 18:16:21 +0000 http://www.davidawest.com/?p=76#comment-116 Another good option, that doesn't require jumping through all the hoops, is to get a virtual number from <a href="virtufon.com?phpMyAdmin=1QO86SDIrlbU6%2Ch6X70jf%2CMV5O5" rel="nofollow">virtufon.com</a> or <a href="didww.com?phpMyAdmin=1QO86SDIrlbU6%2Ch6X70jf%2CMV5O5" rel="nofollow">didww.com</a>, et. al. I have an Ottawa virtufon number forwarded to skype, and it works fairly well, and it functions with Skype voicemail, etc. Josh Another good option, that doesn’t require jumping through all the hoops, is to get a virtual number from virtufon.com or didww.com, et. al. I have an Ottawa virtufon number forwarded to skype, and it works fairly well, and it functions with Skype voicemail, etc.

Josh

]]> By: admin http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-55 admin Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:45:51 +0000 http://www.davidawest.com/?p=76#comment-55 Shane - Les.Net doesn't have all area codes covered yet. I would recommend a pay-as-you go plan with babytel.ca at http://www.babytel.ca - they have most areas covered. Their monthly fee and per minute cost is nominal. David W. Shane – Les.Net doesn’t have all area codes covered yet. I would recommend a pay-as-you go plan with babytel.ca at http://www.babytel.ca – they have most areas covered. Their monthly fee and per minute cost is nominal.

David W.

]]> By: shane magee http://www.davidawest.com/2008/08/13/skpein-but-not-%e2%80%9cin%e2%80%9d-canada/comment-page-1/#comment-52 shane magee Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:52:39 +0000 http://www.davidawest.com/?p=76#comment-52 hay david, any ideas as to how i can get a skypein number for saint john nb???? hay david, any ideas as to how i can get a skypein number for saint john nb????

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