I would like to set up a Canadian geographic number so friends can call 
me and my family for the cost of a local (ish) call. Any recommendations 
for a free (or very cheap) service?
-- 
Clint Sharp

"Clint Sharp"  wrote in message 
news:oaYFrJB1aJTIFwWW@clintsmc.demon.co.uk...
>I would like to set up a Canadian geographic number so friends can call me 
>and my family for the cost of a local (ish) call. Any recommendations for a 
>free (or very cheap) service?
> -- 
> Clint Sharp

Seems a lot of faff, unless you're going to use a canuk number for ringing 
out.  Why not get yourself a Voxalot/Sipbroker account and use the Sipbroker 
access numbers?

http://www.sipbroker.com/sipbroker/action/pstnNumbers

In message <g2ih3m$1us5$1@energise.enta.net>, cybuerke 
 writes
>Seems a lot of faff, unless you're going to use a canuk number for ringing
>out.
> Why not get yourself a Voxalot/Sipbroker account and use the Sipbroker
>access numbers?
>
>http://www.sipbroker.com/sipbroker/action/pstnNumbers
>
>
Ah, perhaps I wasn't as clear as I could have been, I don't really need 
a geographic number to ring out from, I just wanted one that could be 
used to contact me for a local(ish) rate, so that looks ideal, thanks.

Onward and upward eh? Next mission, configuring my BT Voyager 220V 
(Yeah, I'm cheap and don't mind spending time instead of money) for use 
on my network, I believe you can change the SIP destination to the 
internal ethernet port and configure your own SIP provider.
-- 
Clint Sharp

"Clint Sharp"  wrote in message
> Onward and upward eh? Next mission, configuring my BT Voyager 220V (Yeah, 
> I'm cheap and don't mind spending time instead of money) for use on my 
> network, I believe you can change the SIP destination to the internal 
> ethernet port and configure your own SIP provider.
> -- 
> Clint Sharp

<wide beam>  Oh, greetings to a fellow cheapskate!  Perhaps you may already 
have seen this, but if not, Jesus might be your friend:

http://jcsu.jesus.cam.ac.uk/~acw43/projects/voyager/

In message <g2itbm$2knc$1@energise.enta.net>, cybuerke 
 writes
><wide beam>  Oh, greetings to a fellow cheapskate!  Perhaps you may already
>have seen this, but if not, Jesus might be your friend:
>
>http://jcsu.jesus.cam.ac.uk/~acw43/projects/voyager/
>
>
Yes, I've been there, my 220V is already unlocked. Cheapskate, hmm, I 
prefer to think of it as learning the hard way..
-- 
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Clint Sharp schreef:
> I would like to set up a Canadian geographic number so friends can call 
> me and my family for the cost of a local (ish) call. Any recommendations 
> for a free (or very cheap) service?

Sipbroker


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Clint Sharp schreef:
> I would like to set up a Canadian geographic number so friends can call 
> me and my family for the cost of a local (ish) call. Any recommendations 
> for a free (or very cheap) service?

Take a free account at *Sipbroker*, your folks call one of the numbers 
below, and dial your user number...

Canada:

City 	          PSTN Number 	         Sponsor 	

Abbotsford 	+1-604-755-3458 	Link2VoIP 	
Calgary 	+1-403-775-2208 	LES.NET 	
Edmonton 	+1-780-628-3504 	LES.NET 	
Fort Mcmurray 	+1-780-747-2065 	Link2VoIP 	
Grand Prairie 	+1-780-833-2565 	Link2VoIP 	
Halifax 	+1-902-482-3738 	LES.NET 	
Hamilton 	+1-905-390-1547 	Link2VoIP 	
Kelowna 	+1-250-469-9037 	Link2VoIP 	
Kingston 	+1-613-887-2383 	Link2VoIP 	
Kitchener 	+1-519-957-1904 	LES.NET 	
Lethbridge 	+1-403-388-3611 	Link2VoIP 	
London 	        +1-519-937-1450 	Link2VoIP 	
Medicine Hat 	+1-403-488-3600 	Link2VoIP 	
Montreal 	+1-514-908-9707 	Link2VoIP 	
Oshawa 	        +1-905-674-6127 	Link2VoIP 	
Oshawa 	        +1-289-222-FREE 	Voice Network Inc 	
Ottawa 	        +1-613-686-1602 	LES.NET 	
Quebec City 	+1-418-948-3307 	LES.NET 	
Red Deer 	+1-403-755-8510 	Link2VoIP 	
Sherbrooke 	+1-819-780-2742 	Link2VoIP 	
St. Catherines 	+1-905-378-2953 	Link2VoIP 	
Toronto 	+1-647-476-FREE 	Voice Network Inc 	
Trois Rivieres 	+1-819-840-5332 	Link2VoIP 	
Vancouver 	+1-604-628-4266 	LES.NET 	
Vancouver 	+1-604-630-9700 	Link2VoIP 	
Victoria 	+1-250-412-6019 	Link2VoIP 	
Waterloo 	+1-519-772-5767 	Link2VoIP 	
Whistler 	+1-604-966-2036 	Link2VoIP 	
Windsor 	+1-519-968-2444 	Link2VoIP 	
Winnipeg 	+1-204-480-4085 	LES.NET

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On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:09:58 +0200, TheFug  wrote:
>Clint Sharp schreef:
>> I would like to set up a Canadian geographic number so friends can call 
>> me and my family for the cost of a local (ish) call. Any recommendations 
>> for a free (or very cheap) service?
>
>Take a free account at *Sipbroker*, your folks call one of the numbers 
>below, and dial your user number...

Doesn't even need to be a SipBroker account. Any open service like Ekiga 
will also do the trick, and can also be used to terminate an IpKall 
number.

SipBroker can call Ekiga using *673-XXXXXX (where XXXXXX is the 6-digit 
alias to your username.)

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Soruk schreef:
> On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:09:58 +0200, TheFug  wrote:
>> Clint Sharp schreef:
>>> I would like to set up a Canadian geographic number so friends can call 
>>> me and my family for the cost of a local (ish) call. Any recommendations 
>>> for a free (or very cheap) service?
>> Take a free account at *Sipbroker*, your folks call one of the numbers 
>> below, and dial your user number...
> 
> Doesn't even need to be a SipBroker account. Any open service like Ekiga 
> will also do the trick, and can also be used to terminate an IpKall 
> number.
> 
> SipBroker can call Ekiga using *673-XXXXXX (where XXXXXX is the 6-digit 
> alias to your username.)
> 

The question was from a POTS connection.

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On 2008-06-16, TheFug  wrote:
> Soruk schreef:
>> On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:09:58 +0200, TheFug  wrote:
>>> Clint Sharp schreef:
>>>> I would like to set up a Canadian geographic number so friends can call 
>>>> me and my family for the cost of a local (ish) call. Any recommendations 
>>>> for a free (or very cheap) service?
>>> Take a free account at *Sipbroker*, your folks call one of the numbers 
>>> below, and dial your user number...
>> 
>> Doesn't even need to be a SipBroker account. Any open service like Ekiga 
>> will also do the trick, and can also be used to terminate an IpKall 
>> number.
>> 
>> SipBroker can call Ekiga using *673-XXXXXX (where XXXXXX is the 6-digit 
>> alias to your username.)
>
> The question was from a POTS connection.

My reply stands. Dial (for example) 01223 858747 then dial any 
Sipbroker-routeable number. You don't need to register with SipBroker 
for this.

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Soruk schreef:
> On 2008-06-16, TheFug  wrote:
>> Soruk schreef:
>>> On Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:09:58 +0200, TheFug  wrote:
>>>> Clint Sharp schreef:
>>>>> I would like to set up a Canadian geographic number so friends can call 
>>>>> me and my family for the cost of a local (ish) call. Any recommendations 
>>>>> for a free (or very cheap) service?
>>>> Take a free account at *Sipbroker*, your folks call one of the numbers 
>>>> below, and dial your user number...
>>> Doesn't even need to be a SipBroker account. Any open service like Ekiga 
>>> will also do the trick, and can also be used to terminate an IpKall 
>>> number.
>>>
>>> SipBroker can call Ekiga using *673-XXXXXX (where XXXXXX is the 6-digit 
>>> alias to your username.)
>> The question was from a POTS connection.
> 
> My reply stands. Dial (for example) 01223 858747 then dial any 
> Sipbroker-routeable number. You don't need to register with SipBroker 
> for this.
> 
Sorry, yes, correct, your *673 confused me, because the OP's question 
was for a call-in number...

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