Raketu and Voxalot? (Free calls to 42 countries!)

dennisd345 · 06-14-2007, 09:44 PM

I have been trying since before March to get the settings for ann ATA because I also found it attractive....well my friends it is June 15th and nada.

I have a company I am talking to and soon will work with, that offers all of North America for free and that is any line, landline and cell in both Canada and the USA. They supply a usb "Dongle" you plug in a phone and away it goes. I have been testing it for a week and the quality is beyond excellent plus look at all the gateways available on SipBroker to make calls to other countries.

I have been around the block so to speak and been through everybody's Beta testings, this has a super pedigree and I think will kick A#S out of some of the major "girls"

mgoebel · 06-15-2007, 08:42 AM

An USB dongle? Are you talking about the "amazing" Magicjack?

The Magicjack doesn't seem magic to me. It's so stupid to have to have your computer switched on, just to make an receive phone calls. That's as inconvenient as Skype.

The only good VoIP solution is an ATA that connects to your normal phone. It makes the phone work like before but the calls are cheaper.

A Wifi phone is also a solution, but Wifi sucks too much from my Nokia battery.

But to have to switch my computer on for phone calls over an USB dongle annoys me. I use my computer only for testing purposes with X-Lite or Ekiga.

foneboxx · 06-15-2007, 11:14 AM

completely agree El_Condor opinion...I also prefer an asterisk solution with callthru than usb dongle.

mgoebel · 06-15-2007, 12:30 PM

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foneboxx · 06-15-2007, 12:40 PM

yeh thanx a lot, got to test it to know how it works...So El Condor is Marküs?

dennisd345 · 06-15-2007, 12:53 PM

Well yes I am talking about them. Question for you Please?

Have you ever traveled and been in a hotel room and tried to 'hook-up' your ATA. I personally hate cell phone quality. You have the dongle, hook up the phone and make the calls and save a fortune over the savage hotel charges plus the quality is there! This is only one scenario.

Plus you have to remember that the masses are not geeks with access to Asterisk who do not want to fool around with ATAs or are not capable of... and the connections that just are not available in the WiFi world. This is a great product, maybe not worthy of your high station but those of us on the lower end of the spectrum ... day to day people ,,, will like it.

I suppose it is a pain to have your computer online 24/7. I have a cable connection and it never goes off line and also I work at the computer all day, and it is nice just to pick up the phone and pay nothing to call Canada and the US and have the gateway to VOIP!

mgoebel · 06-15-2007, 05:37 PM

So in your hotels you have an internet connection, but you have no Wifi to make phone calls over a Wifi cell phone? And you can unplug the fixedly installed phone and plug it in your laptop to make phone calls via the Magicjack?

I am amazed.

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Originally Posted by dennisd345

I suppose it is a pain to have your computer online 24/7. I have a cable connection and it never goes off line and also I work at the computer all day, and it is nice just to pick up the phone and pay nothing to call Canada and the US and have the gateway to VOIP!

ATAs like the Fritz!Box rule! In Germany we get them pre-installed with our DSL connection. Just plug in your phone there and start saving on phone calls, even with switched off computer. With Betamax we don't pay per minute either. Canada, USA, Germany and most important countries are always free at most Betamax companies.

06-14-2007, 09:44 PM	#1
dennisd345 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 42 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	I have been trying since March I have been trying since before March to get the settings for ann ATA because I also found it attractive....well my friends it is June 15th and nada. I have a company I am talking to and soon will work with, that offers all of North America for free and that is any line, landline and cell in both Canada and the USA. They supply a usb "Dongle" you plug in a phone and away it goes. I have been testing it for a week and the quality is beyond excellent plus look at all the gateways available on SipBroker to make calls to other countries. I have been around the block so to speak and been through everybody's Beta testings, this has a super pedigree and I think will kick A#S out of some of the major "girls" Last edited by dennisd345; 06-15-2007 at 12:46 PM. Reason: spelling mistakes

06-15-2007, 08:42 AM	#2
mgoebel Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 135 Thanks: 37 Thanked 34 Times in 23 Posts	Are you talking about the Magicjack? An USB dongle? Are you talking about the "amazing" Magicjack? The Magicjack doesn't seem magic to me. It's so stupid to have to have your computer switched on, just to make an receive phone calls. That's as inconvenient as Skype. The only good VoIP solution is an ATA that connects to your normal phone. It makes the phone work like before but the calls are cheaper. A Wifi phone is also a solution, but Wifi sucks too much from my Nokia battery. But to have to switch my computer on for phone calls over an USB dongle annoys me. I use my computer only for testing purposes with X-Lite or Ekiga.

06-15-2007, 12:30 PM	#4
mgoebel Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 135 Thanks: 37 Thanked 34 Times in 23 Posts	Joost? He foneboxx, did you get my Joost invite? Sorry that I couldn't do it earlier. For all the others: Get your own invite for Joost and Babelgum here: Joost - Please invite me! Babelgum - Download Enjoy free IP TV! (No, these are no referral links. I don't get anything in return for posting these links.)

06-15-2007, 12:53 PM	#6
dennisd345 Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 42 Thanks: 2 Thanked 5 Times in 3 Posts	Yes, I am talking about MagicJack Well yes I am talking about them. Question for you Please? Have you ever traveled and been in a hotel room and tried to 'hook-up' your ATA. I personally hate cell phone quality. You have the dongle, hook up the phone and make the calls and save a fortune over the savage hotel charges plus the quality is there! This is only one scenario. Plus you have to remember that the masses are not geeks with access to Asterisk who do not want to fool around with ATAs or are not capable of... and the connections that just are not available in the WiFi world. This is a great product, maybe not worthy of your high station but those of us on the lower end of the spectrum ... day to day people ,,, will like it. I suppose it is a pain to have your computer online 24/7. I have a cable connection and it never goes off line and also I work at the computer all day, and it is nice just to pick up the phone and pay nothing to call Canada and the US and have the gateway to VOIP! Last edited by dennisd345; 06-15-2007 at 01:08 PM.

06-15-2007, 11:14 AM	#3
foneboxx Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 99 Thanks: 24 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	completely agree El_Condor opinion...I also prefer an asterisk solution with callthru than usb dongle.

06-15-2007, 12:40 PM	#5
foneboxx Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 99 Thanks: 24 Thanked 9 Times in 8 Posts	yeh thanx a lot, got to test it to know how it works...So El Condor is Marküs?