HOT - FREE CALLS TO 50 Countries

[DRAli]

http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=2560255&page=1

There's the news story about it.

Futurephone.com
http://futurephone.com/


Call their number (its actually a number in iowa) and they can route you to a number in any of 50 countries.

This is hot if you already have a package that lets you call north america for free, and or have some sort of unlimited LD plan.

This SHOULD work with cell phones too.....not sure. anyone wanna test it out/give feedback?


edit: Seems that the deal will work with SKYPE (which is free for calls within northamerca for users there)
...therefore...FREE calling to 50 countries worldwide!

[ibear]

since Skype is offering north american calling for free until the end of this year, maybe combine the two and you get free calling to 50 countries:)

edit: tried with Skype and it actually works. Now we have unlimited international calling until the end of this years!!! :) thanks op

[Noob1ee]

How's the quality?

[CHINAdeals]

since Skype is offering north american calling for free until the end of this year, maybe combine the two and you get free calling to 50 countries:)

edit: tried with Skype and it actually works. Now we have unlimited international calling until the end of this years!!! :) thanks op

it says on the site that if your'e in US you can call US and canada for free til end of year.

does this mean canada can do it too? i'm too scared of getting charged..and it doesn't say it on skype's faq

(and that's computer --> landline or mobile phone right?)

[a in yul]

all my calls from montreal on skype were charged, and my calls from overseas to canada via skype were also charged..??!!

[can2000]

all my calls from montreal on skype were charged, and my calls from overseas to canada via skype were also charged..??!!

Sorry, dont get your meaning. All calls to Canada/USA from Skype are free for me now.

Question: If I dial that number from Skype, I think they wouldn't trace any tel# to charge, right? Thanks

[ibear]

Sorry, dont get your meaning. All calls to Canada/USA from Skype are free for me now.

Question: If I dial that number from Skype, I think they wouldn't trace any tel# to charge, right? Thanks

i only have 3 cents on my account so i tried and sure it's free.

[can2000]

i only have 3 cents on my account so i tried and sure it's free.

OK. So, an account with ZERO cent wouldn't make any call to CA/USA, right?

[ibear]

OK. So, an account with ZERO cent wouldn't make any call to CA/USA, right?

actually you can. just confirmed that.

[parry]

Thanks. works for me :)

[dinesh_zee]

big thx op... hopefully Future Phone won't die soon

[mikesxf]

skype calls futurephone calls oversea LD

free at all, quality is fine as well.

nice deal

combine with jajah call world for FREE forever!!!:lol:

[DRAli]

has anyone tried calling a mobile phone in one of the international countries yet?

a lot of the '1010' numbers have different rates for cellphones...so it would make this deal even sweeter.

glad some ppl are making use of the deal.... the countries i want to call arent included.
:mad:

[Canucklehead]

Their website says they want to keep this free until 2010!

[basketball]

ghhh...they don't have sri lanka....NOOOOOO

[cil254]

Excellent, thanks.

[smartcdn]

Excellent deal...

One problem...How do you "press 1 = English" (or others for other languages)
through Skype? Using dial and clicking 1 or typing 1 makes the sound
but doesn't make the system react (it keeps on repeating "press 1 for...."

Help

[trellaine201]

Hm a bit confused.

When I am calling to say Japan using Futurephone do I dial 011 or as their site mentions 1 first then 011?

thanks

[st7860]

for those of you that don't already know, this company probably makes some of their profit from all of the incoming calls they get. Phone companies in Canada and the USA must pay them connection fees if they(that Iowa number) receives more calls than it makes, so the local phone company is probably sharing revenue with them.

[troyousity]

It works. I just called Bangladesh for free. Not bad. I used internetcalls.com it worked great. Thanks for the good stuff.

[yao]

Is anyone here knows which 50 countries are included ?

[st7860]

Argentina | Australia | Austria
Bangladesh | Belgium
Bulgaria | Canada | Chile | China
Christmas Island | Cocos Islands
Colombia | Cyprus
Czech Republic| Denmark
Estonia | Finland | France
Germany | Greece | Guam
Hong Kong | 'hungary | Iceland
Ireland | Israel | Italy
Japan | Luxembourg | Malaysia
Mexico | Monaco | Netherlands
New Zealand | Norway | Panama
Peru | Poland | Portugal
Puerto Rico | Russia | San Marino
Singapore | South Korea | Spain
Sweden | Switzerland | Taiwan
Thailand | Turkey |
United Kingdom
Us Virgin Islands | Venezuela

[Pseudo Nim]

Don't try to use it with Acanac - since their touch-tone dialing doesn't work. :P

[bql3001]

tried to call china ,but failed

[smartcdn]

Could someone answer whether touch-tone works with Skype?

I just tried again and it keeps asking to press 1 , etc...

[tasamy]

Could someone answer whether touch-tone works with Skype?

I just tried again and it keeps asking to press 1 , etc...

same problem ... sometimes touch-tone is working but not consistent !

[wongstein]

same problem ... sometimes touch-tone is working but not consistent !

you'll just have to key in the number slow and in "bunches"... like 011, pause, country code pause, area code pause...

[trellaine201]

Sh*&^! Tried calling my friend in Japan on cell and home line but same result. Call couldn't be completed.

Oh well, what you can expect for free. :lol:

[trellaine201]

Hmmm do you have to hit # sign at any point ???

Thanks

[nic99]

tried a few times. never succeeded in making an intl call

[yyg]

I tried a lot of times but never successed.

[st7860]

lol. yeah. i tried it too, doesnt work.

compared with free skype calls, this service makes skype look GREAT!

[tyk]

Tried called Sydney..

Over and over again: "the number could not be completed as dialed, please check .... "

was anyone else able to call Australia?

[djrobinn]

Tried called Sydney..

Over and over again: "the number could not be completed as dialed, please check .... "

was anyone else able to call Australia?

Weird but I just tried calling Australia... Melbourne to narrow it down a little... heard the ring go a few times then hung up...

Sweet!

[dragonfattie]

Can the people who have had success post how they were able to make their calls?

More importantly did they use Skype?

All calls that I make do not work, even to USA or CANADA.

[mikevoice]

Register your phone number in www.jajah.com.
Then add the access number in contact. Now You can dial by phone through Jajah. It rocks.

[trellaine201]

For a fee!

[Pr0metheus]

I tried calling my cell number, but it doesn't work. Following the instructions, I entered: 011 1 416 xxx xxxx, but I keep getting the message that the call cannot be completed. What am I doing wrong here?

[trellaine201]

LOL nothing wrong, it doesn't work. Only a few people claim to get thru somewhere on the planet. :)

But hey, it's free till 2010. :lol: :lol:

[st7860]

I tried calling my cell number, but it doesn't work. Following the instructions, I entered: 011 1 416 xxx xxxx, but I keep getting the message that the call cannot be completed. What am I doing wrong here?


dial it without the 011 for canadian or US numbers.

[mikevoice]

For a fee!

It's Free. Because the access number is registered by somebody already.

[jesterwilly2004]

My wife tries this. Called using skype - got charged on skype account and the connection was delayed so conversation sucked.

[rfdmember]

got it to work.

[qqyy]

i tired to call china and it worked. However, the quality is not good

[CHINAdeals]

It's Free. Because the access number is registered by somebody already.

so stealing?

correct me if i'm wrong

[Biggie_B]

you guys are ****ing idiots

Is it really FREE?

For callers that have unlimited long distance or nationwide long distance plan’s with their cell or local service provider, yes it will be FREE. If you do not have one of those plans the international long distance portion of the call is free, and you would just pay your normal rate for a domestic long distance call.

Go read faq before you waste your money

[Biggie_B]

Their website says they want to keep this free until 2010!

Is it really FREE?

For callers that have unlimited long distance or nationwide long distance plan’s with their cell or local service provider, yes it will be FREE. If you do not have one of those plans the international long distance portion of the call is free, and you would just pay your normal rate for a domestic long distance call.

[sonypcs]

I tried calling to hong kong and china (landline and mobile) during 2-4 am eastern standard time, calls are very clear, no static...i would say the time when you place that call does matter...

[djrobinn]

Hi folks.. I don't know about you guys but I've been able to successfully place calls to:

- Melbourne, Australia
- London, UK

Can't comment on the voice quality since I just heard the ringer go off and hung up :|

I have a 1000 minutes a month to North America in my phone plan.... so effectively its free for me to call countries in Europe, etc. too... I like it so far... will update this as I try more countries

[willy]

you guys are ****ing idiots

Is it really FREE?

For callers that have unlimited long distance or nationwide long distance plan’s with their cell or local service provider, yes it will be FREE. If you do not have one of those plans the international long distance portion of the call is free, and you would just pay your normal rate for a domestic long distance call.

Go read faq before you waste your money
Response from one of the ****ing idiots ... Since Skype offers free calls within North America until the end of the year, I don't see why it is really not free :!: Well, whether the quality is good enough may be another story ...

[forreal]

you guys are ****ing idiots

Is it really FREE?

For callers that have unlimited long distance or nationwide long distance plan’s with their cell or local service provider, yes it will be FREE. If you do not have one of those plans the international long distance portion of the call is free, and you would just pay your normal rate for a domestic long distance call.

Go read faq before you waste your money

Umm, didn't you read the original post? Are you assuming nobody could understand the original post? In the original post, it clearly states:

This is hot if you already have a package that lets you call north america for free, and or have some sort of unlimited LD plan.

[mikevoice]

so stealing?

correct me if i'm wrong


It's not stealing.
Basically, Call is free between jajah user. Because this number is registered by somebody, So you can call it through jajah for free.
You don't need to add the number to the contact. For adding just for your convinience.

[Dealll]

Yeah, calls to Russia are free but to Ukraine are not. Not fair!

[majesus]

This is a sweet deal. Thanks OP for the info. :razz:

[DRAli]

I tried calling my cell number, but it doesn't work. Following the instructions, I entered: 011 1 416 xxx xxxx, but I keep getting the message that the call cannot be completed. What am I doing wrong here?

looks like you didnt follow the instructions. ;)

for calls in north america, you do not need the 011.
only 1
011 is for international calls.

try it again with just 1 416, etc.

[lagonis]

To make it clear once and for all:

This service can let you call 50 countries for Free. You need to be able to call the US for free to make it 100% free.

You have at least two easy options:
1. use a low rate or unlimited USA plan to call the number for free
2. Use Skype - completely free. You don't need any credits on your account to call any USA or Canada number. And touch-tone works perfectly - just go to the dial pane and click away.

This service is excellent and works perfectly - For now. As long as your country is in the list provided and you can get a free call to the states (use the methods above) you are in business. Enjoy it while it lasts. I have a feeling that three years might be a little optimistic.

[Pr0metheus]

looks like you didnt follow the instructions. ;)

for calls in north america, you do not need the 011.
only 1
011 is for international calls.

try it again with just 1 416, etc.

True. Even trying it the proper way, I still can't get through :lol:

[Pr0metheus]

To make it clear once and for all:

This service can let you call 50 countries for Free. You need to be able to call the US for free to make it 100% free.

You have at least two easy options:
1. use a low rate or unlimited USA plan to call the number for free
2. Use Skype - completely free. You don't need any credits on your account to call any USA or Canada number. And touch-tone works perfectly - just go to the dial pane and click away.

This service is excellent and works perfectly - For now. As long as your country is in the list provided and you can get a free call to the states (use the methods above) you are in business. Enjoy it while it lasts. I have a feeling that three years might be a little optimistic.

I can't get it to work, but for those who can... you're right, enjoy it while it lasts. This deal will eventually be RFD'd :razz:

[fredder]

I smell a scam.

I repeatedly tried to call landlines in Israel, but got a message that the call could not be completed.

Futurephone makes it's money by splitting the termination fee of the Iowa call with the local phone company. Whether or not they complete your call to one of the 50 countries, they make their money, and you get squat.

[JugaJatt]

damn it where is india on the list :mad:
china geta free calls but not india:|

[sfu_lifer]

I smell a scam.

I repeatedly tried to call landlines in Israel, but got a message that the call could not be completed.

Futurephone makes it's money by splitting the termination fee of the Iowa call with the local phone company. Whether or not they complete your call to one of the 50 countries, they make their money, and you get squat.
You get a free phone call. Everyone wins. Hey I'm not complaining :)
For those using jajah, i thought int'l calls are free with Jajah? So why don't we just use Jajah and eliminate the middleman (freephone)

[st7860]

I smell a scam.

I repeatedly tried to call landlines in Israel, but got a message that the call could not be completed.

Futurephone makes it's money by splitting the termination fee of the Iowa call with the local phone company. Whether or not they complete your call to one of the 50 countries, they make their money, and you get squat.

scam,. exactly. Thats probably why futurephone choose a little dinky town to locate their server in, since they won't be making any outgoing calls except on the internet. so then that little phone company will be getting huge amounts of incoming calls, in other words, unbalancd in favour of incoming rather than outgoing, and so other phone companies will owe them buckets of money.

and the worldwide long distance calls cost only a few cents a minute now, sometimes even less. thats why they usually don't allow calling cellphones overseas except at a higher rate.

[djrobinn]

damn it where is india on the list :mad:
china geta free calls but not india:|

JugaJatt... so does Bangaladesh... ona di maa di...

[need4greed]

After trying for a number of times, I finally got through to HK. I find it useful that when you dial, dial in bunches (ie, 011, 852, xxxxxxx)

Good luck to all