Free calls to Russia

[Emo 0]

http://flashphone.ru/en/main

[Chuckles 0]

www.freecall.com works too !!

[Jason-Sasha 1]

Cool! Gotta try this!

[Satellite 1]

http://flashphone.ru/en/main

This only works if you have a VOIP service to begin with. I could not get this thing to dial anywhere just from the internet. I do not have any VOIP service at home. Likewise it this service simply routes through your existing VOIP and you will be charged by their rates. That is not exactly free.

[Chuckles 0]

http://www.freecall.com requires no pre-existing VOIP service. It is only free for land-lines, and only for 90 days free to Russia. But there are ways around that...

[Satellite 1]

http://www.freecall.com requires no pre-existing VOIP service. It is only free for land-lines, and only for 90 days free to Russia. But there are ways around that...

This too is not really free. You have to buy €10 plus a processing fee of €0.50, which roughly comes out to $15. That will give you the 90 days for free at 300 minutes a week. After the 90 days or any week exceeding 300 minutes the account starts getting used up at their standard rate. But it is the best thing I can find and my wife is on it. Only we went through http://www.voipcheap.com which is identical to the website you posted.

[ben2 0]

Don't mean to hijack the thread, but my q is a bit similar:

Anybody know about some FREE/cheap good quality callback service? With incoming calls to russian cell phones being free, a call back service makes a whole lot of sense, especially if calling internationally from russia.

[Chuckles 0]

http://www.freecall.com requires no pre-existing VOIP service. It is only free for land-lines, and only for 90 days free to Russia. But there are ways around that...

This too is not really free. You have to buy €10 plus a processing fee of €0.50, which roughly comes out to $15. That will give you the 90 days for free at 300 minutes a week. After the 90 days or any week exceeding 300 minutes the account starts getting used up at their standard rate. But it is the best thing I can find and my wife is on it. Only we went through http://www.voipcheap.com which is identical to the website you posted.

I am going to edit my response to this. There is a way to make it totally free, but I shouldn't be posting it on boards, on second thought. If you are happy with it now, then fine. I don't pay for it.

Edited January 14, 2008 by Chuckles

[mox 298]

I am going to edit my response to this. There is a way to make it totally free, but I shouldn't be posting it on boards, on second thought. If you are happy with it now, then fine. I don't pay for it.

Wow, that was loaded.

[Chuckles 0]

I don't mean to offend anyone or anything like that... But it is against TOA to list or encourage anything illegal, and they seem to be very 'sticky' about this.

Anyway, the first 90 days are free... upon first registration... think about that for a few minutes and I think you will understand how to have free calls forever. Unless they changed that policy, of course.

[Satellite 1]

Anyway, the first 90 days are free... upon first registration... think about that for a few minutes and I think you will understand how to have free calls forever. Unless they changed that policy, of course.

We did this for a while, but as it turns out, each "free" registration is only good for 5 minutes. Used to last for 5 calls and you could talk for 30 minutes or so, but not any more. Also you can only register about 3 accounts per IP per every 1 or 2 weeks. I don't know if that is illegal or not, but it is huge hassle even for me, just for those 5 minutes per call. So we bought the 90 days, which is pretty decent.

[mox 298]

Yeah, I wouldn't call that illegal. And VJ seems to leave this forum alone for the most part--can't remember the last time I saw a mod. Issues that we tend to dip our toes over the line about are usually unique to Russia, and it's usually the only way around it. Taking advantage of a phone care company's offer in a way they may not have intended...I just don't see that as a problem. I could be wrong.

[eekee 182]

Yeah, I wouldn't call that illegal. And VJ seems to leave this forum alone for the most part--can't remember the last time I saw a mod. Issues that we tend to dip our toes over the line about are usually unique to Russia, and it's usually the only way around it. Taking advantage of a phone care company's offer in a way they may not have intended...I just don't see that as a problem. I could be wrong.

I agree--how would one survive in russia without doing something a little bit illegal? i would say that most of us with a used russian visa in our passports fudged the rules somewhat, and most of the embassies (ones in certain baltic countries with serious russia issues excluded) know this and look the other way.

[Danno 1,228]

www.freecall.com works too !!

Is this a "free-call" where you have to pay to join or buy credits?

[Blues Fairy 0]

I'm using Skype to talk with my friends. Totally free if installed on both ends, + video chats! Rate to landline phones = 2 cents per minute (Moscow and St.Pete).