New site is at http://www.freeworlddialup.com, just posted today. > -----Original Message----- > From: Austad, Jay > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 1:16 PM > To: 'tclug-list at mn-linux.org' > Subject: RE: [TCLUG] Dialpad, phonefree. > > > http://www.pulver.com/fwd > > Not launched yet, but I'm a beta tester for it. I still > haven't received my > Komodo gateway though and it was supposed to be here last week. > > You need some sort of high speed connection to use it though, > DSL, Cable, > T1, etc. And a static IP. Apparently you'll be able to buy the Cisco > Komodo gateways in Best Buy this summer. > > Basically, your gateway plugs into your network, and into > your phone line. > You plug your phone into the gateway. When you pick up your > phone to make a > call, if it's local it gets passed over your normal phone > line, if it's LD > the gateway checks the FWD server for another node in the > area code that you > are calling, if one exists, it tells the remote gateway to > dial the number > for you, and then patches your gateway to the remote one via IP. If a > remote node doesn't exist, it just routes over your normal > line. You have > to obviously share your line with others calling your area > code, but you get > free phone calls to other places (even out of the country). > > Jay > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Jason Jorgensen [mailto:jasonj at talkware.net] > > Sent: Thursday, March 29, 2001 10:45 AM > > To: tclug-list at mn-linux.org > > Subject: [TCLUG] Dialpad, phonefree. > > > > > > Has anyone found any free or real cheap long distance > calling services > > like dialpad or phonefree that support linux? Even if the > > service was 1 > > cent a minute I would use it. > > > > The only one that I have found is Phonenet (www.phonenet.net). But it > requires hardware and I would prefer a software solution. And the rate > is either going to be 3 or 4 cents a minute. And I can just > get a phone > card with a rate of 3.9 cents a minute. > > > > _______________________________________________ > tclug-list mailing list > tclug-list at mn-linux.org > https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list > _______________________________________________ tclug-list mailing list tclug-list at mn-linux.org https://mailman.mn-linux.org/mailman/listinfo/tclug-list