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Cellular Phone Forum / Providers / Sprint PCS / May 2006I use VOIP to get unlimited Cell phone minutes for real
I read an article on someone using the new Sprint to Home and an Asterisk servier and voip line to get unlimited calls. I thought that for my brain this was a bit much. I discovered an even better way. VoiceStick.com has unlimited VOIP for $20 and global at $25 They are the ONLY voip with a cellular bridge. You input your cell number in the bridge so that when you call, instead of this voip home phone ringing you get a new dial tone on the unlimited VOIP. This allows all your out calls to be a free to "home" call I also use the call forward so that all incoming call are being forwarded from my new "home" number. Sprint just sees me calling home alot and getting a lot of calls (Try 4,000 min this month) Just sign up for voicestick and Sprint to Home. BTW no broadband needed. It is all done at the switch level at voicestick.com You can also use voicestick.com with a soft phone or get the ATA they have for $29.95 (The adapter will allow THREE cell phones to be forwarded to VOIP) You get unlimited IN and Out calls. I am on the most basic Sprint plan of $29 a month. LIFE IS GOOD SO my total cost is $29 phone, $5 for Sprint to Home and $20 for Voice Stick Also works with alltell phones Not trying to be rude, but how long do you think this will last until they figure out what you are doing and then toss you for violating terms of service? edavid3001@gmail.com wrote in news:1146177076.520819.257270 @j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: > Not trying to be rude, but how long do you think this will last until > they figure out what you are doing and then toss you for violating > terms of service? I have gone over the terms of service and I don't see where there is a violation at this point. I think that at some point they may do things to tighten the terms of service. I have seen other ways people are taking the phones "off network" such as devices that are blueberry that have you call to a "shared" or "in network" phone that then goes to an asterisk box. And a couple other way around it. Also another cell company just allowed a 10 number circle on $59 and up plans. I think near term cell companies will go with this type thing but with higher min. $ plans. Their main concern is to keep a high average $ ticket. What I have come up with is like the old days where LD companies would have you dial around AT&T. Long before deregulation. Sprint was one of those early dial around companies. Oh how things change but they don't > edavid3001@gmail.com wrote in news:1146177076.520819.257270 > @j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > I have gone over the terms of service and I don't see where there is a > violation at this point. Well technically, you *have* misrepresented your home number to them. And you're not calling "home" but rather using the service to dial into other numbers. But to me, that point is moot. You're kind of hiding the costs here, to yourself and to us. Yes, you have the cheapest $29.99 plan on Sprint, but you're also paying $5 for the Sprint to Home, and $20 for the VoiP interconnect. That comes out to $55. For just a little more, you could get either 1000 anytime minutes with 7PM unlimited N&W, or 500 anytime outgoing minutes, unlimited incoming minutes (just think, they could call YOU) and unlimited N&W. I guess if you're yammering on the phone for 1000 minutes or more a month all during peak times, AND you're okay with returning to 1984, when you did have to go through the rigamarole of calling an access number and then dialing out, your option would be cost effective. Me, I tend to have work to do during all but about 4 of those peak hours, and I have a work phone for work-related calls. ;) > I think that at some point they may do things to tighten the terms of > service. I would imagine so. Or they could just raise the price of Sprint to Home. Typically, the price points of "unlimited" options are set so that those who underutilize the service offset the costs of those overutilizing it. > I have seen other ways people are taking the phones "off network" such as > devices that are blueberry that have you call to a "shared" or "in > network" phone that then goes to an asterisk box. Yes, I've seen them too, and again, for the median user, they tend not to be cost effective. The only reason to use them would be if you really do have that handset glued to your ear during peak times, make tons of purely international calls, or just have have some inane reason for sticking it to Sprint. > Also another cell company just allowed a 10 number circle on $59 and up > plans. Alltel. Their drawback, however, is that they are Tier 2 regional carrier, and far from nationwide coverage.  SignatureE-mail fudged to thwart spammers. Transpose the c's and a's in my e-mail address to reply. "Isaiah Beard" <sacredpoet@sacredpoet.com> wrote in message > Or they could just raise the price of Sprint to Home. Typically, the > price points of "unlimited" options are set so that those who underutilize > the service offset the costs of those overutilizing it. Or they could impose some (undisclosed) "ceiling" beyond which it not considered to be typical residential use. My Verizon VoIP service has a 5000 minute cap, beyond which they will investigate usage and terminate service at their option. You can bet that they will not allow VoIP providers to provide customers with a way to get around normal use restrictions. > "Isaiah Beard" <sacredpoet@sacredpoet.com> wrote in message >> [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > You can bet that they will not allow VoIP providers to provide > customers with a way to get around normal use restrictions. Well I am enjoying the "hole" in the system while it lasts. Unbelievable .. The corporations in this country are robbing people blind and you just pick at this guy for being ingenious. To mr. hole in the system Good Job !! There needs to be more people like you on this planet. You're one of the few people left in this country that can think outside of the box. You've been dealt a corporate government in your lifetime, sad as our Government IS the best Government in the world and the most under utilized by it's Citezenry . Everyone else ..... DO AS YOUR TOLD ! Lemmings. > >> Or they could just raise the price of Sprint to Home. Typically, the > >> price points of "unlimited" options are set so that those who [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > Well I am enjoying the "hole" in the system while it lasts. >Unbelievable .. The corporations in this country are robbing people blind >and you just pick at this guy for being ingenious. To mr. hole in the system >: >Good Job !! There needs to be more people like you on this planet. You're >one of the few people left in this country that can think outside of the >box. >You've been dealt a corporate government in your lifetime, sad as our >Government IS the best Government in the world and the most under >utilized by it's Citezenry . Everyone else ..... DO AS YOUR TOLD ! >Lemmings. you need to get back on your medications. Looks as though you already have. > >Unbelievable .. The corporations in this country are robbing people blind > >and you just pick at this guy for being ingenious. To mr. hole in the system [quoted text clipped - 9 lines] > > you need to get back on your medications. > Looks as though you already have. > > <snip> Just so we're clear, is this this equivalent of an 8 year old's "I know you are, but what am I?" Notan Thank you for pointing that out to us children. It's nice to know there's adults here that can make us aware of our behavior. > > Looks as though you already have. > > [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > > Notan >Looks as though you already have. Who are you trying to impress with your third grader's argument "No, you are"? I made a statement, you replied like a 2 yr. old, I replied. Who is trying to impress who ? > >Looks as though you already have. > > Who are you trying to impress with your third grader's argument "No, you > are"? girls, girls, girls - - - stop your infighting!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Bill >I made a statement, you replied like a 2 yr. old, I replied. Who is trying > to impress who ? [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] >> Who are you trying to impress with your third grader's argument "No, you >> are"? > Unbelievable .. The corporations in this country are robbing people blind > and you just pick at this guy for being ingenious. To mr. hole in the system [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > utilized by it's Citezenry . Everyone else ..... DO AS YOUR TOLD ! > Lemmings. Hmmm... I don't know what's all about, but it seems like you need to kill yourself to make room for more of him <bg> What is your government? I guess you may like yours more than others, but most people love the governments like dogs (and who knows your government may sh.tter than most other but you can smell your own stinky) <bg> Whens the last time you wrote to your Congress "person" and told them what you thought without any reprisal ? If you live in the US, that would be any time of the day, week, year. If in Iran , then run for your frigging life to the US and splatter us all over for being insolant while you bask in freedom. "EP" <Reply in the groups@here.com> wrote: > Unbelievable .. The corporations in this country are robbing people blind > and you just pick at this guy for being ingenious. To mr. hole in the system [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > utilized by it's Citezenry . Everyone else ..... DO AS YOUR TOLD ! > Lemmings. Hmmm... I don't know what's all about, but it seems like you need to kill yourself to make room for more of him <bg> What is your government? I guess you may like yours more than others, but most people love the governments like dogs (and who knows your government may sh.tter than most other but you can smell your own stinky) <bg> >> edavid3001@gmail.com wrote in news:1146177076.520819.257270 >> @j33g2000cwa.googlegroups.com: [quoted text clipped - 48 lines] > Alltel. Their drawback, however, is that they are Tier 2 regional > carrier, and far from nationwide coverage. I have usage well over 2000 min of peak time a month. Yes if I was a lower minute user I would be better off with a regular plan. I had Cingular and was paying $120 a month. Now for my $55 I don't worry about the minutes AND my kids now have a second line to call out on at home (I can be on it with the cell and it does not affect them). But this is not for everyone > Not trying to be rude, but how long do you think this will last until > they figure out what you are doing and then toss you for violating > terms of service? This does not violate their terms of service because voice stick is your number you can use voice stick as a regular voip phone so it can be considered your home number. Thus not violating their terms of service they would have to continue to honor your contract until it is up. Too bad I went all cellular and have no land line ;) Now I just have to figure out how to load up Skype on this Windows Mobile cell phone with 802.11b I have. There would be a *free* way for me to talk to my associates in Italy while mobile. US to Italy for hours on end adds up. edavid3001@gmail.com wrote in news:1146236089.752901.247950 @g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com: > Too bad I went all cellular and have no land line ;) Now I just > have to figure out how to load up Skype on this Windows Mobile cell > phone with 802.11b I have. There would be a *free* way for me to talk > to my associates in Italy while mobile. US to Italy for hours on end > adds up. Just get Sprint to Home and www.voicestick.com . Get the global plan from voice stick that has unlimited calls to most of Italy. Now you can have a new dial out number, use your cell phone to get a NEW dial tone using the voicestick.com Cellular Bridge, plus you get unlimited calls to the USA and 39 other contries. Sounds like this set up would save you a bundle. > edavid3001@gmail.com wrote in news:1146236089.752901.247950 > @g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com: [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] >> to my associates in Italy while mobile. US to Italy for hours on end >> adds up. I too am working on that:) > Just get Sprint to Home and www.voicestick.com . Get the global plan from > voice stick that has unlimited calls to most of Italy. snip read through their web site, on one page all calls to Poland are free then, when you go to the terms of service (which they reserve to change at any moment) as of 4/24/06 it now says its .03 cents a min to call Poland. I´ll stick with Skype Skype is .021 cents a min >> edavid3001@gmail.com wrote in news:1146236089.752901.247950 >> @g10g2000cwb.googlegroups.com: [quoted text clipped - 15 lines] > Poland. I´ll stick with Skype > Skype is .021 cents a min I just looked it up, all of Poland is no cost if on the Global $25 a month plan and 0.014 cents if on a per min. plan only. What link were you looking at? <snip> > SO my total cost is $29 phone, $5 for Sprint to Home and $20 for Voice > Stick That's a great idea for users that use a lot of minutes per month, I guess. I expect that most non-business users are on the lowest cost plans offered by each carrier, and they just are careful about their usage. My monthly Verizon bill is $28 for 300 peak minutes. I think that I've gone over once in the past six years or so, because a) Verizon is the dominant carrier in my area so most usage is MTM, and other usage is mostly off-peak. |
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