VoIP in the Philippines

Filipino staying abroad can try out skype with rates Philippines€ 0.161,Philippines – Mobile € 0.202 ,Philippines-Cebu € 0.161 ,Philippines-Manila € 0.161 ….I m feel skype cheaper as I do make calls to my brother in australia at € 0.017….u can check out the website…www.skype.com

Hi Rox_anne pasensya na ngayon lang ulit ako nakabisita sa site doon sa inquery mo …Yes your family here in the philippines will have a USA number for free I can even provide you with multiple USA number the only catch is HINDI pwede mamili ng state kung libre option(Washington ,Iowa, NewYork )you can call them any time pero sila hindi nakakatawag sayo….Now beside the free dedicated landline number you will also have an internet number or what we call a global number ,..Now this number is more important because with this number you could be anywhere in the USA or anywhere in the planet pag doon sa lugar mo may gateway access number makakatawag ka from any phone(landline or cellphone) to your familys internet number….its like calling a PABX system with a local extension iyon nga lang global ang application kahit nasaan yung internet number na tinatawagan mo kaya mong matawagan ito and the best part is calling using the gateway access is free fro the caller and the callee iyon ang mga secret na itinatago sa atin ng malalaking telco and its all legal…..now if you say “ay ako lang ang pwedeng tumawag sila hindi” dont worry beside all the freebies the main function of the devise (voip gadget) is to provide you with with multiple account registry so if you feel na dapat may capability yung family mo na makatawag sa USA or any country for that matter we can program another voip service provider on your second line built within the devise ….its like line 1 >>your free system and on line 2 your pay call service the good part is with the devise your not tied to a minimum contral with a voip service provider for 1.1/2 year because you ll be registered as a Bring your own devise plan and you can terminate your voip account anytime and transfer it anywhere else (some voip company give you a 1 month free call anywhere, if not happy with their system you can cancel no question ask) for inquery you can call my california number 1-213-8050570 or my seattle number at 1-206-2036549

As long as all parties have computers and broadband internet, Skype is the way to go. I do weekly videoconferencing with my family in Manila from SF with better sound quality than with land line phones (and I get video too). My friends and I also do conference calling without any problems ( 4 parties).

My friend here in SF brough back a vonage box for his non-tech savvy mom in Manila. So now his mom has a US based phone no. (which he pays for here).

So yes, there are options. non of them totally free but most of them cheaper than the regular per minute charges of the telcos.

YMMV

Marie,try the two way unlimited calling from OPENTONE COMMUNICATIONS, http://www.opentonecom.com,why vonage? from OTC, same price and somebody will assist you and could answer all your questions.OTC the best Voip Philippine provider.For only $24.99.

Marie,

You shouldn’t be charged for long distance when you call your mom as long as her U.S. number is a local number for you. I also use vonage to call my family back home and it works perfectly fine. Hope this helps.

So,Jun,anong advice mo? what’s youre point?gusto naming makaroon ng monthly fixed rate and having a convenient way of calling,even we’re on the road.There’s always in return no matter what and that’s what we are paying for.I don’t use skype,because it’s not convenient,I used to have vonage,but they don’t have the responsility,if you bring the box outside the U.S./Can and I’m paying more than $24.99.Tungkol sa mga ahente, at least somebody provided them a descent job.

question po..please help…pano nag wo-work ang vonage dito sa phil? how much ang rate? do i need a dsl? or internet connection ? pls. help me…tnx

OXO YES it will work in Saudi kailanggan lang ay marunong mag comfigure yung kapatid mo in Saudi ng ROUTER any router that can DHCP (domain Host Comfiguration Protocol)yung router gagana yung VOIP kahit dynamic, static, PPPoE or what ever klase ng IP na pinamimigay nila sa broadband nila gagana ang VOIP

if your VOIP devise has a built in router mas mainam// provided na yung kapatid mo na mag cocomfigure nung router setting from the devise ay hindi gagalawin yung setting ng voip account mo in the devise// sigurado walang magiging problema

ADO regarding voip hk and Manila or any other country…ganito iyon //yung voip account at yung connection mo sa internet magkaiba iyon //hindi kasing simple iyon ng isasaksak mo lang yung voip to your internet connection tapos may voip dial tone ka na //kailangan muna na registered user ka ng isang voip provider maging FREE or PAY account yung subscription mo //ngayon pag nakapag registered ka na at may account ka na yung setting nung voip provider kailangan na i configure doon sa voip devise mo or softphone program mo //the last thing na kailanggan mong gawin ay mag comfigure ng router sa broadband mo //iba ibang broadband iba ibang setting kaya dapat marunong kang mag comfigure ng router kahit pa anong DSL provider sa pinas or sa ibang bansa pag nagawa mo iyon at na iset mo yung voip devise mo na magDHCP kahit pa static , dynamic ,PPPoE, Bigpond or Eutelia yung klase ng ip na provided ng kahit anong dsl provider sa ibat ibang bansa ….MAGAGAMIT MO OR MA COMFIGURE MO YUNG VOIP MO KAHIT SAAN MEANG GAGANA YUNG VOIP KAHIT SAAN GLOBALLY

Pedro,9 cents a minute?check it well,make surs it’s not a promo and always check the cell phone rate!

Pedro I’m from Midwest too. So your paying 12 cents/min.Hmmmm…sounds good,but I’m not concern about having a low rate, kno why?because you will still pay the same amount your paying every month.Well I’m looking for unlimited service,monthly fixed.So I don’t need to monitor my budget,Know what I mean?
Let’s do this together,help me out to search more.

Pedro and OXO pareho pala kayong nasa USA and you need ways to call philippines for FREE UNLIMITED using you land line phone or your mobile phone in the US…..Ill give you guys a teaser ….since familiar pala kayo sa freecall planet voicecheap etc na nag offering sa internet have you ever heard about a number in Iowa state where you can call the whole world for free and unlimited……….teka sasabihin nyo hindi ba yung freecallplanet yon? eh tapos na yung promo noon diba?………….DOON KAYO MALI!!! actually yung number na posted nila doon sa site noon nung promo palang ng freecallplanet ay hindi lang iisa, at yung ibang number mga 9 number yon // tatlo ay gumagana pa!!!! hindi nyo na makikita sa internet yung information nung mga number na iyon actually hindi lang mga freecall planet telco sa Iowa state ang nag offer noon napiltan lang tapusin nung ibang telco ang promo nila sa batikos ng ibang telco provider doon….I still have those number…. // another info I can share is how about 10 $ a month free and unlimited calls to 50 country (no mobile call) land line call only…sorry philippine not included or how about 5 euro for 1200 minute to more than 70 country per month including philippines…. or how about joining a napster type voip group that lets you use thier asterix server so you can call anyone anywhere in the planet basically for free the reason they do this is from the beattles song lyric “the love you give is the love you can recieve” tama ba quote ko?….the last time I visited the site ay covered na namin ang buong planet halos ! we even have access to katmandu in the himalaya…..all calls for free we can even make your cellphone make internet calls to anyone with voip connection around the world for free, iether with a similar mobile equip WLAN function , with a Voip hardware equipment or a voip softphone program on your computer…..

Pedro,I’m still searchin.Do you find anything that we could use any phone here,cell or landline for unlimited? Kindly check,Efonica and OpenTone Comm.
CallPinoy is Ok na sana, pero Point to Point.

jun, I’ve been investigating the Iowa number to call the world for free, and from what I’ve found it’s not exactly free. The Iowa area code 712 is the new 900 numbers, so there is still a charge for it. The operators for this get their money taking advantage of an FCC kickback scheme authorized via the Universal Service Fund. The charge to us is inexpensive, ranging from one cent to ten cents a minute. Cheap, but the feedback I’ve read so far is the quality is horrible.

Five euros for 1200 minutes to the Philippines, share the love bro

WHICH is BETTER
**(A)a pinoy in the Philippines having a USA land line number or
**(B)a pinoy in the USA having a philippine number in the USA
ANO ang pagkakaiba at pagkakatulad
**both senario offer one way voice trafic//A can only recieve call from his or her US number, he CAN NOT make call using his USA number..same with B
**A is free(if you have the knowhow) while B is not
**B can only be had on a package plan
**A is free but you need to have a broadband connection in the Philippines(computer have to be connected at all times to recive calls otherwise it would defeat the purpose of having a USA telephone number)
**irrespective of who makes the call once the call gets connected its a complete telephone call
**kung gusto nung mga nasa abroad na MADAINGAN ng mga problema ng mga kaanak nila sa pinas piliin nila yung B kung gusto naman ninyo ng power to only call but cannot be called piliin nyo yung A…….

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Jen and Lala, the lowest cost call to the Philippines from the US right now is $0.012 per minute that includes mobile and landline calls from what we’ve found. I have been using it for about two weeks. The sound quality both ways is EXCELLENT, one of the best if not the best I have used to date. There is one cheaper for $0.09 per minute to any phone in the Philippines but it involves buying a minimum of five hundred minutes.

But ideally what we’re looking for is an unlimited plan to call ANY phone in the Philippines. No per minute charge, no one cell phone only, no voip equipment. Can you help?

erich, my bad. It’s twelve cents a minute.
I wish it were approx two cents, I wouldn’t be here looking for a cheaper solution.

I think the unlimited calling unfortunately is not out there yet. Unlimited to whatever phone I use to call any and all phones in the Philippines.

If you find something that can beat nine cents a minute to call a mobile phone in PI, please share it. Thanks!

OK OK Reading from all your comments from the past post I would like to offer a solution (sana makatulong sa lahat)most of us like lowest calling rate yung iba gusto connectivity kahit sa cellphone anywhere in the philippines….actually WALANG GANITONG SERBISYO pa sa ngayon PERO may magagawa kayo technically to call ALMOST unlimitedly or Almost free sa pinas ……….may available bang hotspot or malapit ba kayo sa isang hotspot or wireless 802.11 location yung mga tatawagan nyo ba sa pinas may ganong access din or yung tatawagan nyo more than one person in pinas ?????……….Alam nyo ba yung tinatawag na WIFI phone? kahit na yung mga china made lowest ata from china source ay 75$ isa……or better yet how about nokia cellphone with WLAN capability …..ibili nyo yung tatawagan nyo sa pinas ng ganitong phone or pa comfigure kayo sa marunong mag program to point to point connection itong mga devise na ito using internationl gatekeepers to redirect your call via internet para walang gastos walang boundaries kailanggan lang pareho kayong connected sa hots spot ……..dito papasok yung may WLAN capable na cellphones halimbawa nasa mall ako malapit sa isang internet cafe na may libreng wireless internet connection ang gagawin ko text ko muna yung nasa USA na may WLAN capable cellphone na pumunta sa isang hots spot tapos pag nanduon na sya tatawagan ko na sya using my cellphone to make internet calls( iba ito sa regular telephone calling kasi doon sa cellphone mo bukod sa “number @kung anong server ka” ang dial mo let say 123456@yahoo.com tapos pag pinindot mo na yung call function nung cellphone mo makakakita ka ng selection (phone call/ fax send / internet call) select mo internet call at imbes na dumaan iyon sa cell site yung tawag mo papasok sa internet connection nung internet cafe hahanapin naman nyon yung isa pang tinawagan na number na naka connect din via internet saan mang parte ng mundo, at dahil pareho kayong connected sa internet via hot spot na libre walang bayad yung tawag nyo walang international boundary at walang limit sa HABA NG USAPAN ………only draw back eh kung palagi or malapit or accessible sa inyo ang wireless internet connection pero at least walang babayaran sa call………dami pa iba pero dito muna lets hear muna comments ……………:)

I work for FreeCallPlanet.com and want to encourage you all to give us a try for your calls to the Philippines.

Just to clear up any misconceptions:

We have two plans:

500 minutes a month for $44.95
1000 minutes a month for $89.95

That works out to 8.9 cents a minute and includes mobile lines. If you go over those minutes, then we charge you at 14.9 cents a minute for additional minutes. Minutes don’t roll over from one month to the next.

There are no contracts. You can cancel at anytime without penalty, and if you cancel midmonth, we will keep your account open to the end of the month so you can use your minutes up.

We have found several reliable carriers to the Philippines, so our quality has gotten much better lately. While we are new to the Philippines, we do over 5 million minutes a month to India are not going anywhere.

Give us a try:

http://freecallplanet.com/philippines.html

Is Digitel blocking VOIP? I have a US vonage adapter and it just stopped working. It was working for weeks, but 1.5 weeks back, it stopped working. I thought it was just my bad digitel broadband but I can’t get it to work anymore. Any ideas… Thanks.

Hey Damc, It’s been a month since you posted your question about your vonage not working, how is it now? mine’s been working perfectly on digitel for 3 months now already, no prob so far

Dear Sir/Ma’am,

I have an ongoing study regarding the user adoption of VoIP in the Philippines. I lieu on this I would like to get your time to answer the following questions based on your experiences of using VoIP services.

Thank you,

Danny

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Name: _____________________________________
Age: _____________________________________
Email: _____________________________________

1. Did you ever use VoIP technology?
○ Yes ○ No

2. Which type of VoIP technology are you using?
□ IP Phones
□ ATA
□ Computer to Computer
□ Don’t know

3. From which Company are you availing services?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

4. Are you satisfied with those services?
○ Yes ○ No

5. If no, what kind of problems are you facing?
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

6. Before taking the subscription, which factor your consider first?
□ Price
□ Sound Quality
□ Reliability
□ Customer Service
Any other, please specify
______________________________________________________________

7. How many companies VoIP service have used? _____

8. Which VoIP service provider do you think is providing best service?
Please specify name: ____________________________________________

9. Regarding above question where do you think they have edge (e.g. sound quality) on other companies? Please specify: _________________________

10. What are the most annoying things for you during availing VoIP service?
□ Emergency Calls
□ Reliability
□ Call Delay

Any other, please specify
______________________________________________________________

11. What do you think about the marketing of VoIP service by companies? Are they properly marketing?
○ Yes ○ No

12. If not, which media do you think that they should use for getting proper attention?
□ Newspapers
□ Television
□ Internet

Any other, please specify
______________________________________________________________

13. For which type of calls are you using these services?
□ Local
□ International

14. Are you satisfied with both local and international calls?
○ Yes ○ No

15. If not which calls should service providers should improve?
□ Local
□ International

16. Are there any other factors which you think service provider should improve its working?
a. Are you satisfied with sound quality?
○ Yes ○ No

b. Are you satisfied with call rates?
○ Yes ○ No

c. In case of IP phone, did you satisfy with hand set and its dial tone?
○ Yes ○ No

d. In case of Computer, did you satisfy with their application software?
○ Yes ○ No

e. Any additional feature which you think should be included (which is not present at the moment)?
________________________________________________________

f. Do you have any other suggestion for improving the service? Please Specify:
________________________________________________________

Uy dami ng nag nagaalok as well as magaalok ng voip dito puro pa may babayaran na service all nakabase sa ibang bansa ……mga parekoy better check nyo muna current regulation sa mga voip provider na registered sa NTC….hindi sa sinisiraan ko yung mga gustong mag negosyo ng product ng mga company na nasa ibang bansa pero dapat lang siguro kung magagawa nilang magnegosyo dito eh kahit papaano may binabayaran silang taxes na napupunta sa ating kaban ng bayan …sa tantya nyo ba kung yung voip service sa Pilipinas naka base at inenegosyo natin sa let say USA papayag sila na makakuha tayo doon ng subscriber na hindi tayo mag paparegister sa gobyerno nila or hindi tayo magbabayad ng taxes?…..kung mag iintroduce dapat ang isang gustong magnegosyo dito ng isang technology service na naka base sa ibang bansa dapat lahat legal in philippine laws …ngayon kung hindi naman at for porpose lang to introduce the technology as showcase for prior registration ng business dapat LIBRE……………..

ngayon kung gusto nyo parin ng VOIP technology at nag aalanganin kayo about how to make it into a business check muna natin ang pwede sa mga balakin natin sa NTC …..

personally I make a side line doing voip set up for many company pero hindi ako kumukuha ng monthly sa kanila one time payment lang for devise purchase even with goverment entities naglalagay ako sakanila kung gusto nila sa server ng DOST doon ko sila nilalagay pero as Ive said hindi ako service provider meaning hindi ako kumukuha ng subscriber at iyon lang ang sinabi sakin ng NTC na pwede kong gawin pero kahit na ganoon nakakapag provide ako ng DID or direct inward dialing na LIBRE or kung hindi available yung number na libre I provide virtual number procurment sa ibatibang bansa or even peer to peer calls from other voip server….sa mga hindi nakakaintindi about VOIP it only means yung nagagawa ng ibang voip provider na nasa ibang bansa na service na MAY BAYAD nagagawa ko ng LIBRE……

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