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VoIP in the Philippines
Like a typical Filipino abroad, one of the first in my list when I moved away was to look for options on how to keep in close contact with my family and friends… minus the burned holes in my pockets. To call direct from Germany using T-Online would have been affordable. That is, if I only called once a week, a few minutes at a time. And with T-Online’s rates, we would have only lasted until “O Kamusta ka na?”
Yahoo chat was an option that I used for some time. However, more often than not, we always ended up using the chat board due to our frustrations with all the crackling sounds and disconnections.
Thank God VoiP entered the picture.
VoIP or Voice Over Internet Protocol has made it possible to make a free (or low-cost, depending on the options you choose) phone call using the internet. Indeed, a manna from technology heaven.
As defined by Wikipedia, “VoIP (also called IP Telephony, and Internet telephony) is the routing of voice conversations over the Internet or any other IP network. The voice data flows over a general-purpose packet-switched network, instead of the traditional dedicated, circuit-switched voice transmission lines.”
There are several companies offering softphones or VoIP technology, targetting millions of Filipinos abroad and their families back home.
Join me as I (along with the other authors here) review the different VoIP providers available to Pinoys all over the world.
Heck, last I heard, even PLDT wants to join the fray.
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There is a company that offers unlimited calls from Australia to Manila for a flat rate of $25AUD p/month. No internet connection needed on either end. All you pay is the local call connection cost to an Australian number.
What do you think? Not bad?
is there for new zealand to davao rate per month too??
For US callers to the Philippines UNLIMITED,
no connection fee, no pin code
Voip Videophone you can see the person you are talking to on the phone screen.
especially, for OFWs the concept of seeing their children and their family anytime they want.
It works just like Vonage you get charged $23.99 a month
and since you’re issued a US phone number, you can call anyone
in the US and Canada regardless of their phone provider they don’t
need a videophone to talk to you and the fee stays $23.99. You can take
the VIDEOPHONE with you and as long as there is a high speed internet plug it in
and make US and Canada calls.
You can have the service and save alot of money or become an Independent Rep.
and make alot of money. I think this is a life changing opportunity that no one should
pass up.
Any questions,email me : gerlynbates@yahoo.com
If you’re near SACRAMENTO CALIFORNIA, call me for demo.
jun_j,
i’m interested in what you’re offering (VOIP. i’ve read some of your posts and I think you’re the most reliable and knowledgeable person i can consult with. Please guide me as I will be needing VOIP for my small business. i’m not a techy person and i honestly don’t have in depth knowledge about VOIP. how do we go about it? can you give me a contact number of yours so we can discuss it? aica615@yahoo
Any suggestions as to what broadband provider and plan is adequate for making voip business quality calls from a PC in Philippines to a phone in Canada/US?
I have tried PLDT DSL Plan 999PHP (1 Mbps), voice quality was ok but latency was 400 to 1000+ ms delay. Also tried Smartbro which had lower latency (250 ms), but was very choppy sounding. Test calls were made using http://www.iCalls.com
i am looking for a voip solution.
something like a payphone that uses voip.
or a phone and billing solution to which we could use skype or similiar and charge a customer to make a call.
mindoro.philly@gmail.com
Where in the Philippines… Preferably in Cebu, can I find a VOIP receiver. Like a USB phone or something. I use SmartBRO and have no landline in my house, but would like to set-up a Skype account and maybe a US Phone number so I can also receive calls.
Thanks
Try a Magic Jack at MagicJack.com. It has to be shipped to a USA address but for only $39.95 it includes the first years service and you can pay an additional $19.95 for the second year if you want then you get two years service for the what a couple of months with some other VOIP systems would cost you, it is a great inexpensive VOIP system. I bought one and have a USA phone number and have been using it for weeks now and it works great and I intend on using it in other counties while I travel with my laptop.
if anyone is interested to call the US for only 1php/min kindly send me an email piso rates apply in 30 countries the most cheapest among voip’s…we’re realizing the voip promise…contact me and you’ll be amazed…be connected with your loveones,colleagues or friends from anywhere in the world.
If anyone is interested in a company installing VoIP throughout the Philippines, check out http://www.iriscrystal.com or call the Manila office at 2-888-4747.
We have peso payphones for making money, IP phones, ATAs, numbers from 70+ countries, and COMMERCIAL QUALITY connections around the world at low rates as published on the site. Lines include fax-to-email, follow-to-cell, voicemail, etc…
Licensed as TechNetworks, IDCC is a LEGAL VoIP provider in the Philippines.
hello everyone,
medyo marami nang pinoy d2 sa dubai,at medyo mahirap din ang kumita ng pera d2 so everybody is looking for a cheaper alternative to keep in touch sa family nila sa pinas.
ano bang way or sinong voip provider ang pakakabgay ng tulong sa amin like cheap calls from dubai to any phone or mobile phone sa pinas?
hi all,
can you recommend us your voip provider where we can make a cheap call from pc or a phone in dubai to any phone or mobile phone in the philippines?
Can someone let me know if you have any experience with this service? Apparently you can only use this service if you have a US mobile/landline number.
Thanks
I’m sorry the website is http://www.hellonow.com
I am the distributor of Magicjack, I have few pcs to test market
at Philippine, if anybody who are interest
reseller this wonderful magicjack at local market, please contact with me on +63-2-752-8715 or 02-752-8714, or you may reach me at 0921-679-2629. each pcs plus shipping is 3000peso with one year free call USA and Canada, My name is Irving Lin, please contact me asap.
What is magicJack? One of the most innovative new telecommunications
> products to be introduced in years.
>
> It’s a small device that plugs into the USB port of a computer. You plug
> any standard analog telephone into the other side of the magicJack and it
> allows you to make unlimited local or long distance telephone calls to any
> phone (landline or cellular) in the United States or Canada. You also get
> a free phone number with your magicJack so it can be utilized both to
> receive and place calls. Area codes for approximately 70% of the U.S. are
> available. (Porting existing phone numbers and selected Canadian area
> codes will be available shortly.)
>
>
>
> Compared to what most people pay for their local and long distance
> service, the savings should be HUGE. Plus, there are a number of other
> great features including:
>
> * Free International Calling To The U.S. And Canada – The magicJack is
> portable and can be utilized to make FREE calls to any phone in the United
> States or Canada from anywhere in the world. This can be from Italy,
> India, Indonesia or anywhere.
> *
> * Plus, individuals outside the United States can be called on their
> magicJack phone number from the United States for FREE. (This should be a
> particularly attractive feature for businesses, international students,
> military personnel, their families, and international travelers.)
> *
> * Domestic U.S. and Canadian Travelers can take their magicJack with
> them and make FREE calls to any phone throughout the U.S. and Canada.
> *
> * Free Follow Me – This feature allows users to send their incoming
> calls to up to three other phone lines such as their cell phone or office
> phone all at the same time.
> *
> * Call Forwarding, Caller ID, Call Waiting, Voicemail and enhanced
> 911 all come with the magicJack and all are included Free.
>
> Installation is simple and takes 60 seconds. All a consumer needs is
> Windows XP or Windows Vista or Mac and one of the following: DSL,
> Broadband, Cable Internet, WiFi, WiMax, or high speed internet service.
> magicJack comes with a thirty-day guarantee.
>
> For calls from the magicJack to phone numbers outside the United States or
> Canada there are highly competitive international rates. However, all
> calls between two magicJacks anywhere in the world are free.
>
> magicJack has been generating a considerable amount of national and
> international publicity in newspapers, on television and on the Internet.
> It’s been covered in The New York Times, PC Magazine, Reuters, Boston
> Globe, Los Angeles Times, CBS, ABC, CNBC, the BBC and more.
since we’ve been talking about MagicJack here..i’d like to inform you that there’s a MagicJack reseller here in phils. that gives you a better offers only $19.95 or around 798pesos for yearly fee…call rate as low as .019 or around 1peso per minute for calls to US, canada,,,etc. other countries have higher rates though but still the lowest..
for interested parties email me at rjroyeca@gmail.com
we have cheap “white” routes to terminate to philippines and we have thousands of DID numbers available
please let me know if you’re interested.
you can email me at tayoypinoy@gmail.com
To all! If you are looking for the best VOIP solution, call Open Tone Communications. They have offices both in the US and Phil. I have been using it for almost 2 years now and I cannot complain. It is clear and it also gave me savings. Now I can call my family anytime. Visit their website http://www.opentonecom.com.
Angelica…Do you know if Open Tone is registered/licensed with the FCC?
“Angelica » April 10th, 2008 10:15
To all! If you are looking for the best VOIP solution, call Open Tone Communications. They have offices both in the US and Phil. I have been using it for almost 2 years now and I cannot complain. It is clear and it also gave me savings. Now I can call my family anytime. Visit their website http://www.opentonecom.com.“
Angelica….Do you know if Open Tone is registered/licensed with the FCC
“Angelica » April 10th, 2008 10:15
To all! If you are looking for the best VOIP solution, call Open Tone Communications. They have offices both in the US and Phil. I have been using it for almost 2 years now and I cannot complain. It is clear and it also gave me savings. Now I can call my family anytime. Visit their website http://www.opentonecom.com.“
jun_j please give me a list of those free VOIP website servers. tnx
daming voip service????? gastos na naman !!! bayad pa tayo e libre ang naman ang voip got another one “toll free number from any country” halos— including Philippine with free 10 day demo nakalagay doon sa limit na demo period ay one number per company or household example USA eh samantalang after 10 day pwede akong magpalit uli ng number sa USA sO WHAT DOES IT MEAN …..EVERY 10 DAYS MAGPAPALIT AKO NG usa NUMBER TAPOS REGISTER ULI AKO SA SITE AT DOON SA BAGO ULI NA NUMBER AKO MAG PAPA TOLL FREE NUMBER IBIG SABIHIN NOON LIBRE YONG TOLL FREE NUMBER KO FROM THAT COUNTRY HANGAT HINDI AKO NAUUBUSAN NG USA NUMBER HA HA HA …..
BIRUIN MO MAGKAKA VIRTUAL PRESENCE AKO FROM ANY COUNTRY 1-800 TYPE PA NUMBER KO NG WALA AKONG BABAYARAN HANGAT KAYA KONG MAGPA REGISTER EH GAANO LANG YON ABOUT 2 MINUTES TIME…….SABI NGA NG BEBE KO HASARAP…..
@Topakita
one way to verify if OpenTone’s registered/licensed by FCC. Call their toll free hotline: 1-888-544-9429
jun_j;
how do you do it?
EVS
If you know how to comfigure a softphone or an ATA (analog telephone adaptor) voip adaptor or voip hardware you can forward a telephone number from a particular country to a specific devise let say Ill get a number from a specific country likesay USA UK etc. then Ill forward all call to that number to a VOIP devise much like inbound call centers …if someone call me from USA or UK from that number My devise (VOIP) will ring anywhere in the Philippine or from any country for that matter …You can say what the heck forwarding calls to a USA number when you can forward toll free number to your Philippine telephone number… my answer is we can change USA telephone number for free anythime and every time we can even forward a hundred number from different country to a single voip at will anytime everytime (some country like the philippine dont give free telephone numbers but some country do)so if someone or some company will give you a telephone number from a particular country (even for a trial period)..a number that can be forwarded to another number in another country you can have a virtual presence from that country for free…and even if that company will only allow you 10 day trial period to use that forwarding capability who will stop you from registering multiple account to use their system…..
Alas PLDT joining the VOIP band openly by offering pldt (t@#$%^&d) at call cost of 1peso per minute sana nuon pa anyway dahil doon sa kanilang (p@#$%^&+s) prepaid sim kahit sino na pwedeng mag lagay ng voip gateway saan mang probinsya na may coverage biruin mo kailangan mo lang ng sim card at (XXX) terminal OK na!…..eh ganoon din singil 1 peso/min.
1 sim card per probinsya na kailangan mo basta sasagap …..example nasa laguna ka kailanggan mo ng manila number lagay mo lang sa parte ng laguna yung (XXX) terminal mo na makakaregister yon doon sa cell site na pang manila pwede na link mo lahat ng call na pang manila from VOIp kahit sa probinsya ka tapos yung ibang port para sa laguna local ….O de bale youll be hitting 2 bird with one stone na kasing laki ng boulder!….**(@#$%)was put up to protect voip imformation**
check this website. http://www.momentumplus.com/speicher1
http://www.voipunlimitedcall.com
4.95 dollars a month after you buy the unit. make sure you contact us first before you buy the products so we can explain to you the products. if you order to me we will deliver the telephone to your family in the philippines before you pay me. the receiver in the philippines just need internet connection no need computer to make and receive call
Is this true FLORITA?
Per comment of INNA on Blog.tmcnet.com
http://blog.tmcnet.com/blog/rich-tehrani/voip/philippines-voip.html
Momentum Plus? they don’t have customer/technical support.The company as I understood is pure maketing,they don’t have network infrastructure.Check their website, looks like a grocery store. Well,who cares about network, right? but if you like this kind of service and way of communications then just use your computer, internet is free, right? then why paying $4.95 a month? This company is well structured for network maketing. Their not even a voip provider.Don’t get me wrong.There’s nothing wrong in the said company, what I’m trying to say is,they provide the unit but not the service.Why not just use the internet, same thing no tecnical or customer support.
Just a thought
I just have a question since I read most of you use skype. I recently installed skype but unfortunately when i tried to create my account and sign in my modem auto restarts and unless I quit all skype applications, i cant connect back to to the internet. I hope y’all can help
Hi! VOIP is a new way technology now to save phone bills especially if you are calling other countries. My parents are working abroad and you just can’t imagine how much they spent for their calls from Italy to Philippines. Good thing my uncle based in Belgium is using Nomado Phone. This is a VOIP phone as well. What my parents did was they set up Nomado accounts for us here in the Philippines and they can call us anytime, and my mom said they are just paying a flat rate for that. I am not sure the flat rate though. But you could check their website,www.nomado.eu my bro got it, he’s going to ask his gf too to get Nomado phone in UK.
why get a nomado account when you can have any number like rome milan turin etc land line phone number forwarded to an ATA devise what more is “ITS FREE” your relative can call you the same way as NOMADO account but they dont have to pay for anything and so do you
i need to buy a SIP IP PHONE in Manila..Do anybody know where to purchase such unit?
also is it PLDT using ISTN (International Switch Digital Network) or PSTN (analog) – Public Switch Telephone Network.
would appreciate very much your info. tnx!
for me the best in vonage. We have it connected to a device called dialmate. this allows us to call the philippines from the states and vice versa. It’s 20 dollars a month for the service but because of the dialmate device we’re able to share the device with our relatives in the US and Canada and our relatives here. they simply call the US or philippine number and after inputting a pin code they get the dial tone of the other country. The quality is good and we’re very happy with our set up that we’ve purchased a second one.
We also have the magic jack. It’s great for mobility if you travel a lot but quality isn’t as good as the one of vonage plus there’s a delay. i’ve also read reviews about it burning out usb ports. it hasn’t happened to me though.
so i recommend vonage with the dialmate. then you can share it with several people to make the cost almost nonexistent. plus vonage allows free unlimited calls to uk italy france and other countries as well. singapore can be called for 1 US cent a minute which makes it very convenient for any long distance calling.
A company which is offering unlimited calling to the Philippines using SUN celular and bayantel is Telepinas (www.telepinas.com). Unlike other VOIP providers, an internet connection is NOT required and NO other VoIP equipment is required either.
telepinas maps a local SUN or bayantel number to a US/Canada number. they can also map a local US/Canada number to a SUN or metro manila land line.
A company which is offering unlimited calling to the Philippines using SUN celular and bayantel is Telepinas (www.telepinas.com). Unlike vonage, an internet connection is NOT required and NO other VoIP equipment is required either.
telepinas maps a local SUN or bayantel number to a US/Canada number. they can also map a local US/Canada number to a SUN or metro manila land line.
anybody heard about the company magic jack. You pay only $20 for ayear. It is on tv every night. It works pretty good. I bought 2 already.
UNLIMITED VOIP CALLS TO USA-CANADA, EUROPE AND ASIA
Save up to 70% for your phone calls and fax to US-Canada, Europe, Asia. Great quality by combining the power of high speed Internet connections and a new technology called VoIP (Voice over Internet Protocol), We can offer complete communication services – including toll-free calling – at a fraction of the price for similar traditional telephone services.
VoIP sends all calls to and from your telephone through the telephone adapter (provided to you by company), over your broadband connection, and finally to the Internet.
Call any other subscriber anywhere in the world for free – no matter which plan you choose. Call anyone who has a regular phone line anywhere in the world and will make sure the call goes through.
Per minute domestic and international rates are much lower than with your regular telephone service. There are no extra digits to dial, no special instructions and you do not have to talk through your computer. Just pick up your telephone, listen for a dial tone and dial. Regular incoming and toll-free calls ring on your telephone the way they always have.
Your telephone calls will have the same quality and your calling experience will be identical to what you’re used to. Only your telephone bill will be a lot lower. And features like voicemail, caller ID, call waiting, three-way calling and more are FREE with every plan.
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BUSINESS PLAN:
$19.95 / mo. – Business Plan Basic 1000 Min. Free
$24.95 / mo. – Business Plan US/Canada Unlimited
$34.95 / mo. – Business Plan US/Canada-Europe Unlimited
$39.95 / mo. – Business Plan US/Canada-Asia Unlimited
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• Corded or cordless analog touchtone telephone
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hi!
i opened a business based in the philippines but i wil be in taiwan for quite a while, id like to get a virtual number in the phils. and have it forwarded to my taiwan number or my business partner’s korea number.
is this possible? i really need ur help! thanks!
Has anyone tried sms4voip.com ?
I dont really understand what it is – they have very low prices, and it works from all mobiles they say – but how can anyone call by using sms ?
I used to call with pre-paid service and I will spend about $150 a month! I’m not kidding.. I just talk too much to my family and keeeping in touch with my sickly mom by phone. So the last 2 months I have been researching for a good unlimited calling plan to the Philippines. I have tried VOIP but as you know you need to have an internet connection and my sickly mom doesn’t have an access to internet, I prefer to call her thru landline. Soo.. I tried telepinas and for some reason I always have a problem with their connections.. especially if you’re calling a Sun CellPhone and you can only call to one phone line. Then just last week a friend of mine told me about Proxy numbers so I signed up as distributor coz it’s cheaper than signing up just a customer. I am very happy with the service and I can call anywhere in Asia unlimited!! I’m not advertising and I’m sharing this with you what a wonderful service this is… So if you talk as much as I do.. then this is the right plan for you. check it out thru my website as distributor, at least I get lil money if you decided to sign up. That will help me alot since my husband been unemployed
. But it is great service! just make sure if you sign up you’ll see my name and sponsor ID. http://www.goproxycomm.com/callpinas
Thank you and let me know what you think! Feel free to contact me.. you will see my contact info on the website and you know i’m not a scammer! Thanx Guys!
I found this company based in the philippines. As far as i know sila ang may pinakamurang per minute rates to destinations worldwide. They provided me a landline phone to go with the service. email them at info@webfuzion.net to know about their packages.
I take what I posted on June 13, 2009. I said some good things about proxycomm.com but unfortunately they increased the rate and they put a limit of how many minutes you can call Philippines and they took off the cellphones.. meaning you can’t call Philippine mobile phones.. strictly for landlines. So I canceled my subscription and you should not sign up for it. Im using prepaid now coz the connection is better than proxycomm.com. There’s a 5-10 seconds delay when you use proxycomm to call someone. if you don’t believe and you have extra $100 to waste then try it.
that’s cool.. can i all cellfon from manila using voip?
Try nyo rin po ito http://www.yupeephone.com?a_aid=ppeso cheaper than skype.
i already tried it and it very clear VOIP
Cheaper pa ang call rate to call mobile or landline
http://www.yupeephone.com?a_aid=ppeso cheaper than
theres a new system n pwede k n tumawag abroad just by using your wireless landline…no computer or internet needed, cheaper p ang rates
or if u want to avail the unlimited calls abroad up to 38 countries, reply to this post, i’ll be visiting this blog everyday
hi ish, Im interested in your offer. How can avail of this service? hope you could help out before i leave the philippines, Ill be going to US – california by november. I hope I could use the service to call my love ones here in the philippines
hi jake.. were still working on this project, hopefully it will be finsihed within this month
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SENIOR VOIP NETWORK ENGINEER
The successful candidate will have the following attributes:
Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
Ability to communicate to technical and non technical audiences.
Keep current in security, network and telephony technologies and developing expertise with engineering tools and methodologies.
Actively participate in architectural and engineering best practice.
Track and report capacity, availability, reliability and performance measurements.
Incorporate Networking Design and Monitoring skills using Network Management software such as Nagios or Zenoss
Understand concepts of VOIP troubleshooting and Voice/Data Optimization
Clear understanding of VOIP telephony protocols such as SIP, H323.
Understanding of TDM Telephony technologies such as PRI, E1, SS7. C7
Required skills:
5 plus years experience in Network Engineering.
Ability to configure and troubleshoot Cisco IOS and Cisco Switches.
Detailed knowledge of enterprise-level networking with knowledge in TCP/IP, Routing Protocols (OSPF and BGP), and SNMP, SIP and VoIP protocols.
Firewall, VPN, and proxy technology, design, deployment, and support.
Expert knowledge and ability to troubleshoot layers 1-4 and associated equipment.
Expert knowledge in network security.
In depth knowledge of Internet protocols.
In depth knowledge of Voice Over Internet Protocol (SIP and h323).
Proficient with packet analysis and capture.
Ability to trouble-shoot VoIP call flow.
Detailed knowledge of network management tools and software.
Proficient with user level UNIX commands.
Detailed knowledge min 4 years providing Tier 2 or higher support for networking and security infrastructure and interfacing with vendor support organizations.
Preferred Skills:
Expert knowledge configuring and troubleshooting Cisco Router IOS and Cisco Switch 05.
Expert knowledge in enterprise-level networking with knowledge in TCP/IP, Routing Protocols (OSPF and BGPv4, etc.), and SNMP.
Expert knowledge with firewall, VPN, IDS and proxy technology, design, deployment, and support with products from various vendors.
Expert knowledge of OSI layers 1-4 and associated equipment.
Expert knowledge of Internet protocols and operation.
Expert knowledge of Telco circuit management (pots, ISDN, T1, T3, Point to Point and Frame Relay, etc.).
Expert knowledge of Network management tools and software.
Expert knowledge providing Tier 3 support for networking and security infrastructure and interfacing with vendor support organizations.
Administrative UNIX knowledge and skills is a plus.
Proficiency in Open Source Telephony Projects such as Asterisk/Freeswitch/OpenSER