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How Do You Make International Calls?

Posted by Cliff on from the internet-telephony dept.

Futurepower(R) asks: "How do Slashdot readers make international calls? I know about OneSuite, Vonage, Skype, and iConnectHere. I know that BigZoo is quitting business. What other telephone, VOIP, or other kinds of services are available? Is there any open source VOIP software that can connect directly through port 80, bypassing firewalls?"

14 of 431 comments (clear)

  1. I don't by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm an American!

    (It's a joke! Not flamebait!)

    1. Re:I don't by Anonymous+Luddite · · Score: 2, Funny


      You forgot another easy and popular method of dialing internationally -"adult_chat.exe" or mebbe "russianbrides.dll"..

      Sure, none of the users actually _know_ they're making a long distance calls till the bill comes in, but what the hell. That'll teach 'em to surf those nasty urls...

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    2. Re:I don't by Phixxation · · Score: 2, Funny

      1) Find Payphone. 2) Obtain mini-recorder. 3) Drop coins into phone, record pulses. 4) Replay pulses over telephone mic. 5) Profit.

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  2. From work. by Scott+Lockwood · · Score: 1, Funny

    I don't ever have to call overseas otherwise. :-)

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  3. Easy by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 4, Funny

    I use a telephone.

  4. my system by kh4n · · Score: 2, Funny

    I yell really loudly

  5. I have a magic box by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have a magic box on my desk where I just lift part of it, type some numbers, and I get connected to the person I want to talk to. There's no IM but it's really easy to use. It doesn't even require a power connection, and it's super-simple. Only a "hangup" button and the numbers. Maybe Apple designed it?

    I think it works with VoIP, but it's so small and light I don't know where the computer is. There's a DSL wire so it must not be wireless. Maybe it's VoIP over DSL? Yes, that's probably it.

    A friend of mine says this is called a "Phone". I think that might be a play on "Vonage", I hope the Phone company doesn't infringe their trademark.

    Anyway I use it all the time and I get a bill every month for minutes used. Not the cheapest rates around but I"m willing to pay extra for simplicity and reliability (the other day we had a network problem in my office but the Phone still worked! They must have some good QoS routing).

  6. Next on Ask Slashdot by Zach+Garner · · Score: 4, Funny

    Next On Ask Slashdot:

    How do you go to the bathroom?

    For help answering that question, I direct you to episode 3, season 4 of Beavis and Butthead: Trouble Urinating.

    1. Re:Next on Ask Slashdot by PsiPsiStar · · Score: 5, Funny

      Next On Ask Slashdot:

      How do you go to the bathroom?

      The same way I call internationally. IP.

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  7. Message-in-a-Bottle by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    and a little tsunami to speed up delivery.

  8. I yell REALLY loud. by lottameez · · Score: 4, Funny

    Doesn't everybody?

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  9. Thank you so much for this information. by Typingsux · · Score: 2, Funny
    Now I can call those Nigerians cheaply regarding my forwarding them my bank account info and not hearing back. I'm awaiting at least 10 million!

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  10. Aw come on guys by bigberk · · Score: 3, Funny

    How do you make an international call? You call yourselves nerds??? #1, visit a phone booth and phreak a dialtone, hook up your MS-DOS powered PBX hunter, start dialing... #2 once you find a PBX, disable logging, #3 mask your CID, #4 dial Taiwan!

    disclaimer: don't do this, probably illegal

  11. Re:Port 80 calling avoids opening firewall ports. by gkuz · · Score: 2, Funny

    Simply run everything over port 80, as suggested in RFC 3093, the Firewall Enhancement Protocol.