VOIP phone service to/from Mexico

[pappabee]

Originally Posted by NORM123

I don't own stock, wish I did, but this is a MUST for anyone from U.S. or Canada moving/visiting Mex. About the size of a zippo lighter, plugs into your computer, costs about $30 a yr. When you plug it in you get your phone number and you now have unlimited ph calls to anywhere in U.S. or Canada for FREE! It also has a built in answering machine. As they say about American Express, don't leave home without it!!

We purchased Magic Jack when we were back in the States to help reduce costs. At $20.00 per year (about $16.00 if you purchase 5 years at a time) it's a lot better than $45.00 per month for a land line. Since moving to Ajijic in May we have used it to communicate with the States and they call us all the time. The cost is the same either way. $0.00 above the yearly charge. There were a lot of comments that it didn't give you a good connection, we have not found that to be the case. In other words, it works great and is the least costly replacement for a land line that I know. The pop-up gives me who has called and the amount of time I've spent with them. It also gives me a record if I called someone in the States and they claim that I never spoke to them. Great to help get some of these "I don't know what you're talking about" off my case.

[joaquinx]

call clicker site says: Sorry, only calls originating from the US at this time.

google voice site says:
Google Voice is not available in your country.
Thanks for visiting Google Voice. We're not yet open for users outside the US, but are planning to expand our service to additional countries in the future.

[Salto_jorge]

We use vonage, the computer does not have to be on. Free calls to the US, free calls to mexico land lines, venezuela plus free calls to india and china.

Once tried to use skype and the system ued my IP address to determine that I was in Mexico and I had to purchase skype credits.

You can get a cheap VPN to a US city. Then when you get on your computer connect to the VPN and snoopers see the IP address for the VPN and think that you are in the us.

[joaquinx]

Originally Posted by Salto_jorge

We use vonage,

How much is Vonage a month???

[conklinwh]

We use Skype for computer to computer because of video, no charge and no problem calling US from Mexico or vice versa. For to/from US land lines we use Magicjack with US number, $40 for adapter+1st year, $20/year after that. Both work great now that we have multiple MB service.

[tanderson0o]

With all of the taxes, Vonage is around $40.00 per month.

[Reinventwen]

Originally Posted by f3drivr

I have recently read some positive reviews for another device called the Nettalk Duo. It is similar to a Magicjack but you also have the option to connect it directly to a router so you don't need to have a computer running all the time to use it. It costs $70 to buy including the first year of service and $30/year after that. I just placed an order for one so if anybody is interested I can post a review here once I have tried it out.

I would be interested in your review when you have used it for a bit.

[Reinventwen]

Originally Posted by f3drivr

I have recently read some positive reviews for another device called the Nettalk Duo. It is similar to a Magicjack but you also have the option to connect it directly to a router so you don't need to have a computer running all the time to use it. It costs $70 to buy including the first year of service and $30/year after that. I just placed an order for one so if anybody is interested I can post a review here once I have tried it out.

I checked this out on the internet at a few different sites but nowhere could I find anything that said it would be free in Mexico. All the free calls are WITHIN U.S. and Canada. Do you have any info to the contrary? The service sounds better than anything else if it works from Mexico to Canada.

[telcoman]

Originally Posted by Reinventwen

I checked this out on the internet at a few different sites but nowhere could I find anything that said it would be free in Mexico. All the free calls are WITHIN U.S. and Canada. Do you have any info to the contrary? The service sounds better than anything else if it works from Mexico to Canada.

It is free from anywhere to a US or Canadian number. The magicjack does not know you if you are in Mexico or Timbuktu. If you called the store across the street in mexico from it, it would be long distance. You will have your Canadian or US number working in Mexico. It is nice when the carpet cleaners call to say they are in your neighbourhood. I usuallly sign up on the spot and then give them directions to drive 3000 miles to clean my RV carpet.

[f3drivr]

Originally Posted by Reinventwen

I checked this out on the internet at a few different sites but nowhere could I find anything that said it would be free in Mexico. All the free calls are WITHIN U.S. and Canada. Do you have any info to the contrary? The service sounds better than anything else if it works from Mexico to Canada.

Yes it is free, here is a copy/paste from the website:

Ultra-Low Cost International Calling
What it is:
Enjoy very competitive international calling. Click here to view our international rates. Calls from the DUO to the USA and Canada are always free when you travel internationally with your netTALK DUO.

I have had the Nettalk Duo for about a month. The sound quality is better than MagicJack but not as good as Vonage. It was plug and play connecting directly to the router but there were some driver issues getting it to work through USB.