On 10/11/07, JCA <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> I am trying to dial a 1-800 number in the US using Ekiga and my > >>> Ekiga PC-to-Phone account. When I do so, I get a recording to the > >>> effect that such number is not free from my current location, and that > >>> international calling fees will be charged if I proceed. This is kind > >>> of galling, for I am calling from the US. > >>> > >>> Is it at all possible to call 1-800 numbers at no charge with Ekiga? > >> > >> Yes, it is. > >> > >> Just get a free account on http://ekiga.net > >> and dial : > >> [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > It doesn't work for me. I do have an ekiga.net account, I do have a > > PC-to-phone account, I can use them both all right, but if I try the > > recipe above I get a fleeting message that says Security Check Failed. > > I notice that nobody has addressed this. Could somebody please > confirm that these numbers can be reached as indicated in the reply > above? Like I said, it does not work for me; in fact, all the recipes > for 1800 numbers in the US listed in > http://wiki.ekiga.org/index.php/Fun_Numbers fail in the way I > described. Since I have an account at ekiga.net and I can make calls > to ordinary phones, I must be missing something that prevents me from > using the 1800 recipes. Feedback on what might be missing would be > most welcome.
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