Hi Marc, Skype do offer very good packages (about 11 Euros per month for free World Calling + 3 inward bound numbers) but as you have probably discovered they do not yet offer Russia. They have recently added the ability to call out free to Moscow and St. Petersberg in their "skype-out" packages so hopefully full Russia coverage is coming soon.
In the meantime you may want to check out http://www.didww.com. They can provide you with a Moscow -495 or -499 number for around $30 setup + $50/month. This number can be directed to a Skype account with their online panel. We set up a "support" account at Skype and then had the Russian, London and US numbers all directed towards it. Several of us in the office have this "support" account on our PCs as well as our own personal Skype accounts (see this guide to running 2 instances on Skype - http://forum.skype.com/lofiversion/index.php/t28830.html). That gives our clients in these areas a local rate number to talk to us. Voice quality is very good but mostly depends on your internet line and how many people are using it - our 6MB line is very good but we had an OK service on a 2 MB line before that with 6+ ppl. HTH Nick e3internet http://www.e3internet.com Skype: Nick_Wilsdon US Tel: (415) 508-4120 UK Tel: +44 (0) 20 3287 6977 RU Tel: +7 499 5029700 Personal Blog: http://NickWilsdon.com http://www.RussianMarketer.com On Mon, Feb 16, 2009 at 11:17 AM, Marc David Miller < [email protected]> wrote: > Greetings, > > I wanted to know what recommendations (and experiences, if any) people have > with virtual phone numbers (i.e., people call a Moscow or a London phone > number and it is seamlessly forwarded to our phones in the US). I want to > get a -495 or a -499 number for Russia, and an 020 number for London. > > Skype has a very inexpensive solution for a London number, but (1) there > are > many complaints about the quality and reliability, and (2) I don't know how > integral the virtual numbers are to the solution, so I am concerned about > them dropping the service at any time (it has happened to many Skype > products). > > Best regards, > > Marc > >
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