Google Voice Invites

[AC_Slater]

Does anyone have an idea of how long these usially take to get sent out?

I applied a couple weeks ago and havn't gotten anything back yet.

[MrWizard]

I waited months for mine, but it doesn't matter because you can't use it yet..

[Aske001]

I got the invite within a few weeks, and I'm using Google Voice now, but technically it's not available in Canada yet. I signed up via U.S. VPN to bypass the country check, and gave a U.S. VoIP number as the home number to pass the phone verification check. The VoIP number forwards to my home phone here in Canada, or I redirect it to my U.S. cell phone when I'm traveling in the U.S..

[da_guy2]

knowing Canada's 911 requirements its not likely it will be usable in Canada any time soon (maybe ever)

[AC_Slater]

From all that I've seen it's perfectly usable in the 403 area code actually.

[zoolander]

There's a ?RFD thread somewhere you can use it with 403 (Alberta) or a U.S. number (I forget the method of obtaining it), then use 3GUnrestrictor on a jailbroken iPhone and make Canada/U.S. calls at a substantially reduced rate using your data plan, plus all the benefits of GV. The only catch is people have to call your 403/U.S. number to reach you.

[AC_Slater]

Yeah, quite handy in southern alberta, which is why I'm hoping someone has the downlow on invites. heh

[X360]

You're now able to forward your Google Voice number to your Canada phone number by register a 403 phone number at www.freephoneline.ca , then forward it to your phone number

http://www.howardforums.com/showthre...9&page=2&pp=15

[newgame99]

Freephoneline seems interesting, has anyone tried it?

[junot111]

with free phone line I'm thinkin is Google Voice really necessary?

[X360]

with free phone line I'm thinkin is Google Voice really necessary?

freephoneline allows to call free in most of the major Canada city

http://www.freephoneline.ca/ldServices

Google Voice allows to call North America free ==> big difference

US people can call your Google Voice free long distance and it will forward to your Canada phone number...

You can log in to your Google Voice account, enter any North America phone number you want to call for free... or you can create a Google Voice call widgets too...

Call Widgets can be put on any web page, and allow people to call from that web page. When somebody clicks on the widget, we call them and connect them to you. Your number is always kept private. You can create multiple call widgets and have different settings for each of them.

There're other methods to use Google Voice to call without login into the Google Voice account, like GVDialer, Sipsorcery + Gizmo5 + Google Voice... sometime works sometime don't...

[junot111]

okay thanks I only saw the video on youtube and gathered that it did the same things that freephoneline did

[junot111]

so basically with google voice and a compatible phone, you can use it like a normal p hone with only a data plan?

[markj]

Freephoneline seems interesting, has anyone tried it?

yes it works great...was using gizmo5 sip voip with google voice but this works much better...

you can make free LD calls to anywhere in NA using this combo

[junot111]

strange. After I registered with freephoneline and entered the pin number on my phone, the website stopped working on IE. works fine on firefox but it's very strange''

btw would local people you call /receive calls from be charged long distance since the number is US based?