[KOODO etc]. Blocking (or redirecting to diff dialer) US LD outgoing calls ($0.5/min) automatically! :)
N.B. Pls refer to the latest post for most recent update...
Dear RFD experts!
Here is the problem:
Koodo (as well as other major carriers I'm sure), charge 0.5$/min LD and per-minute billing for outgoing voice to the US (and even more for Overseas). And there is no way to disable outgoing calls to the US (potential danger of uncontrollable "butt-dialing" extra charges on your bill )!
It is just a highway robbery in the age of Hangouts and other VoIP apps!
It would be nice of course to have a non-expiring lot of a 1000 LD minutes or so, Public Mobile style, even if not free, but with a reasonable rate.
However, I was thinking that there might be a way to somehow automatically enforce policy of all non-canadian LD to go via Hangouts or VoIP using Hangouts or similar alternative apps/dialers?.
I recall that Google Voice app years back has some options for handling separately international vs domestic calls with different dialers (not sure it was able to differentiate Canada vs US?). Since then, I hear that Google Voice app improved (there was even a link to the new GV app posted on these forums).
Are there any users of GV app 'round here? Is there anyone who knows how to accomplish the subj?
Thank you very much in advance for chiming in!
Dear RFD experts!
Here is the problem:
Koodo (as well as other major carriers I'm sure), charge 0.5$/min LD and per-minute billing for outgoing voice to the US (and even more for Overseas). And there is no way to disable outgoing calls to the US (potential danger of uncontrollable "butt-dialing" extra charges on your bill )!
It is just a highway robbery in the age of Hangouts and other VoIP apps!
It would be nice of course to have a non-expiring lot of a 1000 LD minutes or so, Public Mobile style, even if not free, but with a reasonable rate.
However, I was thinking that there might be a way to somehow automatically enforce policy of all non-canadian LD to go via Hangouts or VoIP using Hangouts or similar alternative apps/dialers?.
I recall that Google Voice app years back has some options for handling separately international vs domestic calls with different dialers (not sure it was able to differentiate Canada vs US?). Since then, I hear that Google Voice app improved (there was even a link to the new GV app posted on these forums).
Are there any users of GV app 'round here? Is there anyone who knows how to accomplish the subj?
Thank you very much in advance for chiming in!
Last edited by Tichi on Nov 3rd, 2019 4:37 pm, edited 6 times in total.