Voipbuster now charging for calls to FRANCE

Calls to France used to be free... they're 1c a minute now :-(

It was good while it lasted.

Dave

On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 08:55:59 +0100, David
<giveoutmyaddress@notjollylikely.com> wrote:

>Calls to France used to be free... they're 1c a minute now :-(
>
>It was good while it lasted.


Yes but that changed two or 3 months ago.

Me

On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 09:14:09 +0100, Me<me@me.me> wrote:

>On Wed, 19 Oct 2005 08:55:59 +0100, David
><giveoutmyaddress@notjollylikely.com> wrote:
>
>>Calls to France used to be free... they're 1c a minute now :-(
>>
>>It was good while it lasted.
>
>
>Yes but that changed two or 3 months ago.
>
>Me
but France landline is free from sipdiscount.com - why not move there.

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"David" <giveoutmyaddress@notjollylikely.com> wrote in message
news:sJydnRzBQ4i9YcjeRVnyvQ@pipex.net...
> Calls to France used to be free... they're 1c a minute now :-(
>
> It was good while it lasted.

How long do you think they should subsidise your calls for?

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Andrew


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In article <dj5plc$191m$1@custnews.inweb.co.uk>, news1@inweb.co.uk
says...
>
>
> How long do you think they should subsidise your calls for?
>

It amazes me that people want something for nothing and when it end they
do not like it.

"David" <giveoutmyaddress@notjollylikely.com> wrote in message
news:sJydnRzBQ4i9YcjeRVnyvQ@pipex.net...
> Calls to France used to be free... they're 1c a minute now :-(

Try the "french brother" of voipbuster: www.netappel.fr

Andrew Crane wrote:
> How long do you think they should subsidise your calls for?

As long as they're willing to, I guess. :-D
Like I said: It was good while it lasted.

I'm not bitter and twisted about this - If someone is providing a
service for free then they're quite at liberty to stop at any time. I
have no issue with that.

My post was mainly to alert people that the calls to France were no
longer free - Thankfully Voipbuster's 'This call costs 1 cent per
minute' announcement was clear and enabled me to terminate the call
before it was answered.

Regards,
David

Ad C wrote:
> It amazes me that people want something for nothing and when it end they
> do not like it.

Ad, my post wasn't a moan, it was more of a heads-up to anyone else who
uses Voipbuster for calls to France. Sometimes that call charge message
is cut short if the other end picks up the call quickly - people could
miss the fact that the call was now being charged.

Thanks to Voipbuster I have been able to dip a toe into the VOIP pool
and test it out to see if it's something worth pursuing - and don't
forget, using them is not free: I had to deposit a whole Euro! ;-)

But you are right - I do like getting something for nothing and I don't
like it when it ends - Don't we all if we're honest?

Regards,
David

>My post was mainly to alert people that the calls to France were no
>longer free - Thankfully Voipbuster's 'This call costs 1 cent per
>minute' announcement was clear and enabled me to terminate the call
>before it was answered.

Cheapskate

In article <yZOdnY_Owake1MrenZ2dnUVZ8qudnZ2d@pipex.net>,
giveoutmyaddress@notjollylikely.com says...
>
> Ad, my post wasn't a moan, it was more of a heads-up to anyone else who
> uses Voipbuster for calls to France. Sometimes that call charge message
> is cut short if the other end picks up the call quickly - people could
> miss the fact that the call was now being charged.
>
> Thanks to Voipbuster I have been able to dip a toe into the VOIP pool
> and test it out to see if it's something worth pursuing - and don't
> forget, using them is not free: I had to deposit a whole Euro! ;-)
>
> But you are right - I do like getting something for nothing and I don't
> like it when it ends - Don't we all if we're honest?
>


I do not mind paying for a service if it offers good value for money. I
will always try and get a service cheaper, which is why I shop around
for things, but most things that are free, you end up paying in the end,
one way or another.

As you said it allowed you to dip your toe in the VOIP pool, which is
something I have to admit, I have not done yet, apart from Msn
Messenger, but that do not really count.

On Thu, 20 Oct 2005 11:32:48 +0100, Me<me@me.me> wrote:

>
>>My post was mainly to alert people that the calls to France were no
>>longer free - Thankfully Voipbuster's 'This call costs 1 cent per
>>minute' announcement was clear and enabled me to terminate the call
>>before it was answered.
>
>Cheapskate
Not really. If your main intention is to get free UK calls and don't
want to use up your initial fee then it seems quite sensible to me.
It would seem wise to look around and see who is offering the cheapest
deal and, currently, for France, it seems that it is sipdiscount.
They all come out of the same stable anyway, but you have to bear in
mind that Joe Public isn't as well informed as most of the people who
frequent this newsgroup. What about the many millions of people who
are still paying per minute for their daytime calls when they could
be using 18866/1899! I look around for the cheapest deals - if you
have money to throw away and don't consider it worth your time to shop
around then that is your choice but some of us consider it a waste not
to do so. I always aim for the best value for money. That doesn't
always mean going for the cheapest deal as sometimes it can be better
to spend more with a view to saving in the long term.

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David wrote:
> Calls to France used to be free... they're 1c a minute now :-(
>
> It was good while it lasted.
>
> Dave

Try voipcheap.co.uk, they allow free calls to France. VoIPCheap is
actually VoIPBuster under a different name, they both connect to the
same IP addresses, etc. It seems they keep swapping rates between them.
This month VoIPBuster wants 1c cent a minute and VoIPCheap is free,
next month VoIPCheap might charge 1c a minute and VoIPBuster will be
free. It might be a good idea to get an account with both of them and
keep switching to the one that lets you call for free, the only problem
is you'll have to put £5 credit on before you can make calls, but it's
not that much for potentially unlimited calls.