SipPhone - not for me

Ok, so I am very interested in VoIP because I need to make a lot of calls from all over the world, while traveling. I am using Skype, and it ROCKS, but I do need a landline number for people to call, ideally a US, UK and HongKong or Singapore number (yes, I am picky, but if I have to compromise I will take the US number, but... it must be 415 ....:). I tried Callserve and it was ok but extremely unreliable. I could not sign up to Vonage without a US credit card - bummer; you guys need to get with the program. I got involved with SipPhone and thought they could solve this problem but alas I was wrong. I paid my $50 + and got my US virtual number (albeit after lengthy debates with customer service). So far so good. Outgoing calls were OK but not nearly as good as Skype-Out - lots of dropped calls and low-quality sound, and various firewall problems.  But INCOMING calls - no luck, period - you could not reach me on that number if you paid 500 bucks - it would either ring busy, or not connect at all, or ask people to leave a message using a template announcement so you had no clue if it was my phone or Bill Clinton's.. I DID get those message via email which is cool, but I need to get those calls to ring on my PC wherever I am, not get lost in the shuffle. So, I am gone - uninstalled, and wrote off my $50. Anybody have any other VoIP services I can waste money on ;)?

Comments

[Janko]

Oh, and you can get numbers in the US, the UK and HK - up to three at the same time ... looks like they are listening :)

[Janko]

SkypeIn has been introduced today :)

[John]

Not really, as I am using Skype as well. It works great and is free.
By the way, nice clean update of the blog colors Gerd.