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Anyone knows of an alternative to Skype to make free calls to 1-800 numbers? I was keeping Skype in my back pocket during trips abroad for that exact reason (al
by lbourdages 2y ago
Anyone knows of an alternative to Skype to make free calls to 1-800 numbers? I was keeping Skype in my back pocket during trips abroad for that exact reason (allowed me to get away with using data only eSIMs and still be able to call bank/airline if something happens).
- pcl 2y agoGoogle Voice is pretty cheap for that use case.
- lbourdages 2y agoNot available in Canada sadly.
- bloomingkales 2y agoIt's not free but you can try the Burner app.
- asah 2y agoif you don't call 800-numbers often, it's a tiny economic cost...
- jesterson 2y agoThis. And most importantly for me, Skype allowed to call using my numbers (for bank it will look like i am calling from my cell). Any other voip service would just put random number which will trigger additional security checks. Would love to hear about service doing that
- jalk 2y agoMy banks mobile app has a Call Helpdesk button, which simply dials the support number with ',,,<long random number>' appended. That gets you into the fast-track queue and they don't need to ask any security questions as they know it's you. They don't look at the dialing number at all.
- smjburton 2y agoAnother option you could look into is a mobile VoIP app like Acrobits Softphone or Groundwire with a VoIP SIP provider like voip.ms. The apps are a one-time purchase (~$6.99-9.99 last time I checked). Toll-free calls are free and the airtime from voip.ms is incredibly cheap (local calls start at $0.01/min).