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[viratshah]

Hello,
i signed up with VOIPraider.com yesterday...
i paid $10 and got my account activated...
i was on the phone with a friend from romania last night and i spoke for 2 hours...
no problem there...
i called up a few US based companies and spoke for another hour...no problem there either..
but then i sent about 60 SMSs...i got charged for 20 of them!!!
7 cents each
NOTE: all these services are supposed to be unlimited & free for the first 90 days


i made a few calls to canada after that which were supposed to be free...but they charged me for it


i am now left with $2.5 in my account ...$7.5 gone in one day!!!


I advice all of you to stay away from them...
they call their services UNLIMITED, but their "Fair Use Policy" enables them to charge us for calls if they think we're misusing them!

Well, they shdn't advertise "UNLIMITED" if they aren't gonna let u talk for even 5-6 hours a day!

WTH????


I need suggestions for a VOIP provider who allows free Unlimited calls to a few countries....(preferably india)

give me ure suggestions about the ones tht do provide unlimited free calls for a small rental...
thanks alot

PS: STAY AWAY FROM VOIP RAIDER . COM

[JayNL]

What's up with good ol'Skype?

[viratshah]

do they give SIP settings so i can use it from my cell?

[viratshah]

can't anybody suggest anything else to me?

[ccowling]

Your asking for free calls to landlines right? E.g. Calls that will cost the VOIP provider money to terminate? ... I'd say that would be difficult to find especially for 5-6hrs a day worth of talk time..

[Ashley Merrick]

If you read their terms and conditions it states that the trial is 60 minutes of free calls.

Also that once you have registered (which is what you are), you have 300 minutes of free calls per a Week. After the 300 minutes you are charged at the setout fees untill the start of the next month.

They have done nothing wrong, you have just not read their Terms and Conditions.

[viratshah]

Originally Posted by AP-Ashley

If you read their terms and conditions it states that the trial is 60 minutes of free calls.

Also that once you have registered (which is what you are), you have 300 minutes of free calls per a Week. After the 300 minutes you are charged at the setout fees untill the start of the next month.

They have done nothing wrong, you have just not read their Terms and Conditions.

They've pushed tht into a tiny corner where i can't read
IT SAYS UNLIMITED FREE CALLING TO THE DESTINATIONS..WTH!!!
anyways..
they aren't answering my emails either
well,, i guess i'm leaving them
any
ANY SUGGESTIONS FOR A NICE VOIP PROVIDER WITH UNLIMITED FREE CALLING OPTION AT A MONTHLY RENTAL?

[Mr. Obvious]

Skype

/me inserts fluff to make me able to post this.

[Xandrios]

And even if they would use a 'fair use policy', 5-6 hours a day is not 'normal usage'. That is quite excessive.

[viratshah]

Well, they shdn't call it unlimited then

[Mr. Obvious]

I'm not seeing where they offer "unlimited" calling anywhere

[ATLDedicated]

Skype will be your best bet...

As for normal voip I like Quantumvoice since they are unlimited to US and Canada and have decent international rates.

[pitabread]

I signed up and paid using this service and it's horrible. It says 120 days but that's a lie it's actually 90 days! Another thing is that it's not free! I'm getting billed every min for calls that are listed as free destinations when using SIP. I tried contacting them and they won't respond to my emails and what not! I would not recommend anyone using this service.

It states no where in their FAQ that sip calls will be charged differently and what not! Basically you pay thinking it's free and not respond to your emails and keeping your money.

[viratshah]

Originally Posted by pitabread

I signed up and paid using this service and it's horrible. It says 120 days but that's a lie it's actually 90 days! Another thing is that it's not free! I'm getting billed every min for calls that are listed as free destinations when using SIP. I tried contacting them and they won't respond to my emails and what not! I would not recommend anyone using this service.

It states no where in their FAQ that sip calls will be charged differently and what not! Basically you pay thinking it's free and not respond to your emails and keeping your money.

Yea
I am facing the same problem
i get charged for calls if i make them via my nokia e61i from a wifi zone(to free destinations)

these people are real scamsters
and even i got just 90 freedays
and they NEVER RESPOND TO SUPPORT TICKETS OR EMAILS
i have tickets and emails pending since over a week
i called up the german phone number from their whois data
and someone picked up...when i explained my problem...she hanged up!!

[pitabread]

Originally Posted by viratshah

Yea
I am facing the same problem
i get charged for calls if i make them via my nokia e61i from a wifi zone(to free destinations)

these people are real scamsters
and even i got just 90 freedays
and they NEVER RESPOND TO SUPPORT TICKETS OR EMAILS
i have tickets and emails pending since over a week
i called up the german phone number from their whois data
and someone picked up...when i explained my problem...she hanged up!!

Still they dont respond! complete BS this company is! Worst ever I would not not recommend anyone using it. We need to do something about this!