Voipwise is another popular betamax program. If you are familiar with betamax services and have used them in the past, then you can consider using Voipwise as well. For others, betamax services are some group of different voip providers like Jumblo, ActionVoip, Rynga etc. Each of these service offer very cheap rates to some countries. The only problem with them is that they tend to change the pricing very often! Some people also face problems while making calls. However that said, many people still like betamax (if it works for you, then it is the best), and the calling rates offered by betamax services is just too good. So, today we will review Voipwise.Voipwise is offering unlimited free calls to about 30+ countries in their calling plan (freedays). You can use Voipwise on your computer, iPhone, Android, Nokia or any other mobile phone. Call quality depends on the internet speed you are getting. Normally the call quality is good (not too great!). Its a very old service, and many people have been using it for a long time now. So lets take each of important point about Voipwise!
Free Calls by Voipwise
VoipWise is offering free calls to following destinations :
Australia Austria Belgium Canada Czech Republic Denmark Estonia Finland France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Japan Latvia Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Russian Federation [moscow] Slovenia South Korea Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom United States (+mobile)
I checked the free call page of Voipwise and they have not mentioned anything there. However on rates page, they have mentioned that "FREE CALLS are available for users with Freedays." So yeah, its the same old Freedays thing with Voipwise as well. Registered users get max 300 minutes per week of free calls, measured over the last 7 days and per unique IP address. Unused free minutes cannot be taken to the following week(s). If limit is exceeded the normal rates apply. During your Freedays you can call all destinations listed as 'Free' for free. When you have run out of Freedays, the normal rates apply. You can get new Freedays by buying credit. As long as you have some minimum credit in your account, calls to these countries will be free.
Clearly calls to India, Pakistan, Bangladesh are not free and you will have to shell out some money to make calls to these destinations. Calls to India are at 3.5 cents per min, Bangladesh at 3.7 cents per min, Calls to Pakistan are at 9.2 cents per min.
So Voipwise aint cheap for calls to other countries apart from free destinations. I would then prefer Jumblo over voipwise : simple because it offers cheap rates and free calls to some countries as well (similar to voipwise).
How to make Calls using Voipwise
- Download voipwise voip software PC application. It is free to download.
- Configure SIP on SIP client / Voip Device
- If you don't want to install the voipwise software, you can set up a voipwise call directly. That is Phone to Phone Calls. First they call you then connect you to your destination.
- Use a cheap local access number instead of the expensive international number you're trying to reach.
VoipWise SIP Settings
- SIP port : 5060
- Registrar : sip.voipwise.com
- Proxy server : sip.voipwise.com
- Outbound proxy server : leave empty
- Account name : your VoipWise username
- Password : your VoipWise password
- Display name/number : your VoipWise username or voipnumber
- Stunserver (option) : stun.voipwise.com
Voipwise For PC/Laptop
Voipwise provides a pc application which can be downloaded from their website. Using it you can make free calls from Pc itself. This is good if you do not have a smartphone.
Voipwise For Blackberry
Having a blackberry, and not finding many voip apps for blackberry mobiles. Don't worry voipwise is available for blackberry mobiles as well. You can Download Voipwise from the blackberry app world and start making free international calls from blackberry. The app is free to download.
Voipwise For iPhone
Download voipwise for iphone and start using voipwise on your iphone. iPhone is one mobile, for which every other voip provider gives its app. So, yes just download voipwise and start making free calls on iphone.
Voipwise For Android
Voipwise can also be downloaded for android mobiles. Just download their Android app.
Voipwise For Window's Phone And Nokia Symbian
The voipwise app can be downloaded on both Window's Phone and Nokia Smartphone . Simply download, register with voipwise and start making free calls.
If you are facing any problem and have any question, please post it in the comment section.
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