Long time ago I had one, but I don't remember the name. It was 10€/3months of flat rate if a call to land lines in Europe, and after this time they started to take some cents from every call, but real cheap. Any suggestions?
Thanks in advance
Hi, I would like to get one of these services and use it from the phone everywhere and at home. What are the best choice?
I use Switzernet VOIP on an Android phone with a Sunrise Data subscription.
The Android app is Media5-fone ( free ).
Switzernet costs me CHF9 a month, Sunrise CHF49 ( actually lower if a long time customer ). I have an 022 number ( Lausanne landline but in Wädenswil ZH ) that rings my Android anywhere in CH or abroad ( provided I have 3G or wifi internet connectivity ).
Switzernet offers complimentary call to several countries, landlines and mobiles as well.
As a result, I do not receive calls on my Sunrise Data SIM, but on my Switzernet number ( cheaper for everyone ).
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I second the Switzernet VOIP recommendation.
It looks great.
I find very atractive the possibility of having a swiss number when you are abroad and you can answer your phone calls like if you were in CH.
Hello jrspet . I saw your EF post from a year ago about using Switzernet on an Android phone, and I wondered how it worked out. Has the quality been OK? In my experience it can be a bit patchy using VOIP over 3G, but I then I am using a very cheap phone with an old version of Android.
Now I am setting up a business, I need to find a phone arrangement which is both cheap and portable (also abroad), so I thought of doing what you have done (ie Switzernet via an Android app, and using a decent phone). My only concern is about the coverage and the quality, so I would be grateful for your feedback. Thanks.
Until recently, Switzernet has been very good. A few drop outs now and then. But in general, very good.
A few weeks ago Switzernet went down - no warning, no apologies. Apparently they were moving their service to new servers. But that did not explain the bankruptcy status in Moneyhouse. Here is the thread. Switzernet is now up and running, as stable as earlier. Hope it stays that way!
A number of people here have been using Switzernet for a while. I have two business numbers connected with Switzernet numbers. Due to the recent Switzernet down time, I picked up on another service... Sonetel. I have adjusted my telephone numbers to start off at the Sonetel number then redirect to the Switzernet numbers, voice mail or my mobile. A very interesting Voice Application comes with Sonetel and can be free.
Good luck with your decision.
Thanks! I also use Switzernet at home, and we also had some problems with it a few weeks ago, but all seems to be OK again now. I didn't know about their Moneyhouse rating - definitely something to take into account.
I'll will look into the Sonetel option - thanks for the tip.
My question is really about the sound quality and connection reliability when using VOIP on an Android app. Is the quality really good enough that you can rely on it when closing a billion dollar deal on the train - just when your train is heading into a tunnel?
By the way (nothing to do with this thread), I very much appreciated your ongoing account of your experiences with Betreibung etc.
The VoIP services, or better said "possibilities", when mobile are limited. Sontetel claims their mobile partners will deliver a good signal when you are using 3G. Even better when using WLAN. I tried a WLAN the other day, I would not call it a quality call. But then, that does not reflect on the Sonetel VoIP services... but rather the iPhone App itself.
Sonetel has call-through numbers for many countries. I have not had the pleasure to try this yet. Same here, the quality in this situation is determined by the connection between your mobile phone and the mobile net provider. The call-through from the mobile net provider to Sonetel is most likely glass or copper.
Appreciate your reading the Betreibung thread
That's what I was afraid of but I was kind of hoping that a bang-up-to-date Android phone with a decent app and a 4G data connection might be OK.
Maybe jrspet will give some feedback on his experiences using Switzernet over an Android app.
Presumably there's no suggestion that mobile operators are deliberately disadvantaging VoIP traffic?
I have peoplefone at home that is meant to cover all sorts of voip requirements but I've not had time to try it out much. Voice quality for standard phone calls is good though, much better than Skype. And - useful for me - it sends you an e-mail with any voicemail messages left.
Looks like we will not get any feedback from jrspet.
I use sipcall.ch
There are no monthly payments, I only pay for calls which are cheap.
I cannot recall to have seen the network go down, but back in the past call quality was patchy at times (mostly in office hours). Nowadays everything works OK.
Apparently he is back from vacation - or at least he is not shown as banned any longer. If he comes back, that is a different topic (that has already been closed).
If I may add one more thing for Sonetel over Switzernet... Sonetel operates from many different countries. You can have a telephone numbers in Switzerland, UK, USA and Japan. Then set up the system to all ring in Switzerland... at no extra cost!
I have been using an american voip service since 2007 (although I always use in in my country, Brasil), it is called broadvoice.com . They gave you an american number, you pay like 35 USD month and can call like 80 countries unlimeted (I always use it for outcome calls only)!
What I like is that if you have an ATA device (some wireless routers have it integrated) you can use it as a normal land line telephone. Recently I got a message from then saying that besides my US number I can have a "local" one, for example even living here in CH I can have a local brasilian phone for 11$ month, so my family and friends can call me paying local tariffs.
Cheers
This is quite expensive, it had better have crystal clear quality, no down time and amazing support.
I pay $4 for my Zürich did "landline".
Just refreshed a Sonetel screen that is not logged in - a pop-up window asked me if they can help me. A person, not a computer!! Nice touch
Also, Sonetel Facebook just posted this:
Nice