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18th April 2012, 11:25
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Anyone use this service? FWCALL service reviews
I got an email today from these people, sounds like it could be useful if it's genuine?
http://www.fwcall.com/faq.jsp
Free Uk number to redirect to any number around the globe. No cost at all to the owner of the number. Calls to user of the number same as cost of local UK call regardless of where in the world the number is redirected to.
So what's the catch? Anyone familiar with this service?
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21st April 2012, 08:53
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No one heard of or tried this service ?
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21st April 2012, 12:36
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They give you a nice new mobile number (An 070 Number no doubt) that probably costs callers about 35ppm to call - FWcall then re-route the call to anywhere you like for free (from a limited choice of countries they provide) because that part of the call only cost a penny or two!
Any one you calls you on your nice new number is likely to have a heart attack when they get their phone bill. The one thing I did notice was the fact FWcall have not put the prices up on their website which does mean it’s probably going to be an expensive rip of.
Its not a good deal. Dont touch it with a barge pole!
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21st April 2012, 12:58
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If you've got included minutes, then it's free to call. Presumably they do the transfer by voip, and the inbound call gain from someone calling a mobile number is less than paying the local call at the other end.
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To call the number its the same as a local uk call so no big wammy for callers. It would be nice to know if anyone was using this service already.
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21st April 2012, 21:50
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To call the number its the same as a local uk call so no big wammy for callers.
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Their website says they offer a UK mobile number, not a local (i.e. 01/02 number). If it is in fact an 070 number, those aren't included in most calls packages and will cost a huge amount more to call than a regular mobile. |
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21st April 2012, 21:57
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Their website says they offer a UK mobile number, not a local (i.e. 01/02 number). If it is in fact an 070 number, those aren't included in most calls packages and will cost a huge amount more to call than a regular mobile.
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It says the calls cost the same as a local uk call or free if you have that service for free local calls on your mobile package or phone package.. |
21st April 2012, 21:59
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Yes and it says the calls cost same as local uk call or free etc. This is why i would like to hear from someone who has or is using the service. It does sound odd but i am curious. |
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It's a con. The numbers issued are special (ie expensive) UK mobile numbers in a range allocated to Jersey.
This is the one they allocated me 07937425489
We would charge 20p per minute to connect to that. Most companies would charge a lot more.
Proper telephony is not magic, it can't be done for free, but it can be done extremely cost effectively.
This is the grown up way of doing call forwarding:
http://www.voipfone.co.uk/Call_Forwa...And_Divert.php
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