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On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 11:47:53 +1300, Nho Whei <>
wrote:

>On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 11:13:40 +1300, "krazy Bob" <>
>wrote:
>
>>"mario" <> wrote in message
>>news:4400d3ca$...
>>> Supposedly calls will only last a minute for free but so far I've talked
>>> for 25 minutes, ChCh to Akl. Bandwidth used was 8k/8k.
>>> Quality of the call was pretty good.
>>>
>>> http://internetcalls.com/en/index.html
>>>
>>> mario
>>
>>so you download this programe, get your free number, call any landline and
>>the call is free and you reckon the quality is good?
>>
>>KB
>After a few free calls you'll be invited to continue to call for free
>(to the free destinations) by depositing about $NZ18. This will only
>be debited when you call a chargeable destinastion.
>Yeah - quality is excellent.
>Puzzling though are the many names Betamax are using to market what
>appears to be an identical product.
>Been using it faultlessly for about three weeks.
Updating & comments relate to VoipStunt .... you cannot (yet?) get a
number allocated for NZ. Seems like it's solely Europe (for allocated
numbers).
Some rates for chargeable destinations are higher than Skype, e.g.
RSA.
A possible interpretation of their faq sees any credit remaining in
your account 120 days after purchase being wiped, regardless of
whether you've used VoipStunt in that time.
I remain impressed.

On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:01:05 +1300, Have A Nice Cup of Tea <>
exclaimed:

>On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:34:04 +1300, Nova wrote:
>
>>> Windoze 2000 was supposed to be WinXP, but it got trimmed (surprise) to
>>> meet deadlines. Windoze 2000, like all versions of Micro$oft Windows, is
>>> little more than a vehicle for transmitting viruses.
>>
>> You should do stand up comedy.
>
>I do, from time to time - every time I reinstall Micro$oft Windoze for
>somebody. That's the biggest joke on the face of the planet - installing
>Micro$oft software.

*Yawn*

What a moron. You really are performing a dis-service to your cause,
posting crap like that.

Nho Whei wrote:
> On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 11:47:53 +1300, Nho Whei <>
> wrote:
>
>> On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 11:13:40 +1300, "krazy Bob" <>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> "mario" <> wrote in message
>>> news:4400d3ca$...
>>>> Supposedly calls will only last a minute for free but so far I've talked
>>>> for 25 minutes, ChCh to Akl. Bandwidth used was 8k/8k.
>>>> Quality of the call was pretty good.
>>>>
>>>> http://internetcalls.com/en/index.html
>>>>
>>>> mario
>>> so you download this programe, get your free number, call any landline and
>>> the call is free and you reckon the quality is good?
>>>
>>> KB
>> After a few free calls you'll be invited to continue to call for free
>> (to the free destinations) by depositing about $NZ18. This will only
>> be debited when you call a chargeable destinastion.
>> Yeah - quality is excellent.
>> Puzzling though are the many names Betamax are using to market what
>> appears to be an identical product.
>> Been using it faultlessly for about three weeks.
> Updating & comments relate to VoipStunt .... you cannot (yet?) get a
> number allocated for NZ. Seems like it's solely Europe (for allocated
> numbers).
> Some rates for chargeable destinations are higher than Skype, e.g.
> RSA.
> A possible interpretation of their faq sees any credit remaining in
> your account 120 days after purchase being wiped, regardless of
> whether you've used VoipStunt in that time.
> I remain impressed.
>

I had a go with it, the quality was much worse than skype with huge
echos on a call to Canada and to Argentina. I made several calls and
about half were plagued with echos and got a disconnection part way
through a conversation too.

Skype was much clearer and with no echo.

Think I will stick with skype for now.

In article <>,
says...
> On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 17:01:05 +1300, Have A Nice Cup of Tea <>
> exclaimed:
>
> >On Mon, 27 Feb 2006 16:34:04 +1300, Nova wrote:
> >
> >>> Windoze 2000 was supposed to be WinXP, but it got trimmed (surprise) to
> >>> meet deadlines. Windoze 2000, like all versions of Micro$oft Windows, is
> >>> little more than a vehicle for transmitting viruses.
> >>
> >> You should do stand up comedy.
> >
> >I do, from time to time - every time I reinstall Micro$oft Windoze for
> >somebody. That's the biggest joke on the face of the planet - installing
> >Micro$oft software.
>
> *Yawn*
>
> What a moron. You really are performing a dis-service to your cause,
> posting crap like that.

Not really. The more inane and senseless his postings get, the more his
particular cause (as opposed to those of others) looks stupid and
foolish.

On Wed, 1 Mar 2006 22:57:52 +1300, Rob J
<> exclaimed:

>> >
>> >I do, from time to time - every time I reinstall Micro$oft Windoze for
>> >somebody. That's the biggest joke on the face of the planet - installing
>> >Micro$oft software.
>>
>> *Yawn*
>>
>> What a moron. You really are performing a dis-service to your cause,
>> posting crap like that.
>
>Not really. The more inane and senseless his postings get, the more his
>particular cause (as opposed to those of others) looks stupid and
>foolish.
>
That's what I mean...

Rob J <> wrote in
news: z:

>> >I do, from time to time - every time I reinstall Micro$oft Windoze
>> >for somebody. That's the biggest joke on the face of the planet -
>> >installing Micro$oft software.
>>
>> *Yawn*
>>
>> What a moron. You really are performing a dis-service to your cause,
>> posting crap like that.
>
> Not really. The more inane and senseless his postings get, the more
> his particular cause (as opposed to those of others) looks stupid and
> foolish.

Which is why I think Devine Cup of Tea, is really a double agent, probably
even works for MS.

On Wed, 01 Mar 2006 11:52:39 GMT, bambam <>
wrote:

>Rob J <> wrote in
>news:. nz:
>
>>> >I do, from time to time - every time I reinstall Micro$oft Windoze
>>> >for somebody. That's the biggest joke on the face of the planet -
>>> >installing Micro$oft software.
>>>
>>> *Yawn*
>>>
>>> What a moron. You really are performing a dis-service to your cause,
>>> posting crap like that.
>>
>> Not really. The more inane and senseless his postings get, the more
>> his particular cause (as opposed to those of others) looks stupid and
>> foolish.
>
>Which is why I think Devine Cup of Tea, is really a double agent, probably
>even works for MS.

Plagarist

Hi all

I have just tried internet calls and all I get is a NZ Telecom message
stating that this number is no longer available and to contact my
intenational directory service.

Has Telecom stopped this service?

Cheers Paul.

"Nova" <> wrote in message news:...
> Nho Whei wrote:
>> On Sun, 26 Feb 2006 11:13:40 +1300, "krazy Bob" <>
>> wrote:
>>
>>> "mario" <> wrote in message
>>> news:4400d3ca$...
>>>> Supposedly calls will only last a minute for free but so far I've
>>>> talked for 25 minutes, ChCh to Akl. Bandwidth used was 8k/8k.
>>>> Quality of the call was pretty good.
>>>>
>>>> http://internetcalls.com/en/index.html
>>>>
>>>> mario
>>> so you download this programe, get your free number, call any landline
>>> and the call is free and you reckon the quality is good?
>>>
>>> KB
>> After a few free calls you'll be invited to continue to call for free
>> (to the free destinations) by depositing about $NZ18. This will only
>> be debited when you call a chargeable destinastion.
>> Yeah - quality is excellent.
>> Puzzling though are the many names Betamax are using to market what
>> appears to be an identical product. Been using it faultlessly for about
>> three weeks.
>
> What is the $18 for?
> Is that a one off fee? or does it expire each month/year or something?
>
> What if you never call a destination that costs money? or do they change
> the "free" countries every so often?
>
> Sounds good, but sounds too good, so I'm think there is a catch..
> obviously they have to make money somehow...