Free VoIP (FWD) free world dial up
Written by voipguy on May 3rd, 2007 in All Blog Articles, Free VoIP.
Free VoIP (FWD) free world dial up
FWD enables anyone with a broadband connection to communicate over the Internet, whether it be instant messaging, voice, or video.
What is FWD?
FWD allows you to talk over the Internet to other FWD users with any broadband connection . . . for free! To get started quickly, you can download Pulver.Communicator or any number of free soft-phones. If you want to get a little adventurous, you can use a “plain old telephone” with an IP adapter or even an IP based phone.
To get started easily, follow this handy Quick Start Guide.
FWD is more than just free phone calls. FWD is a complete IP communications network.
Instant Messaging
Send and receive IMs from other FWD and SIP-enabled contacts as well as buddies using the most popular IM networks including AOL, Yahoo!, MSN, Google Talk, Skype, and ICQ.
Voice
FWD is dedicated to providing reliable Voice-over-IP (VoIP) connectivity to all of its users.
Video
Broadcast video to SIP-enabled contacts via webcam and receive webcam video from those contacts as well. No specific webcam configuration is required (provided both parties have a webcam configured and connected to their computer system).
Presence
Let people discover when you're online, offline, or away from your computer.
Want more?
FWD offers the largest number of advanced features, for free, including: Voice Mail, CallerID, Call Waiting, Multiple Presence and a whole lot more. It's hard to describe the FWD experience in just a few words but for those who love to experiment with communications it’s the ideal way to move ForWarD into the world of IP communications!
Features
Instant Messaging
Send and receive IMs from other FWD and SIP-enabled contacts as well as buddies from existing IM clients. Import your buddy lists from AOL, Yahoo, MSN, Google Talk, Skype, and ICQ. Include all the functionality of your online presence, current online status, smileys, and buddy properties.
Voice
The FWD network is dedicated to providing reliable Voice-over-IP (VoIP) connectivity to all its users.
Video
Broadcast video to SIP-enabled contacts via webcam and receive webcam video from those contacts as well. Works with all standard webcam configurations as well as video enabled phones such as the Vizufon CIP 5500.
Access Numbers
Use FWD to make toll free call using special access numbers. You can also call in from the PSTN (public switched telephone network) to FWD by dialing specific service provider numbers.
Toll Free Services
We at FWD believe in Metcalfe's law and that the more nodes that can connect the better. If you run an IP based voice network and would like to peer with FWD, or if you would like to help us extend our ability to offer "toll-free / freephone" dialing around the world, please see our peering page below.
Services such as US 800's numbers are specific to a calling area. For example if you are in France you can not call a US 800 number, but through FWD these countries and their Toll Free Access Numbers are reachable.
To dial a toll free number:
You must dial the prefix listed in the table below and then dial the number itself. The table is organized by country. For example, in order to dial the US toll free number 1-800-555-8355, you must dial *18005558355 or ***18005558355.
Call Toll Free to Dial Prefix
USA *18XX or ***18XX (depending on the toll free extension)
Netherlands *31800
UK *44800, *44500, *44808
Norway *47800
Germany *49800, *49130
Note: The toll free service works for most numbers, but occasionally, some locations cannot be reached. If you dial a number that cannot be reached, please let us know by e-mailng us. The problem is due to the routing/reach of our partners. We are aware that there are occasionally 'holes' in connecting these numbers (sometimes only transiently), as we get more 'donations' of connectivity we can plug these holes. There is a also a limit to the length of these calls.
Third Party Inbound to FWD
You can dial in from the PSTN to FWD by dialing the numbers provided by these service providers.
Dial Courtesy of
(0845) 004 5566 xtraphone.com (UK Local only)
Dial LibreTel
+31 20 3987567 www.xs4all.net
Service Numbers
Dial Service
511 Conference Bridge
612 Automated Time
613 Echo Test (Test quality/latency of your connection)
614 Milliwatt test (For true technical types)
615 Voxeo Tone test (Enter '#' to try a different tone)
958 Number Check
514 FWD Coffee House
55555 Welcome Line (Talk to volunteers around the globe)
Call other Networks
We at FWD believe in Metcalfe's law and that the more nodes that can connect the better. FWD allows you to connect to any of our VoIP partners by using prefix access codes.
Dial from FWD to a peering partner
To dial to a peering partner you must first dial the access code listed below, and then the number itself. For example, if you have a packet8 buddy whose number is 1-408-687-4120, you would dial **898114086874120.
Dial from a peering partner to FWD
If you are on another network and you want to dial an FWD buddy, you must dial the prefix listed in the table below based on the partner you are calling from, and then the FWD number. So, for example if you are on packet8 and want to call the welcome line on FWD, 55555, you would dial 035155555.
Prefix, from FWD Service Provider Partner Prefix, to FWD Website Country
Free World Dialup **393 http://www.freeworlddialup.com US
**012 ISN Beta *262 http://www.freenum.org/ USA
**027 zero27.net **99 http://www.zero27.net South Africa
**045 Musimi.dk 000393 http://www.musimi.dk DK
**070 Inettech 009 http://www.inettech.co.kr Korea, Republic of
**111 Voiceglobe *393 http://www.voiceglobe.net USA // Belgium
**12777 VNGT **393 http://www.vngt.vn Vietnam
**164 E164.org 8829990 http://www.e164.org Australia
**177 Sipserve NZ **393 http://www.sipserve.co.nz/ New Zealand
**222 Abbeynet 29393 http://www.abbeyphone.com Italy
**228 CaliforniaTOK **393 www.californiatok.com Poland
**243 Vonage - SHUT OFF BY VONAGE!!! 011 0 393 (w/intl. dialing enabled)
**247 KCIP 000393 http://www.kcip.com UK
**248 AirTouch **393 http://www.air-touch.com Singapore 188979
**255 Messagenet 2393 http://www.messagenet.it/ ITALY
**268 Internet2 SIP.edu *262
**272 bbpglobal 9555 www.bbpglobal.com Australia
**275 SIP Broker 393 http://www.sipbroker.com
**279 Astmasters **393 http://www.sunrise-tel.com Japan
**282 Broadvoice 011 0 393 http://www.broadvoice.com USA
**286 aboveNetworks VoIP 393 http://voip.abovenetworks.net Australia
**287 Australian Technology Partnerships *95 http://www.austechpartnerships.com Australia
**292 BlueWave Communications 71 http://www.t-hosting.biz/ United Kingdom
**295 Azulcom **393 www.azulcom.com Spain
**310 VoIP Planet 000393 http://www.voipplanet.nl The Netherlands
**323 Ackrium Voice 7 http://www.ackrium.com France
**349 Adam vozIP 393 http://vozip.adam.es Spain
**353 Blue Face *2 http://www.blueface.ie Ireland
**354 ELMIT **393 http://www.elmit.com Taiwan
**356 EarthLink Free Online Calling 07393 http://www.earthlink.net/ USA
**366 FonoSIP.com 393 http://www.fonosip.com Argentina
**396 myTCom **393 http://www.mytcom.it ITALY
**432 iFreedom *393 http://www.ifreedomcom.com USA
**444 Adam Internet 00 11 1 393 http://www.adam.com.au Australia
**448 Voip User **393 http://www.voipuser.org United Kingdom
**467 Gossiptel **393 http://www.gossiptel.com United Kingdom
**469 MissionTel **393 http://www.missionTel.org USA
**479 IPeerX **393 http://www.IPeerX.com USA
**483 Gratissip **393 Http://gratissip.dk/ Denmark
**486 iVoice.it **393 http://www.ivoice.it Italy
**492 Girawa.com **393 http://girawa.com USA
**510 Call Union **393 http://www.callunion.com UK
**519 Yaako FWDNET 33 http://www.yaako.com China
**551 Voitel ITSPs **55 http://www.voitel.cl Chile Latin America
**555 livedoor *393 http://www.livedoor.com/ Japan
**588 InPhonex.com 1-700-9, 1-700-99, 1-700-999 http://www.InPhonex.com USA
**590 ADIPTEL **590 http://www.adiptel.com spain
**613 Capalon Internet Solutions 750 http://www.capalon.com USA
**663 monduno 393 http://www.monduno.com Germany
**666 XS4ALL 3991 http://www.xs4all.nl/ Netherlands
**686 MyVirtualVoice **393 http://www.myvirtualvoice.com USA
**687 mutualphone 1393 http://www.mutualphone.com Canada
**688 Unlimitel inc. 500 http://www.unlimitel.ca/ Canada
**697 MyPhones 393 http://www.myphones.com UK
**699 MyVox **393 http://www.myvox.it Italy
**722 SpectraVoice Communications **393 www.spectravoice.com Canada
**736 SerenNet *81 http://www.serennet.co.uk UK
**742 PhoneGnome **393 www.phonegnome.com USA
**745 PointGlobal.net *4 http://www.pointglobal.net UK
**746 Phonesystems.net **393 or 000393 http://www.phonesystems.net/ France
**762 RhinoBell **393 http://www.rhinobell.com/ Netherlands
**765 RNK VoIP *888 http://www.rnkvoip.com usa
**768 PlusNet http://www.plus.net UK
**777 Indigo Networks/Sipgate 000393 Http://www.sipgate.de/ DE
**778 squillo.it **6160 http://www.squillo.it Italy
**788 PURtel.com **393 http://purtel.com Germany
**799 TARIO.net **393 http://www.tario.net Russia
**818 SARENET **393 http://www.sarenet.es Spain
**832 ATP *95 http://www.austechpartnerships.com Australia
**835 Telphin **393 http://www.telphin.com/ Russia
**836 Engin Networks TBD http://www.engin.com.au Australia
**847 The Internet Phone Company **393 http://www.internetphoneco.com UK
**856 Telio 000393 http://www.telio.no Norway
**867 Voipfone *393 http://www.voipfone.co.uk United Kingdom
**868 Voztele.net 2393 http://www.voztele.com Spain
**878 Voiptalk.org 71
**886 Victoria Telecommunity Network 8 http://victoria.tc.ca/ Canada
**888 FutureFone SA **393 http:www.futurefone.co.za South Africa
**897 Callfromweb **393 http://www.callfromweb.com (http://www.callfromweb.pl) Poland
**898 Packet8 0351[5 digit#] or 0451[6 digit#] http://www.packet8.net USA
**949 ZGWireless 9393
**969 Vox Mundi VoIP 89099 http://www.vox-mundi.net Croatia
**986 WorldTalk 363 http://www.worldtalk.net United Kingdom
**987 BlueLeaf Broadband Voice 1393 http://www.blueleafinternet.ltd.uk UK
**990 Nikotel 000393 http://www.nikotel.com Germany
**995 zgwholesale.com 991 http://www.zgwholesale.com Israel
Conference Calls
At this time, the FWD service does not support conference calling through provisioned numbers and pins. FWD does offer a conference calling service via our software client FWD.Communicator. If you'd like to make a conference call through FWD, we recommend downloading and installing FWD.Communicator. You can then set up your conference call using this software.
White Pages: Directory Services
FWD offers a robust, searchable, configurable White Page style directory to all FWD users. All FWD users are listed in the White Page Directory. The entire FWD community can make use of it and it is only available to the FWD user base.
Voicemail
FWD provides users the option to send and receive voicemail messages. Your voicemail is not activated when you sign up for FWD. Subscribers can create, delete and recreate their voicemail account whenever they choose.
Presence Status and Icons
FWD also allows users to let friends, family, or even the entire world see when they are online with simple status icons and indicators.
Simply copy and paste the following html code on any webpage, replacing the userid with your FWD number.
Using an IP Phone
1. First things, do you already have an IP Phone and is it FWD certified?
* Yes, I do! (skip to step 2)
* No, I want to use my computer.
* No, take me to the FWD store, I want to purchase an FWD Certified IP Phone.
2. Ok now that you've got a phone, we need to get it connected to the Internet and the FWD network.
* For FWD certified products, configuration guides specific to your product are available on our FWD Products listing.
* FWD Standard Configuration Settings:
o Username: FWD Number
o Password: FWD Password
o Domain: fwd.pulver.com
o SIP Proxy: fwd.pulver.com:5060
o STUN server: stun.fwdnet.net:3478 (Phone must be STUN enabled)
o OR
o Outbound Proxy: fwdnat.pulver.com:5082
o Listen RTP Port: 8000
o Listen SIP Port: 5060
* Did we just really confuse you? Answers to any questions you might have can be found in our knowledgebase or forums.
3. Ok, so let's test your phone out . . .
* Dial 613 to perform an Echo Test. This just let's us see if you can hear somebody on the other end and if you can hear yourself being "echoed" back.
* Another test you can perform is the Call Me Test. You can log into my.FWD and use the Call Me feature to see if your phone rings. If it rings, it means someone can connect properly to you.