Looking for VoIP provider with free toll-free phone number calling

[rahim123]

Hi there, here’s a bit of news that should surprise nobody:

Skype announces it will close in May

If I understand correctly, Skype used to be a peer-to-peer (+superpeer) technology aimed at the mainstream in the mid-2000s. It seems pretty cool that the founders felt that was the way to go more than two decades ago (or maybe that was actually the norm?). Other than Bittorrent, were there any other peer-to-peer projects that were very popular at the time?

Although I hated using Skype, it was a nice emergency option for calling toll-free phone numbers of banks or whatever in case of an emergency while traveling. So that’s the last free option I know of with a username/password combo for accessing the service. (Google Calls is now defunct, and Google Voice doesn’t work outside of the US.) Viber does offer free toll-free number calling, but the account is associated with a mobile phone number and requires the mobile app to sign up, both of which I hate. Any other option(s) I’m missing?

[ChrisKilcourse (Christopher Kilcourse)]

Totally agree! I’m registered with Viber. I’ve tried ringing a couple of 0800 UK landline numbers. The notifications say; ‘This number doesn’t have Viber. To proceed, you need to buy a subscription at 5.99 GBP per month’. If I find any free service that works I’ll post again!