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Go to Callcentric.com and signup for for a free NY state phone number http://www.callcentric.com/did
once you get your number. signup here for pay per call and add at least $5 http://www.callcentric.com/rate/plans/
then go the 'call treatments' page and setup to forward all calls to your israeli number.
There are tabs for autorecharge etc.
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Re: Receiving calls on a Local number to my Israeli cell.
« Reply #20 on: December 28, 2012, 06:50:10 AM »
I am on oranges in Israel unlimited plan. (locally and to 42 countries). I wanted to have as well that people from the states can call me on a local US number, and if it wouldn't cost much.

Basically there is a website www.localphone.com where they have that you can get a US number for a one time fee of $3.00 and then a monthly $0.99 fee. And then it costs $0.06 cents per minute.

So I wanted to get around the $0.06 cents per minute. Becaus even if someone calls me, and I don't pick up (and I get the call, and can return it for free) but if it goes to voicemail, or if the phone is off, or in a no service area it will still cost.  And trust me it adds up pretty quick!

So I came up with an idea to forward my google voice to this local number, and have everyone only call GV. and like this whenever someone calls it will ring on my phone and have the advantage that It will only go to the GV voicemail.

Now like this I never pick up the phone when someone is calling me from US, and return the call right away. And never get charged for this service! Except for the $0.99 a month! Also I am get free voicemail transcriptions.

Everyone in the US loves it!

If you have an unlimited plan from Orange you should have unlimited data too, no? If so, why not just get the google voice client for your smartphone and use that?

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Re: Receiving calls on a Local number to my Israeli cell.
« Reply #21 on: December 28, 2012, 06:58:20 AM »
I an not using a smartphone

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Re: Receiving calls on a Local number to my Israeli cell.
« Reply #22 on: December 28, 2012, 06:59:52 AM »
Business expense is the best excuse to spend money! (-:

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Re: Receiving calls on a Local number to my Israeli cell.
« Reply #23 on: December 28, 2012, 07:08:31 AM »

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Re: Receiving calls on a Local number to my Israeli cell.
« Reply #24 on: December 28, 2012, 07:09:32 AM »
got it.

btw, if you don't answer the phone and do a callback what does it matter whether people call a local US number or your Israeli number? Doesn't cost them anything either way...

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Re: Receiving calls on a Local number to my Israeli cell.
« Reply #25 on: December 28, 2012, 07:12:39 AM »
btw, if you don't answer the phone and do a callback what does it matter whether people call a local US number or your Israeli number? Doesn't cost them anything either way...
Better to advertise a US number in the US rather than Israeli

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Re: Receiving calls on a Local number to my Israeli cell.
« Reply #26 on: December 28, 2012, 07:18:23 AM »
People in US get confused he you would tell them to call the IL number. Especially companies...

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Re: Receiving calls on a Local number to my Israeli cell.
« Reply #27 on: December 29, 2012, 11:22:00 AM »
Local Israeli number?
From american to American to Internet number to Israeli

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Re: Receiving calls on a Local number to my Israeli cell.
« Reply #28 on: December 29, 2012, 11:52:13 AM »
From american to American to Internet number to Israeli
So why not just fwd strait to the internet number? Or use GV? I'm really confused as to the purpose of IPKall
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Re: Receiving calls on a Local number to my Israeli cell.
« Reply #29 on: December 29, 2012, 11:59:41 AM »
So why not just fwd strait to the internet number? Or use GV? I'm really confused as to the purpose of IPKall
Dosnt let you forward to Internet number and I wanted my sprint number so gv Wudnt help

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Re: Receiving calls on a Local number to my Israeli cell.
« Reply #30 on: December 29, 2012, 12:02:01 PM »
Dosnt let you forward to Internet number and I wanted my sprint number so gv Wudnt help
1. Sprint doesn't let you fwd to a VoIP number?
2. You can fwd your Sprint number to GV, the GV to your VoIP number
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Re: Receiving calls on a Local number to my Israeli cell.
« Reply #31 on: December 29, 2012, 12:06:19 PM »
1. Sprint doesn't let you fwd to a VoIP number?
2. You can fwd your Sprint number to GV, the GV to your VoIP number
For some reason neither let me so the only thing it wud do for me wud take out the sprint forwarding part

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Re: Receiving calls on a Local number to my Israeli cell.
« Reply #32 on: December 29, 2012, 12:10:24 PM »
@chailkel - I cannot find the service on callcentric that forwards to an international number.

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Re: Receiving calls on a Local number to my Israeli cell.
« Reply #33 on: December 29, 2012, 01:19:23 PM »
@chailkel - I cannot find the service on callcentric that forwards to an international number.
You have to get a number, then set up forwarding. Just forward to 011972...
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Re: Receiving calls on a Local number to my Israeli cell.
« Reply #34 on: December 29, 2012, 01:33:39 PM »
I got a number, but it doesnt give me thet option to forward. The choices are: fax, cc, or SIP.

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Re: Receiving calls on a Local number to my Israeli cell.
« Reply #35 on: December 29, 2012, 03:35:41 PM »
I have jivetell and lately i added this feature,

1. got an US cell number where people can call me direct to my cell number for a charge of .05 cent per minute.

2. Got a local Israeli num. 077 that i call from my cell and  i can call to the US for free (and it comes up on the caller id my US cell number)

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Re: Receiving calls on a Local number to my Israeli cell.
« Reply #36 on: December 29, 2012, 03:47:04 PM »
I got a number, but it doesnt give me thet option to forward. The choices are: fax, cc, or SIP.
What number type did you get?
It's under preferences, DID Forwarding.
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Re: Receiving calls on a Local number to my Israeli cell.
« Reply #37 on: December 29, 2012, 05:02:13 PM »
I got a DID #. But under forwarding there is no option to enter a number.

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Re: Receiving calls on a Local number to my Israeli cell.
« Reply #38 on: December 29, 2012, 09:18:24 PM »
I got a DID #. But under forwarding there is no option to enter a number.
Where do you see an option for a DID number?
Use this: http://www.callcentric.com/dids/free_phone_number
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Re: Receiving calls on a Local number to my Israeli cell.
« Reply #39 on: December 29, 2012, 11:38:17 PM »
That's what I did!