I guess it's just an issue pertaining to Serbia (or maybe I'm doing something wrong?). No service works here unless they specifically mention they do. It's a frustrating thing :)
For now, I've reset your trial call limit and it should work for you.
I'll also be sure to recommend you to people I know are having this specific difficulty of poor call quality with Skype or Viber. That's a great service you've got there, and keep up the good work :)
Of course many countries are not nearly so much. I also do plan to add voip calling within the app. This would allow you to skip the high cost of crossing Serbian boundaries when you're near a decent internet connection, but give you flexibility to make calls directly over the PSTN when needed.
1) I have to use Safari instead of an app, so it can't interact with my phone's address book. So I have to copy-paste the two phone numbers.
2) I almost always have to log in each time I use it, because the auth session has timed out.
3) I have to zoom in/out as it's not mobile optimised.
If you could offer the same quality and price as didlogic.com, but with a convenient app interface, that would be awesome.
PhoneCard doesn't even require a smartphone, so you get that much more flexibility.
FYI, pairing PhoneCard with Google Voice can require a few tries. I've had issues intermittently where Google Voice wouldn't ring for the verification call, and even then it didn't always forward to PhoneCard like it should. Then again, Google Voice often causes me to miss calls.
If anyone else has problems crop up, please email me at [email protected].
This is something I'd actually pay for, if it works as well as advertised! Cheers!
1) The way you described: call a local number, then dial your desired phone number. It uses caller ID for authentication. Not perfect, as it can be spoofed, but likely not an issue.
2) You go online and enter the phone numbers of several people you call often. For each, the system allocates you a local phone number. So, e.g. when I call a specific local (Beijing) number, my mum's phone (in London) will ring. No PINs or double-dialing.
3) Like (2) BUT using their app and a data connection (even a slow one) you just dial the number (or choose from your address book) and their app does everything for you.
2 & 3 work because you already registered your mobile number with them. When you dial one of their local access numbers, they can combine those two pieces of information to look up where the call should go.
The call quality is great. It's a little more expensive than didlogic.com, but cheaper than Skype.
Prices are great, though.
Perhaps the biggest differentiator is that PhoneCard works in the opposite direction, too. For example, you can purchase a phone number in the UK and have it forward to a US number. Also, PhoneCard calls you, while Ringo appears to make an outgoing call. In much of the world besides the US/Canada, incoming calls are free (even on a mobile/cell phone), so this means you pay for the call once instead of twice.
Next time you're using poor hotel wifi or you're frustrated with skype (e.g. multiple disconnects per hour), try PhoneCard for a high-quality call.
PhoneCard can call most places in the world, and in some countries you can also purchase incoming numbers that will forward calls to you internationally.
Still very much a beta product, but check it out at https://www.getphonecard.net
Also working on an Android app which I hope to release soon.