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VoIP Buster

Posted: August 10th, 2005 | Author: Vitor | Filed under: Software | 1 Comment »

16-Dez-2006
A partir de hoje pode fazer chamadas GRÁTIS para Portugal GRÁTIS por TEMPO ILIMITADO

update [29-October-2005]
Acabaram-se as borlas. Agora, ligar para a rede fixa nacional custa 1 cêntimo por minuto.


update [29-09-2005]
I´ve just bought €1 of credit on VoIPBuster.
All my calls to portuguese landline phones are free and unlimited, as announced.
The money will be spent making calls to Dominican Republic €0,09 /minute, real cheap!
The advantage of VoIPBuster over Skype Out or the portuguese IOL Talki, is the ability to buy only €1.

VoIP BusterA strange thing that no one in Asterisco as talked about VoIP Buster program.
Its a little app that allows you make free phone call to landline numbers for free.

That’s right. Install the program and dial on it your home number 00351 255 555 555 (just an example) and you’re making a free phone call to your uncle.

And there’s no catch, it is really free with some minor drawbacks:

  • the call is time limited (1 minute and a half)
  • only landline numbers (rede fixa)

Also, If you want unlimited free calls, all you have to do is go to their website and buy 1 euro credit.

For portuguese users you might want to know that VoIPBuster counts as international traffic at about 25MB per hour.

My advice is for you to try it.
Install it and reboot your machine if your having problems with the sound quality. It worked fine with me after rebooting.


Lancia’s Website Down

Posted: August 10th, 2005 | Author: Vitor | Filed under: Websites | 3 Comments »

From time to time I catch some important websites down (not that blogs are unimportant but the responsibility of a company for maintaining its online place is much higher than a personal one).

This time it was Lancia’s (the car maker). The portuguese version (www.lancia.pt) redirects us to http://www.lancia.pt/%5Cmusa%5Cindex.html and displays a 404 (File Not Found) error.