Call Romania from a PSTN phone using TelefonIP

This article shows how to call your family and friends from Romania using TelefonIP VoIP provider and a PSTN phone (eg. your landline phone). Of course the usage of hardware IP Phone or ATA is still the recommended method.

Method 1

Use one of the official listed PSTN access numbers.
While very easy to use, sometime these numbers may not work properly.

Method 2

Use a SIPBroker PSTN access number. For instance, US callers may pick (630) 405-0745. Next use any of the following 2 solutions:

2a) Dial: (630) 405-0745, and after voice prompt type: *011401#
2b) Dial: (630) 405-0745, and after voice prompt type: *7576 0215897373

If you dialed the numbers correctly you should here now the TelefonIP voice prompt asking you for a destination number.

Method 3

Allocate your own US PSTN number using IPKall. If not used this number will expire in one month, but the advantage is that the dialing is simplified.

First open a free account with IPKall, then put the following information:

SIP Proxy: sip.telefonip.org
SIP Phone Number: 0215897373

Please remember to put exactly the above SIP phone number, no matter what’s your telefonip number. In about 1 hour you should receive an email from IPKall with your personal US phone number.

See also the other article about how to call Romania from a PSTN phone using SmartCall.

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