AIM Phoneline
I signed up for a local phone number via AOL’s free voip service. It’s supposed to allow you to accept unlimited incoming calls. Combine this with Skype’s free outgoing calls and you’re all set. The problem is AOL sucks! I signed up for the service, downloaded and installed the latest AIM client and tried calling myself from my cell. The AIM client notifies me that there’s an incoming call, but when I click on the Answer button it just sits there trying to connect my call. From the calling end, the line keeps ringing until it goes to voice mail. I tried running it on my work pc and my laptop without sucess. There also seems to be some bugs when you run two AIM clients at the same time and try to answer a call from one.
I think it’s still in beta, so I guess I can’t be too harsh. I would say it’s definately worth signing up for a local number incase there’s a limit on how many the give out. But I would wait for the service to mature before attempting to use it.
