no google voice.

no skype-in.

why, thank you, bell-rogers corporatocracy!

currently? a little irritated.

there are potential workarounds, but they're annoying.

for now, this looks like a better idea than getting a sim card at the 7/11. 0.25 v 0.01 is a big difference, and the monthly cost for the number is less than 7/11 will charge for 9-11 access.

http://www.voip.ms/features.php

on average, that's going to cost me about $1.05/month. i put $20 down in credits, it'll last me well over a year.

google voice would be ideal, though - wouldn't even cost that - because i really just need a voicemail for people to leave messages (chances of answering the phone are zero). the site up there has the voicemail-to-email feature that converts voice messages to text messages, which i really really like....

i don't want that software on any pc i'd use for anything else, though. luckily, i have an old laptop i can convert into a dedicated, glorified phone.

last thing to check is if i can integrate this "normally" into an ip phone through software on the laptop.