Originally Posted by
Dubai Stu
I have a bunch of apps on my phone that can do that. I think for most people a Google Voice free account plus Talk-a-Tone is a great deal. Free calls, inbound bound number, and unlimited text messages.
For Canadians, the options are a little more limited. I have yet to find a Canadian app whose number and send/receive text messages. Even finding Canadian DIDs at a reasonable rate is sometimes a challenge.
I'm a Talkatone user - and a happy one (although voice quality can sometimes be hit or miss on wifi. Don't even try 3G). Talkatone will not do international texts, just within the US/Canada, so if you need to text with a small group of people while abroad, use Whatsapp.
Have you been able to get Talkatone to reach the Google Voice servers while on wifi hotspots abroad? I read elsewhere that Google Voice servers will sometimes reject connections from global IP ranges.