On Apr 10, 2005 2:21 PM, snacktime <snacktime@gmail.com>
wrote:> My wife is from Russia, and we have a lot of friends here in the US
> that have families back in Russia. While calling Russia is fairly
> inexpensive, for someone in Russia to be able to call the US is a
> different matter. So I'm looking at the best ways to setup a
> callback system. Here is what I have so far.
>
> 1. Call from Russia to US * box using pstn. Caller enters phone
> number to call back, hangs up. This works, but it still results in a
> charge to the caller, and due to how long distance works for most in
> Russia it's a pain to place a long distance call. You have to call
> the operator and be put into a queue to place the call.
>
> 2. Web interface to enter the callback number. Would work, but most
> families in Russia won't have net access.
>
> 3. Trigger callback via sms. Works if they have a cell phone, but
> again most of them don't.
>
> Right now I'm thinking having both 1 & 2 is the best option.
>
> What I would really like is a completely toll free call for the
> callers in Russia, but I havent' been able to find DID's anywhere.
>
> Chris
>
I forgot to mention, at least from the regions of Russia I am dealing
with, caller id just shows up as blocked, so the dial/hangup before
answer method won't work.
Chris