Free VoIP (FWD) free world dial upFWD Free VOIP FWD enables anyone with a broadband connection to communicate over the Internet, whether it be instant messaging, voice, or video.
What is FWD?
FWD allows you to talk over the Internet to other FWD users with any broadband connection . . . for free! To get started quickly, you can download Pulver.Communicator or any number of free soft-phones. If you want to get a little adventurous, you can use a “plain old telephone” with an IP adapter or even an IP based phone.
To get started easily, follow this handy Quick Start Guide.
FWD is more than just free phone calls. FWD is a complete IP communications network.
Instant Messaging
Send and receive IMs from other FWD and SIP-enabled contacts as well as buddies using the most popular IM networks including AOL, Yahoo!, MSN, Google Talk, Skype, and ICQ.
Voice
FWD is dedicated to providing reliable Voice-over-IP (VoIP) connectivity to all of its users.
Video
Broadcast video to SIP-enabled contacts via webcam and receive webcam video from those contacts as well. No specific webcam configuration is required (provided both parties have a webcam configured and connected to their computer system).
Presence
Let people discover when you're online, offline, or away from your computer.
Want more?
FWD offers the largest number of advanced features, for free, including: Voice Mail, CallerID, Call Waiting, Multiple Presence and a whole lot more. It's hard to describe the FWD experience in just a few words but for those who love to experiment with communications it’s the ideal way to move ForWarD into the world of IP communications!
Features
Instant Messaging
Send and receive IMs from other FWD and SIP-enabled contacts as well as buddies from existing IM clients. Import your buddy lists from AOL, Yahoo, MSN, Google Talk, Skype, and ICQ. Include all the functionality of your online presence, current online status, smileys, and buddy properties.
Voice
The FWD network is dedicated to providing reliable Voice-over-IP (VoIP) connectivity to all its users.
Video
Broadcast video to SIP-enabled contacts via webcam and receive webcam video from those contacts as well. Works with all standard webcam configurations as well as video enabled phones such as the Vizufon CIP 5500.
Access Numbers
Use FWD to make toll free call using special access numbers. You can also call in from the PSTN (public switched telephone network) to FWD by dialing specific service provider numbers.
Toll Free Services
We at FWD believe in Metcalfe's law and that the more nodes that can connect the better. If you run an IP based voice network and would like to peer with FWD, or if you would like to help us extend our ability to offer "toll-free / freephone" dialing around the world, please see our peering page below.
Services such as US 800's numbers are specific to a calling area. For example if you are in France you can not call a US 800 number, but through FWD these countries and their Toll Free Access Numbers are reachable.
To dial a toll free number:
You must dial the prefix listed in the table below and then dial the number itself. The table is organized by country. For example, in order to dial the US toll free number 1-800-555-8355, you must dial *18005558355 or ***18005558355.
Call Toll Free to Dial Prefix
USA *18XX or ***18XX (depending on the toll free extension)
Netherlands *31800
UK *44800, *44500, *44808
Norway *47800
Germany *49800, *49130
Note: The toll free service works for most numbers, but occasionally, some locations cannot be reached. If you dial a number that cannot be reached, please let us know by e-mailng us. The problem is due to the routing/reach of our partners. We are aware that there are occasionally 'holes' in connecting these numbers (sometimes only transiently), as we get more 'donations' of connectivity we can plug these holes. There is a also a limit to the length of these calls.
Third Party Inbound to FWD
You can dial in from the PSTN to FWD by dialing the numbers provided by these service providers.
Dial Courtesy of
(0845) 004 5566 xtraphone.com (UK Local only)
Dial LibreTel
+31 20 3987567
www.xs4all.netService Numbers
Dial Service
511 Conference Bridge
612 Automated Time
613 Echo Test (Test quality/latency of your connection)
614 Milliwatt test (For true technical types)
615 Voxeo Tone test (Enter '#' to try a different tone)
958 Number Check
514 FWD Coffee House
55555 Welcome Line (Talk to volunteers around the globe)
Call other Networks
We at FWD believe in Metcalfe's law and that the more nodes that can connect the better. FWD allows you to connect to any of our VoIP partners by using prefix access codes.
Dial from FWD to a peering partner
To dial to a peering partner you must first dial the access code listed below, and then the number itself. For example, if you have a packet8 buddy whose number is 1-408-687-4120, you would dial **898114086874120.
Dial from a peering partner to FWD
If you are on another network and you want to dial an FWD buddy, you must dial the prefix listed in the table below based on the partner you are calling from, and then the FWD number. So, for example if you are on packet8 and want to call the welcome line on FWD, 55555, you would dial 035155555.
Prefix, from FWD Service Provider Partner Prefix, to FWD Website Country
Free World Dialup **393
http://www.freeworlddialup.com US
**012 ISN Beta *262
http://www.freenum.org/ USA
**027 zero27.net **99
http://www.zero27.net South Africa
**045 Musimi.dk 000393
http://www.musimi.dk DK
**070 Inettech 009
http://www.inettech.co.kr Korea, Republic of
**111 Voiceglobe *393
http://www.voiceglobe.net USA // Belgium
**12777 VNGT **393
http://www.vngt.vn Vietnam
**164 E164.org 8829990
http://www.e164.org Australia
**177 Sipserve NZ **393
http://www.sipserve.co.nz/ New Zealand
**222 Abbeynet 29393
http://www.abbeyphone.com Italy
**228 CaliforniaTOK **393
www.californiatok.com Poland
**243 Vonage - SHUT OFF BY VONAGE!!! 011 0 393 (w/intl. dialing enabled)
**247 KCIP 000393
http://www.kcip.com UK
**248 AirTouch **393
http://www.air-touch.com Singapore 188979
**255 Messagenet 2393
http://www.messagenet.it/ ITALY
**268 Internet2 SIP.edu *262
**272 bbpglobal 9555
www.bbpglobal.com Australia
**275 SIP Broker 393
http://www.sipbroker.com **279 Astmasters **393
http://www.sunrise-tel.com Japan
**282 Broadvoice 011 0 393
http://www.broadvoice.com USA
**286 aboveNetworks VoIP 393
http://voip.abovenetworks.net Australia
**287 Australian Technology Partnerships *95
http://www.austechpartnerships.com Australia
**292 BlueWave Communications 71
http://www.t-hosting.biz/ United Kingdom
**295 Azulcom **393
www.azulcom.com Spain
**310 VoIP Planet 000393
http://www.voipplanet.nl The Netherlands
**323 Ackrium Voice 7
http://www.ackrium.com France
**349 Adam vozIP 393
http://vozip.adam.es Spain
**353 Blue Face *2
http://www.blueface.ie Ireland
**354 ELMIT **393
http://www.elmit.com Taiwan
**356 EarthLink Free Online Calling 07393
http://www.earthlink.net/ USA
**366 FonoSIP.com 393
http://www.fonosip.com Argentina
**396 myTCom **393
http://www.mytcom.it ITALY
**432 iFreedom *393
http://www.ifreedomcom.com USA
**444 Adam Internet 00 11 1 393
http://www.adam.com.au Australia
**448 Voip User **393
http://www.voipuser.org United Kingdom
**467 Gossiptel **393
http://www.gossiptel.com United Kingdom
**469 MissionTel **393
http://www.missionTel.org USA
**479 IPeerX **393
http://www.IPeerX.com USA
**483 Gratissip **393
Http://gratissip.dk/ Denmark
**486 iVoice.it **393
http://www.ivoice.it Italy
**492 Girawa.com **393
http://girawa.com USA
**510 Call Union **393
http://www.callunion.com UK
**519 Yaako FWDNET 33
http://www.yaako.com China
**551 Voitel ITSPs **55
http://www.voitel.cl Chile Latin America
**555 livedoor *393
http://www.livedoor.com/ Japan
**588 InPhonex.com 1-700-9, 1-700-99, 1-700-999
http://www.InPhonex.com USA
**590 ADIPTEL **590
http://www.adiptel.com spain
**613 Capalon Internet Solutions 750
http://www.capalon.com USA
**663 monduno 393
http://www.monduno.com Germany
**666 XS4ALL 3991
http://www.xs4all.nl/ Netherlands
**686 MyVirtualVoice **393
http://www.myvirtualvoice.com USA
**687 mutualphone 1393
http://www.mutualphone.com Canada
**688 Unlimitel inc. 500
http://www.unlimitel.ca/ Canada
**697 MyPhones 393
http://www.myphones.com UK
**699 MyVox **393
http://www.myvox.it Italy
**722 SpectraVoice Communications **393
www.spectravoice.com Canada
**736 SerenNet *81
http://www.serennet.co.uk UK
**742 PhoneGnome **393
www.phonegnome.com USA
**745 PointGlobal.net *4
http://www.pointglobal.net UK
**746 Phonesystems.net **393 or 000393
http://www.phonesystems.net/ France
**762 RhinoBell **393
http://www.rhinobell.com/ Netherlands
**765 RNK VoIP *888
http://www.rnkvoip.com usa
**768 PlusNet
http://www.plus.net UK
**777 Indigo Networks/Sipgate 000393
Http://www.sipgate.de/ DE
**778 squillo.it **6160
http://www.squillo.it Italy
**788 PURtel.com **393
http://purtel.com Germany
**799 TARIO.net **393
http://www.tario.net Russia
**818 SARENET **393
http://www.sarenet.es Spain
**832 ATP *95
http://www.austechpartnerships.com Australia
**835 Telphin **393
http://www.telphin.com/ Russia
**836 Engin Networks TBD
http://www.engin.com.au Australia
**847 The Internet Phone Company **393
http://www.internetphoneco.com UK
**856 Telio 000393
http://www.telio.no Norway
**867 Voipfone *393
http://www.voipfone.co.uk United Kingdom
**868 Voztele.net 2393
http://www.voztele.com Spain
**878 Voiptalk.org 71
**886 Victoria Telecommunity Network 8
http://victoria.tc.ca/ Canada
**888 FutureFone SA **393 http:www.futurefone.co.za South Africa
**897 Callfromweb **393
http://www.callfromweb.com (
http://www.callfromweb.pl) Poland
**898 Packet8 0351[5 digit#] or 0451[6 digit#]
http://www.packet8.net USA
**949 ZGWireless 9393
**969 Vox Mundi VoIP 89099
http://www.vox-mundi.net Croatia
**986 WorldTalk 363
http://www.worldtalk.net United Kingdom
**987 BlueLeaf Broadband Voice 1393
http://www.blueleafinternet.ltd.uk UK
**990 Nikotel 000393
http://www.nikotel.com Germany
**995 zgwholesale.com 991
http://www.zgwholesale.com Israel
Conference Calls
At this time, the FWD service does not support conference calling through provisioned numbers and pins. FWD does offer a conference calling service via our software client FWD.Communicator. If you'd like to make a conference call through FWD, we recommend downloading and installing FWD.Communicator. You can then set up your conference call using this software.
White Pages: Directory Services
FWD offers a robust, searchable, configurable White Page style directory to all FWD users. All FWD users are listed in the White Page Directory. The entire FWD community can make use of it and it is only available to the FWD user base.
Voicemail
FWD provides users the option to send and receive voicemail messages. Your voicemail is not activated when you sign up for FWD. Subscribers can create, delete and recreate their voicemail account whenever they choose.
Presence Status and Icons
FWD also allows users to let friends, family, or even the entire world see when they are online with simple status icons and indicators.
Simply copy and paste the following html code on any webpage, replacing the userid with your FWD number.
