pfingo is a new service that provides a personal phone number for you to make (or receive) phone calls from a PC (or Wi-Fi enabled mobile phone) to any landline or mobile phone number in the world.
You just have to install a small software called pfingoTALK softphone (see screenshot) onto your computer or mobile phone.
Other than talk, the pfingoTALK client lets you send or receive SMS message using the computer, the voicemails reach you as .WAV files in email and you can also send and receive faxes from the computer.
If there're any missed calls, you will be notified via email and an SMS.
pfingo provides a Singapore based number (3-series), but if you have clients or friends in UK, US or Australia, you can get a fixed-line number of that country and friends can therefore reach you at local rates without paying international charges.
While the subscription charges are around 60 cents per month, you can use it for 6 months without paying any fee.You get a free number and can accept incoming calls from any other number in the world. You can also make unlimited outgoing calls to other pfingoTALK numbers for free.
I have been trying pfingoTALK softphone since March this year under a closed test and it has left me impressed - the voice quality is at par with other VoIP clients like Skype or Yahoo! Messenger and calls get through almost instantly. www.pfingo.com
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Reader Comments
Are you sure about getting an US number? I just signed up and I only got to choose some random singapore based numbers. Thankfully I haven't given out my credit card info yet, so no big deal.Or do they charge your cellular bill directly?:(
Written on 19/9/07 4:38 AM
You can sign up for six months without sharing your credit card details.. you get a Singapore phone number (3-series)
For getting a US phone number, there's an option on the pfingo site that says pfingoTALK Global Number.
Written on 19/9/07 9:20 AM
I just signed up, I called myself, it works perfectly, but when I dial from my mobile phone to my pfingo number it doesn't work, and the pfingoTALK Global Number option is desactivated, thanks
Written on 19/9/07 5:16 PM
Shouldn't the title on the main page also be International instead of Internation ?
Written on 19/9/07 7:05 PM
Maybe you could call me in Australia ;-)
Yes I am using a similiar service - it's voip based - free fax number to email, voip numbers, it's great. I should blog about it and share it with the world.
It's the unknown version of Google Gateway :-)
Written on 21/9/07 6:47 AM
sorry to say but I fail to register with them yet .as they are not giving the OTN(The Phone Pin) even after requesting many times :(
Written on 24/9/07 8:06 PM
sandeep, have u posted a support query? maybe your mobile no is not able to receive the pin for some reason...
Written on 24/9/07 11:28 PM
hey sandeep, post the support guys a query or post in their forum. Those support pple normally reply within the same day..
Written on 5/10/07 10:31 PM