welcome to global village
a new way to make phone calls
With Global Village, you can make FREE calls to Global
Village users and most other VoIP users anywhere in the
world
How much does it cost to belong to Global Village? Absolutely
nothing. There is no monthly fee and there is never a charge
for calling another Global Village member or other VoIP
number or for receiving a VoIP call from anyone.
Call around the corner or around the world. It’s
free! Really!
free calls to other global village
subscribers
Every call you make to another Global Village user is
absolutely FREE. That is true whether you call around the
corner or around the world. Every Global Village subscriber
will have a unique 7 digit phone number. That’s all
you need to dial another Global Village user.
free calls to many other internet
phone users around the world
The Internet phone community is growing every day. Through
Global Village, you can place free call to many other
Internet phone users around the world. To dial another
Internet service, you must first dial a “1”,
then a 3-digit “area code” followed by the
number on the other service. These “Internet area
codes” are selected by each service and Global
Village connects you.
service
“internet
area code”
CALL UK
285
FWD
393
GRADWELL
472
GOSSIPTEL
464
IPTEL
478
IAXTEL
700
SIPPHONE
747
For example, a very popular free service is Free World
Dial, often referred to as FWD, started by VoIP pioneer
Jeff Pulver. If you know someone with a FWD phone number
you can dial 1 393 followed by their phone number. 393
is the “Internet area code” used by FWD. Global
Village will be expanding our relationships with other
services so check back to if you are looking for a service
not listed. Currently you can connect to the following
through Global Village:
great low rates for calls to regular
phone users throughout the world
Global Village lets you make low-cost calls to any phone
anywhere in the world, even if it is only connected to
the traditional Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN).
You can opt for a plan with absolutely no monthly commitment
where you pay only for calls you make. Or US customers
can opt for an unlimited US calls plan with a flat rate
monthly fee. Check out the “Calling Plans and Rates” page
for more details.
worldwide phone numbers
A Worldwide phone number allows anyone, anywhere on
the regular Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN)
to call your Global Village phone. This number doesn’t
have to be in the area where you live! Currently you
can choose a phone number in the United States or the
United Kingdom. US phone numbers are available in 22
states and the UK numbers are UK National Rate Plan numbers.
Check out the “Calling Plans and Rates” page
for more details.
