win 52" Sharp LCD HDTV from iTalkBB

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Refer your family or friends to iTalkBB, you will have a chance to win 52" Sharp LCD HDTV. How?

The most recent promotion from iTalkBB says that if you refer friends to iTalkBB's annual or monthly unlimited plan, by using promotion code "953110+899xxxxxxx" where 899xxxxxxx is your iTalkBB Number, your friends will save $10 and $9.99 on shipping, while you will have a chance to win referrer awards. Promotion runs between 09/01/07 and 10/15/07 and winner will be drawn 30 days after the end of the promotion.

Eligibility	Number of Winners	Awards	Estimate Value
referrer having the highest number of new subscriptions	1	52" Sharp LCD HDTV	$3000
referrer having 2 or more new subscriptions	20	Costco Gift Card	$200
referrer having 1 or more new subscriptions	100	2 AMC Movie Tickets	$20

Tell you friends about iTalkBB now!

iTalkBB September promotion $19.99 off

iTalkBB is now running a new promotion (9/1/07 ~ 10/15/07):

If you sign up iTalkBB's service between September 1 and October 15, you can use promotion code "953110+8991095718" to get $10 off and free shipping ($9.99 value).

The second part (899......) can be any valid iTalkBB number (say from a friend or colleague who is a current subscriber of iTalkBB's service). The owner of the 899....... number will get referrer credit as well.

Compare popular iTalkBB's residential plans from previous posts here, or read reviews and comparisons with other VoIP providers from this blog. Remember, the $299/14-month anual plan come with 200 iTalkFreedom minutes per month as well!

iTalkBB's secrete backup China DID number

One of the features that distinguish iTalkBB from the rest of VoIP providers is the so-called China DID number: your iTalkBB phone comes with a FREE China phone number and your family and friends in China can simply call your local China phone number to reach you in the United States/Canada without having to pay an International call charge! Feel interested? Sign up with iTalkBB with promotion code 953110 to take an additional $10 off.

To call from China, simply dial 17971001+899-xxx-xxxx where 899xxxxxxx is your 10 digit iTalkBB number. In most places in China, this feature has been enabled by the local phone carriers -- see a detailed chart here: http://www2.italkbb.com/bb/enu/enu_support_07.asp

However, if the caller happens to be in a region that 17971001 number is yet open, here is a backup: dial 4007-128-899, wait for it to connect, then dial the 899-xxx-xxxx number, followed by # key.

(A reader of the blog has complained about having a friend in China without direct 17971001 access. Here is your solution then.)

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UPDATE: The Local access numbers have changed -- see here for detail.

interview with iTalkBB's president

Sina news covers a recent interview with iTalkBB's president and CEO, Jack Zhao. (Available in Chinese at this link: http://voip.sina.com/2007/0814/4138.html and http://voip.sina.com/2007/0814/4138.html) One interesting number pops up from the interview --- 97% of the iTalkBB users have renewed their service plan with iTalkBB after the expiration of first year's service. The number is quite high. I believe that this may have something to do with their strict cancellation policy (search my previous posts for details), but on the other hand, this also suggests that iTalkBB's service qaulity is quite satisfactory, or at least at an acceptable level.

iTalkBB's limited free trial

iTalkBB offers 30 days free trial for its service. The idea is for users to try iTalkBB and if not satisfied with the service, one can cancel the service with no charge. If you are uncertain about the quality and service of iTalkBB, you may still sign up and try it out. But you'd better keep track the following:

(a) Time limit 1: 30 days
If you want a full refund, you have to call 1-877-482-5503 within 30 days from activation date and obtain an equipment return authorization from iTalkBB. Activation date is the 7th day after sign-up date or the date that the first call takes place, whichever comes first.

(b) Time limit 2: 7 days
You need to return the VoIP box in its original packing (with box, manual, etc.) to the address given in the equipment return authorization within 7 days (postal mark time) from the cancellation call.

(c) Usage limit: 500 minutes
Your first 30 day usage shall not exceed 500 minutes to qualify for a full refund.

(d) No toll charge
Your toll charges (for calls that are not covered in the plan you subscribed) will not be refunded. For example, international calls for residential (domestic) unlimited plan subscribers will be charged.

If you sign up with coupon code "953110", the $10 you save will be yours to keep.

iTalkBB now offers voicemail and voice-email

It almost sounds like I planed this... Last week, I talked about some features that SunRocket users would miss if switching to iTalkBB. Among them, the VoiceMail and Voice-Email (forwarding your voicemail to your specified email address with the message as an attachment) are on the top of the list. Four days have passed and I am happy to say that both VoiceMail and Voice-Email features are open for iTalkBB users now.

Here is how to set it up:
(1) login to your iTalkBB account at http://www.italkbb.com/
(2) click on the new tab that says "activate voicemail"
(3) activate your voicemail by providing a password (more than 4 digits) and an email address that you wish to receive email message from.
(4) click the "activation greeting setting" link on the top to set up greeting message. You can either call the number listed or fill in your number for a call back to record your greeting.
*** if you skip this step, there won't be any greeting message (not even a default one)
(5) wait for two hours and try it out.

I tested the voice-email out of curiosity although I have an answer machine and plan to keep using it. Well, it worked!

It feels that my post last week has something to do with the new change. (I know, it's impossible...) Hope iTalkBB can keep bringing values to its service. And remember to use promotion code 953110 to get $10 off when you decide to sign up with iTalkBB.

features that former sunrocket users would miss from iTalkBB

In the past few weeks, there are many former SunRocket users picking iTalkBB as their new VoIP service provider. While they discover some new features like China DID (having a China phone number for your phone in US), or iTalkFreedom, they also find some features that SunRocket supported missing from iTalkBB. Here is a list of features that a former SunRocket user misses the most: (a) No voicemail, or forwarding a voicemail as an email with the message as an attachment (b) No free second line and SimRing (an income call rings multiple phones) (c) No distinctive ring (i.e., identify a caller by the ring)

I can imagine the inconvenience for those who had got used to those features, espeically the email attachement thing, which is quite cool -- I don't know any other VoIP providers that support this feature. If you think you can live without those, give iTalkBB a try, and save $10 with promotion code 953110 at sign up.

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Update: VoiceMail and VoiceEmail are now open at iTalkBB. Read here!