TellFi (YC W11) brings Google Voice-like service to Canada, for free

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Post by ceelee » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 7:47 PM UTC

TellFi (YC W11) brings Google Voice-like service to Canada, for free
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Post by D-mo » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 7:49 PM UTC

blame canadaaaaa

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Post by dualboot » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 8:04 PM UTC

Signed up! Eager to take this for a test drive. I've been waiting impatiently for Google Voice to roll out in Canada..

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Post by ceelee » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 8:11 PM UTC

dualboot wrote: post #3

Signed up! Eager to take this for a test drive. I've been waiting impatiently for Google Voice to roll out in Canada..

Great - We'd love to hear what you think. Email us at support@tellfi.com with questions or suggestions.

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Post by holychiz » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 8:44 PM UTC

Great idea. signed up for the free plan and didn't read the small print (50 free minutes and 30-days free trial). I'd be ok w/ 50 minutes free but not w/ 30-days trial. I'm an occasional user but my calls may vary in lengths since it's mostly to businesses and gov't agencies. If there was a plan to let me keep my free number but charge for overage minutes, I'd stick around. As it is, I can't use it, even the free plan, since I can't be sure that my TellFi number won't be cancel on me. Therefore, this TellFi number will not go out to my connections in Canada. I'm cheering for you guys, TellFi, even I can't use your services as is. Love your simple sign-up process.

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Post by boolean » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 8:48 PM UTC

I like the simplicity. It took me 2 minutes to sign up, get a phone number and leave a voice mail. The audio file (MP3) was delivered instantly to my email. How are you planning to compete with Google Voice when they roll out in Canada?

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Post by mp3jeep01 » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 8:48 PM UTC

holychiz wrote: post #5

Great idea. signed up for the free plan and didn't read the small print (50 free minutes and 30-days free trial). I'd be ok w/ 50 minutes free but not w/ 30-days trial. I'm an occasional user but my calls may vary in lengths since it's mostly to businesses and gov't agencies. If there was a plan to let me keep my free number but charge for overage minutes, I'd stick around. As it is, I can't use it, even the free pla…

Thanks for the feedback! Canadian numbers automatically get bumped up to 100 free minutes and 1-year free. The only reason we've left off 'overage' at the moment is because we wanted the signup to be seamless and credit card free! Ping us at support@tellfi.com and we can work something out.

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Post by afterburner » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 8:55 PM UTC

Is this forwarding/voicemail only, or is there actually VOIP service directly to/from the number?

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 8:58 PM UTC

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Post by ceelee » Mon, Mar 14, 2011, 8:59 PM UTC

boolean wrote: post #6

I like the simplicity. It took me 2 minutes to sign up, get a phone number and leave a voice mail. The audio file (MP3) was delivered instantly to my email. How are you planning to compete with Google Voice when they roll out in Canada?

Thanks a lot! We're going to be adding some really powerful features soon that Google Voice and others in the space do not have.