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  1. Mike_Haddon

    Mike_Haddon DI Forum Adept

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    The person or business you are calling does not need to use Skype. You are just calling through Skype to their phone. Don't know what VOIP is or how it works, so cannot comment on how obvious that is. $5 of Skype credit lasts me around 6 months for the few calls I need to make.
     
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    Mike_Haddon, Apr 20, 2023
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  2. Dutchie

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    I didn't know Skype also offered a VOIP service, but apparently they do. Voice over IP (VOIP) just means the initiating side of the call uses the internet to connect to a dedicated (telephone) server in a different country which then connects them to a phone (landline or mobile) in the receiving country. It also works within one country but then the cost advantage disappears.
     
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    Dutchie, Apr 21, 2023
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  3. MikeP64

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    Not sure if this page has the info you need: https://www.va.gov/resources/verifying-your-identity-on-vagov/
    Looks like to sign with myhealthevet it has to be a premium DS login account. Not sure what that is.

    The other two options: ID.me, it does spell out no foreign numbers and no VOIP numbers.

    On ID.ME I was able to register without the need for a phone. I used alternate method instructions to set up MFA using the Device Unlock method on with my Windows laptop. Now I can't say if they detect your IP is from a foreign source and will block this method.
    https://help.id.me/hc/en-us/article...70.272071007.1681901455-1404657376.1681648532

    Personal note, I help on a technical forum, DTNA Solutions, at a much higher volume. The type of answers I gave here reflected the type or style of responses I give there. They are much more normal there.
     
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    MikeP64, Apr 19, 2023
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  4. Dutchie

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    Charly, to make phone calls cost efficiently to any bank/company/government agency/family member outside the Philippines, try using an app called DialNow. Calling the UK (landline half a penny per minute, mobile number 1 penny per minute).
    Create an account here, pay a small amount like 5 or 10 pounds into your account, download the app to your phone from google or apple and you should be good for more than a year worth of unavoidable calls abroad.
     
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    Dutchie, Apr 18, 2023
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    Com Mon Gents. The internet invites miss-communication. Lack of detail to ones post any where on the Net, is confusing at best............too many details can also be abruptly confusing, so we all try to ski the down hill with out crashing into each other. But we do crash often by not taking the time to reply to a post reasonably! All Vets are in need of a good system so as the thread states...............add info and hope it helps. To all that have served.......we salute you and you should not be treated like a bank, Making it Sooo difficult to gain what you have earned. Cheers and this forum strides that Dumaguete is the place of Friendly Peoples. Have fun out here! All Vet's have sacrificed and that should be understood back home!
     
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    Crystalhead, Apr 17, 2023
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