Although we have a toll plan with Snap ($9.95/month giving us unlimited national tolls to landlines with a fair use policy), that doesn't really help if people want to call us.
So after a post to my favourite technology site (www.geekzone.co.nz), I found out about the VoIP services offered by 2Talk.co.nz. For only $6+GST per month, I now have a Dunedin phone number that friends and relatives in Dunedin can call at no charge since it's a "local" number - which rings our phone in Christchurch!
And even better - my wife and I can run an app on our smartphones (me on an Samsung S3, my wife on an iPhone 4) that allows us to receive calls anywhere we have a good internet connection (WiFi is preferable).
Steps to get this setup:
(1) Go to 2talk.co.nz and signup for the 2talk Go Free account (this costs nothing)
(2) Login and add-on a local ("Regional") number for the location you want.
You'll need to supply your credit card details to pay for this.
(3) Once this is setup, login to your FritzBox and add the new local/regional number to your configured telephone numbers.
If anybody would like a step-by-step guide, please let me know and I'll put something together.
