Canadian Calls rejected due to lack of funds

[rcapuppy]

I tried to call my daughter in Canada (I have a premier account) and received an Ooma message stating I had zero funds balance and the call did not go through. I dialed the area code and the number to her cell phone. Am I doing something wrong?

Back in early 2010, we ported our number from Vonage, but the original virtual number that came with the phone is still there and is the number I use to log into my Ooma account. I tried to delete it and add a Canada number, but no joy.

Anyone with any suggestions?

[murphy]

It's probably set up the same way as the free 250 minutes for Premier users that use the mobile app. There has to be a balance in the prepaid account but when you make a call it gets charged as $0.00 and doesn't reduce the balance. Call Customer Support and ask why as a Premier user you can't make a call to Canada.

[WayneDsr]

In order to make a free call to Canada you need an Ooma Canadian phone number as your virtual second number.

Wayne

[rcapuppy]

Thank you guys for your help! I called Ooma customer service and the kind lady added $1.00 to my funds account to enable free calling to Canada. She then changed my virtual number to a Canadian number that is local to my daughter. The number change cost a one time fee of $19.99.

This is amazing! I used to call her via Google Voice and had also purchased a Canadian number via Callcentric so that she could call me. Now I can cancel Callcentric, one less bill to pay. Thank you Ooma!!!!