"sorry, this call is not permitted"

[naplesguy 25]

From time to time, when calling my fiance I get this error message. "sorry, this call is not permitted"

The error message can last from minutes to more than a day. I get this message whether I call on a cell phone or land line and whether I call direct or using a call service.

My fiance says she has no idea why I get this message. It is very frustrating. I don't know what Philippine comany to call to check on this.

Thanks for any response. I am calling a cell number, my fiance is in Malaybalay, Bukidnon

[Deputy Purple 1,294]

And you're calling from?

You know that even the phone companies only have a finite amount of circuits right? That goes for every step of the way between you and the Philippines. If any point in between is experiencing heavy volume then they may not have an open circuit to completer the transfer.

I've experienced this same thing even calling locally on both my home line (VOIP) and my Cell Phone (AT&T) on occasion.

[Cazwik 11]

Your calling direct ? Man you must have a good call plan. I have Rebtel on my Droid and I pay like .9 cents to a cell phone in Davao. I put 10$ on it like 2 months ago and still have minutes ( Usally only call if I don't see her on Skype ... Usually means her internet is down) It lets me dial directly , but I have to place the + infront of the 63 for it to go through. To call from a landline depending on your service you have to dial 011 and the number. Don't know if thats what your looking for, Sometimes the lines are just that busy

[RandR333 9]

Probably whoever you have your long distance service through. I got one of those calling card services online, called Pingo. It kinda sucks for the same reason you describe, but it was convenient at the time and I stuck with it for the calling logs. I don't have day long problems, but it does happen from time-to-time.

[StraightShooter 62]

My fiance and I basically gave up on trying to use the phone for communication. I have a landline, she has a cell and we never did get any worthwhile reception that lasted any usable length of time. I think the longest we ever actually talked was maybe 5 minutes.

I switched from my cable phone company to Vonage when they were offering their Unlimited Philippines calling plan. The problems continued with them, so after a month I switched my landline back to my cable company.

We use Yahoo Messenger as our primary comm link now. It works for us.

I feel for ya on the calling thing though. It's a real pain not to be able to talk.

[naplesguy 25]

Your calling direct ? Man you must have a good call plan. I have Rebtel on my Droid and I pay like .9 cents to a cell phone in Davao. I put 10$ on it like 2 months ago and still have minutes ( Usally only call if I don't see her on Skype ... Usually means her internet is down) It lets me dial directly , but I have to place the + infront of the 63 for it to go through. To call from a landline depending on your service you have to dial 011 and the number. Don't know if thats what your looking for, Sometimes the lines are just that busy

I use Pingo for my main service but I do call direct just to check if it is a problem with PINGO or with the basic service. I get the same message on PINGO or direct through Verizon.

I filed for visa just one month ago. I will likely swich service sometime soon or go with Vontage. Now, I'm just in love and want to make contact keep daily contact with my fiance if its only very short to tell her I love her. I may call two or three times a day. If she wants me to call, she rings my number and I call her back.

She does not have a laptop or internet but uses a computer at work from time to time to message me on yahoo. Thanks for all the comments. It helps me feel better about not being able to get in touch with her.

[naplesguy 25]

My fiance and I basically gave up on trying to use the phone for communication. I have a landline, she has a cell and we never did get any worthwhile reception that lasted any usable length of time. I think the longest we ever actually talked was maybe 5 minutes.

I switched from my cable phone company to Vonage when they were offering their Unlimited Philippines calling plan. The problems continued with them, so after a month I switched my landline back to my cable company.

We use Yahoo Messenger as our primary comm link now. It works for us.

I feel for ya on the calling thing though. It's a real pain not to be able to talk.

Thaks, it really is painful when the proble persist for over a day. I hope she contacts me soon from work or that the lines clear.

And you're calling from?

You know that even the phone companies only have a finite amount of circuits right? That goes for every step of the way between you and the Philippines. If any point in between is experiencing heavy volume then they may not have an open circuit to completer the transfer.

I've experienced this same thing even calling locally on both my home line (VOIP) and my Cell Phone (AT&T) on occasion.

I'm calliing for Florida, USA. Southwest Florida to be more precise.

Probably whoever you have your long distance service through. I got one of those calling card services online, called Pingo. It kinda sucks for the same reason you describe, but it was convenient at the time and I stuck with it for the calling logs. I don't have day long problems, but it does happen from time-to-time.

I'm using PINGO now. I am not that happy with it but it sure beats the Verizon rates.

[Deputy Purple 1,294]

A good investment would be either the new Magicjack (that works without a PC) or a NetTalk Duo and DSL Internet for her.

It would give her a US Phone number and the ability to call and be called directly at home for no additional expense.

I know MagicJack is sold in the Philippines, not sure about nettalk but I think Nettalk has much better quality.

[naplesguy 25]

A good investment would be either the new Magicjack (that works without a PC) or a NetTalk Duo and DSL Internet for her.

It would give her a US Phone number and the ability to call and be called directly at home for no additional expense.

I know MagicJack is sold in the Philippines, not sure about nettalk but I think Nettalk has much better quality.

Thanks, thats intersting. It may be less costly to pay for a DSL for her and Magicjack. Would I need DSL, MagicJack and a service like Nettalk?

[Mark&Fatima 14]

I've used www.americacalls.us for over a year now. They sent my wife a sim card that she put in her phone. I call a local number here and it rings to her phone. It works well and the sound quality is usually great, using my cell, or a landline. It's $45 a month for unlimited calls. It does only work one-way though...she can't call me. When she wants me to call, she just sends me a text first.

Edited January 15, 2012 by Mark&Fatima

[StraightShooter 62]

I've used www.americacalls.us for over a year now. They sent my wife a sim card that she put in her phone. I call a local number here and it rings to her phone. It works well and the sound quality is usually great, using my cell, or a landline. It's $45 a month for unlimited calls. It does only work one-way though...she can't call me. When she wants me to call, she just sends me a text first.

That looks interesting.

[Cazwik 11]

When we were in Korea , my fiance wanted my itouch so bad. When I went to see her I bought her one. Then I saw they had that wireless broadband (first time I saw it anywhere) for a decent price , didn't cost no more then 1000 peso a month so I got that fro her to . She was so happy with the combo , and I could reach her anywhere. It was a little pricey at first , but she was so happy and she would call me on skype on her festivals and stuff. Then all that came to an end when her Ipod just quit charging one day. She was so sad, I thought we were going to have to have a funeral for the Ipod. It wasn't even a year old , I told her to go to a IMac store and get it fixed under warranty because Imac stores should be able to track the serial numbers and trace the warranty... Anyway can't do anything in the pines without them asking for money.... so now its just a pretty paperweight....

... now that was a vent...

[naplesguy 25]

When we were in Korea , my fiance wanted my itouch so bad. When I went to see her I bought her one. Then I saw they had that wireless broadband (first time I saw it anywhere) for a decent price , didn't cost no more then 1000 peso a month so I got that fro her to . She was so happy with the combo , and I could reach her anywhere. It was a little pricey at first , but she was so happy and she would call me on skype on her festivals and stuff. Then all that came to an end when her Ipod just quit charging one day. She was so sad, I thought we were going to have to have a funeral for the Ipod. It wasn't even a year old , I told her to go to a IMac store and get it fixed under warranty because Imac stores should be able to track the serial numbers and trace the warranty... Anyway can't do anything in the pines without them asking for money.... so now its just a pretty paperweight....

... now that was a vent...

So with the ipod, she can be on yahoo chat or email at most any time. And without the plan, she could go to a wirless zone and chat or email. Not a bad idea. How much was the IPOD?

I have not been able to contact my fiance in over twenty four hours. I am getting worried now.

[CristiFur 15]

Yes this happens when circuits are busy or out of coverage area. I remember my Fiance went to see her relatives in the province and all week I kept getting that message till she got back in QC.

I been using Nobel phone cards, rates are ok for cell but cheaper if they have land line.

[naplesguy 25]

Yes this happens when circuits are busy or out of coverage area. I remember my Fiance went to see her relatives in the province and all week I kept getting that message till she got back in QC.

I been using Nobel phone cards, rates are ok for cell but cheaper if they have land line.

Well, she had no plan to leave the coverage area and it seems like a long time for circuits to be busy.