Is it possible to dial US toll-free numbers from HK?

[HKFella]

I'm a regular Skype user and use it to call folks back home (in India and elsewhere), though I would only use it when making PC-to-PC calls where the charge is free and the quality great, but for regular calls, I would have to back PDLM on his assertion that Skype is not up to scratch.

Sure, Skype is one of the better VoIP providers out there, if not the best, but their charges are FAR from competitive. I've personally found other providers (Jajah, Jaxtr, Rebtel) to have MUCH better pricing. Calls to India and to UK Mobiles (according to current rates) using Skype are over a dollar a minute to India and over 2 dollars a minute to UK mobiles(including the connection fees that everyone conveniently seems to ignore).

Picking up the phone and using an IDD service like PCCW is hands-down the easier option and probably even cheaper overall. Last I checked....promo rates to India...$0.58/min and to UK mobiles $1.38. You do the math...

Skype alternatives I came up with that charge less:
Jajah (JAJAH - web-activated telephony)
Rebtel (Cheap international mobile calls - Rebtel provider - Rebtel)

It's all a matter of being aware of what you're being charged and just shopping around to get a better deal....no different from what you normally do everyday, really!

nonoh.net is in a similar category - in some case with even better rates - 3 euro cents/min to India from many free origination points (HK being one - and this is not a first month promotion rate or something) and free between a number of countries as long as 10 Euro credit is bought every 4 months towards paid calls. You need a PC with access to the web to activate the calls between the two numbers but the conversation happens over regular telephone sets. It's voip and the quality is generally terrific over landlines and varies with mobiles.