Hey y'all! I'm also from Germany and new to this. I just got an American phone number through Skype but I don't really understand why the GTL account is necessary and what GTL is? Also I read that some people are having problems with phone calls using the Skype number because it's seen as a third party provider (I can't remember how it's called correctly).. does anyone know more about that?
August 30, 2020 - 1:56am
#3
Sonnenblume
Hi,
Thank you all for your nice comments! Unfortunately, I haven't found the search function for this forum yet! Otherwise I'd maybe have found your post @ My other car is...
August 13, 2020 - 1:22pm
#4
My_other_car_i…
Hey :-) I'm from Germany and I just posted about this on the other sub-forum, "Incarcerated Loved Ones". If you still need more info go check it out. Basically it's like Marina_ said, get a local phone number and then create a GTL account and that's it. Costs me about 6€ a month plus 1.23$ per 15 minutes phone call :-)
August 12, 2020 - 8:50pm
#5
lilianc
hello! I'm not from Germany but there's an app called nextplus, you can download and it will give you an american number. You can send this number to the inmate and he will be able to call you.
August 12, 2020 - 1:59pm
#6
Anni_
Hi @Sonnenblume
I did it the same way as kbeex and use Skype. When you buy a Skype number, just make sure you take one with a local area code, which is near the facility of your PP. What prison is your PP in? The costs differ depending on the facility as far as I know. I've linked my account to the Advance Pay from GTL and pay about $1.14 for 15 minutes (my PP is also in Cali). If you need support (in German or English), just let me know
August 11, 2020 - 12:59pm
#7
kbeex
Hey!
I'm not from Germany, I'm from the UK but I got an American phone number through Skype. It only costs me about £5/€5.56 a month for the number which is waaaay cheaper than what I'd pay to have someone from the US phone my British number. You can download the Skype app onto your phone so it's kind of just like someone phoning your regular phone number.
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Hey y'all! I'm also from Germany and new to this. I just got an American phone number through Skype but I don't really understand why the GTL account is necessary and what GTL is? Also I read that some people are having problems with phone calls using the Skype number because it's seen as a third party provider (I can't remember how it's called correctly).. does anyone know more about that?
Hi,
Thank you all for your nice comments! Unfortunately, I haven't found the search function for this forum yet! Otherwise I'd maybe have found your post @ My other car is...
Hey :-) I'm from Germany and I just posted about this on the other sub-forum, "Incarcerated Loved Ones". If you still need more info go check it out. Basically it's like Marina_ said, get a local phone number and then create a GTL account and that's it. Costs me about 6€ a month plus 1.23$ per 15 minutes phone call :-)
hello! I'm not from Germany but there's an app called nextplus, you can download and it will give you an american number. You can send this number to the inmate and he will be able to call you.
Hi @Sonnenblume
I did it the same way as kbeex and use Skype. When you buy a Skype number, just make sure you take one with a local area code, which is near the facility of your PP. What prison is your PP in? The costs differ depending on the facility as far as I know. I've linked my account to the Advance Pay from GTL and pay about $1.14 for 15 minutes (my PP is also in Cali). If you need support (in German or English), just let me know
Hey!
I'm not from Germany, I'm from the UK but I got an American phone number through Skype. It only costs me about £5/€5.56 a month for the number which is waaaay cheaper than what I'd pay to have someone from the US phone my British number. You can download the Skype app onto your phone so it's kind of just like someone phoning your regular phone number.
Hope this helps :)