Show HN: I built an international calling platform for the past 6 months

[aabdelhafez]

Used to being coerced into using clunky mobile apps for this sort of service. Quite refreshing to see a first-class browser experience here.

The sign-up and phone number acquisition flows were seamless. Excited to try calling now!

Remarkable work - thank you!

[ahmgeek]

<3 you are awesome. Thanks for trying us.

[qmarchi]

As soon an number porting is available, I'll be signing up for a Pro plan.

Been using Google Voice for _years_ and it's only gotten worse.

I know that the whole schtick is that you don't need an app, but is one on the table for Android? Things like native integration with the Dialer and Notifications are a strong candidate for a native integration.

Oh. And JP phone numbers, but that's a stretch goal.

[DANmode]

> native integration with the Dialer and Notifications

“Native integration” as in?

Notifications on webapps aren’t a foreign concept today, either.

[ahmgeek]

The app is in the making, and it turns out it's needed for some customers.

Will put the number porting on our radar very soon.

[melhaddad]

This is awesome! When do you think the android or iphone apps could be available?

[ahmgeek]

Very soon, working on them <3

[imarkphillips]

Can't wait to test the quality. Looks really practical fir digital nomads.

[ahmgeek]

Please let us know what you think after.

[mishrapravin441]

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[mishrapravin441]

Loved it, it's amazing. Few questions How many developers developed it? How much time it took? You started earning? How are you advertising? Why not people call from there phone for international call?

[ahmgeek]

How many developers developed it? Just myself, I hardly slept enough during building it, but it paid off :D

How much time it took? I started in April, but started coding enf of May

You started earning? Yes, 2 paying customers, very very minimal but that prooves the need I think

How are you advertising? Hard, still trying to market to it

Why not people call from there phone for international call? It's expensive; this is a cheaper option for sure.

[whynotmaybe]

In Canada, my provider charges 0.60cad/minute to Europe.

Voklit : 0.05$ / minute

[cloudstorage]

I really like the website. Are you comfortable to share more details on its development as well as the stack you used ?

[ahmgeek]

Ask me anything related to the technology/revenue and whatnot...

[AxiomPraxis]

On the first page, there's the claim:

  Encrypted Calls
  
  All calls are encrypted with TLS 1.2+ for signaling and SRTP with AES-128 for audio. Your conversations stay private during transmission.

This can only be true on your (Voklit) end between the client and the server, it stops being encrypted both from signalling and audio perspective the moment it hits the PSTN in any country on any network.

I would consider re-phrasing this so that limitation is more clear, for people who may misinterpret that encryption claim, unless you've found a way to encrypt PSTN signalling and audio which would be a much more impressive feat.

[whynotmaybe]

Could you display the rate in local currencies or at least show the actual currency in ISO ?

I'm guessing that the price in $ is USD but as we also have $ in Canada, it can be misleading, especially when 1USD~=1.35CAD

[bignerd_95]

Extraordinary! Congratulations. I’ve always been fascinated by the world of telephony. How did you manage to get numbers for every country? Do you have direct access to SS7, are you a virtual operator, or do you use third-party services for each country?

[netsharc]

Do scammers still try to get "local-seeming" numbers? Any mechanisms to prevent them registering, using stolen credit card numbers?

[csomar]

Are these voip numbers or real phone numbers? Can they be used to receive 2FA codes?

[K2h]

Is it a beeb or a beep? Might be a type-o on the main page

[felixg3]

Nice! Do you plan integrations with teams and other apps?

[ahmgeek]

If you just want to use a Voklit number for meetings, you can already: - Set your Voklit number as caller ID when dialing out - Forward calls to your Teams/Zoom meeting dial-in

That's easy.

If you mean enterprise support, that's on the grid, if I have enough money to quit and focus / hire for Voklit. I would do that.