I'd keep trying on Gilgamesh. I was able to make an alt there recently, at around 0300-0400 PST. Though, you may need to wait for the free login to end on the 9th.

And on a side note, I'll echo the others in here saying that I'm a console player you uses VOIP all the time. I use a laptop, I know others who use smartphone apps. I'd consider it's use pretty standard.