Cell phone companies are gouging us with long distance rates. Does anybody use a third party company to access long distance on their cell phones that is cheaper than going through your provider??
Cell phone long distance for Canadians?!
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Yes. I've used the following company for years. They charge 2.5 cents per minute for the U.S. and Canada:
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When I looked into it for later this year they told me I'd could get a flat rate for Canada of $30 for unlimited LD charges although my time spent would go against my usual usage during the daytime and only for outgoing calls. I guess it depends on how much you plan to chat.
I'm not sure if the coverage works in your area, but a couple of the new companies, Wind and Mobilicity have some packages that include unlimited North American calling. Since they are still fairly new, they don't have large home bases yet.
As mentioned there are plan you can add that make it unlimited LD or minute pakages for the big 3 (Rogers, Telus, Bell). Or you can call retentions up and get a new contract and haggle LD in north america for free (assuming you are a customer and your contract is upfor renewal).
Buy phone cards. Google cheap canadian phone cards or online phone cards. There's one site, something something Ontario something, that has cards as low as 2.2 cents a minute anywhere in Canada. You dial an 800 number, type in the PIN you got online, dial the destination number and yap away. Works great. The one I used to have even had dozens of local dial-in numbers so if you travelled through Canada, you could still make the call for dirt cheap.
I buy $10 long distance cards at Walmart for my cell. They charge I think only 2.5 cents / minute in Canada and 2.9 cents for the States. I get about 6 hours worth of long distance for $10. Not a bad deal.
I used to use worldline up until last month until I got an unlimited north american cell phone plan.Cell phone companies are gouging us with long distance rates. Does anybody use a third party company to access long distance on their cell phones that is cheaper than going through your provider??
Can't go wrong with worldline. $3.95 for unlimited calling across north america and with that $3.95 you can register one landline and one cell phone
www.worldline.ca or something like that
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How exactly does it work?? Am i gouged other fees for using this service by my provider?? are there 'hidden' fees?? and what do you do about incoming long distance calls when you are out of your service area??Yes. I've used the following company for years. They charge 2.5 cents per minute for the U.S. and Canada:
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Sent you a PMI used to use worldline up until last month until I got an unlimited north american cell phone plan.
Can't go wrong with worldine. $3.95 for unlimited calling across north america and with that $3.95 you can register one landline and one cell phone
Do they actually charge you by the minute??? i remember when they used to take airtime and whatnot off back in the day. Is that still done?? is the card only good for a month??I buy $10 long distance cards at Walmart for my cell. They charge I think only 2.5 cents / minute in Canada and 2.9 cents for the States. I get about 6 hours worth of long distance for $10. Not a bad deal.
You will still lose airtime with calling cards, and cards vary for how long they are good for. The ones I buy last 12 weeks from activation.Do they actually charge you by the minute??? i remember when they used to take airtime and whatnot off back in the day. Is that still done?? is the card only good for a month??
