I am canceling my loung distace service with Bell Canada. Does anyone know a good alternative LD service or a calling card. I have checked around and 5 cents a minute in North America is very common, what is the best price out there?
What is the best non - BELL alternative long distace service. ( or calling card )
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I use Skype frequently. That is free if both parties use it. Their SkypeOut service (calls directly to landlines and cell phones) in North America is $2.95 per month for up to 10,000 minutes. You just need a gaming headset for your computer to make it work well (headphones and mic together).
If not looking into those 10-10 service numbers.
Cheers
If not looking into those 10-10 service numbers.
Cheers
www.startec.com and www.comwave.net are good choices.
I use both services and have been happy with them.
Comwave will match any price that you have seen advertised elsewhere on per min rates to any country.
I use both services and have been happy with them.
Comwave will match any price that you have seen advertised elsewhere on per min rates to any country.
I don't use Skype but from everything I have heard about it, I should. Apparently you can call from your computer to a landline or cell phone, for free or nearly for free. I have a Canada-wide voice plan so that's what I use.
To call overseas I went to http://www.ontariophonecards.ca/, which seemed to have the cheapest rates with no service fees. I buy the First Choice cards, $20 gets me over 1 000 minutes to Germany, no catches.
To call overseas I went to http://www.ontariophonecards.ca/, which seemed to have the cheapest rates with no service fees. I buy the First Choice cards, $20 gets me over 1 000 minutes to Germany, no catches.
Canada and USA for 2 cents per minute!
A recorded voice will come on and tell you the rate being charged. I only call within Canada and the US and the rate has never exceeded $0.02/minute and it is billed to your home phone bill. No credit card, no calling card, no bs.
I have friends who use it to call overseas and the have called England, Ireland for less than $0.05/minute
I use 10-10-229 then dial the number exactly as you normally would with 1 + area code.Ceiling Cat said:I am canceling my loung distace service with Bell Canada. Does anyone know a good alternative LD service or a calling card. I have checked around and 5 cents a minute in North America is very common, what is the best price out there?
A recorded voice will come on and tell you the rate being charged. I only call within Canada and the US and the rate has never exceeded $0.02/minute and it is billed to your home phone bill. No credit card, no calling card, no bs.
I have friends who use it to call overseas and the have called England, Ireland for less than $0.05/minute
The Toronto Sun $3.99 unlimited at all times anywhere in Canada.
I believe they have a $15.99 unlimited at all times anywhere in North America, but please check.
I believe they have a $15.99 unlimited at all times anywhere in North America, but please check.
Walmart has a wonderful prepaid long distance card. You can use it on Bell's payphones. Calls from the payphone will be less than 50 cents. A wonderful way around the 50 cent cash charge to use Bell's payphone. You can use the Walmart card from your home phone for long distance calls. I highly recommend it to cap your long distance calls expenses. Much better than paying Bell for all the baloney charges, like network fees, for their long distance call plans.
Good for North America
have a look at Skype out rates - they are pretty good outside North America
But if you want to call anywhere else Magic Jack rates are not that good.papasmerf said:
have a look at Skype out rates - they are pretty good outside North America
Good point ... same with all the internet based services. Might want to keep the non-wireless land-line, just in case.vsailor said:but if you have a power failure ...no phone
I second that.papasmerf said:
I recently installed magicJack on my computer and it works great.
You can buy it locally now btw. Don't have to mail order. I got mine at computer store just next door to BurgerKing on College nr Spadina. $39.plus tax. Good for a full year... then you can renew on-line.
I use Skype.shrek71 said:I use Skype frequently. That is free if both parties use it. Their SkypeOut service (calls directly to landlines and cell phones) in North America is $2.95 per month for up to 10,000 minutes. You just need a gaming headset for your computer to make it work well (headphones and mic together).
Cheers
Amazingly, it is free if both parties have it, as shrek says.
I do not use a headset. The mike on my laptop does just fine.
I have a cell phone so between that and Skype I don't have a home phone, nor do I have cable since I d/l the shows/ movies I want to watch.vsailor said:but if you have a power failure ...no phone
