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Joeaksa Joeaksa is offline
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Originally posted by Langers
How do you guys make international calls on your cells? How much does it cost?
www.skype.com

Its free from computer to computer anywhere in the world, and costs about 1c a minute calling to a land line, cell phone and such. As well if you are out of the country and need to call a "800 or free phone" number, its usually impossible from abroad. With Skype you can call any number in the world.

My copilot had a $500 cell phone bill last month while he was out on the road. I got him with Skype and he put $10 in the account 3 weeks ago. He is 35 and talks on the phone 3x as much as I do and still has over $7 on the account.

Try it, its very good. One hint is not to use a USB headset, get the one with two plug-ins. Seems to be less lead/lag in the calls. With the "two plug" version I call friends and they say its as good as a "land line" call in the states.

Also, Ebay purchased Skype two months ago and now they sell cell phones there that are a direct link to Skype. Have not tried one but have heard that they are very good.

Joe A
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Last edited by Joeaksa; 05-24-2006 at 06:08 AM..
Old 05-24-2006, 06:05 AM
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