On Wed, Sep 8, 2010 at 10:16 PM, Fernando Duran <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:liberosec@yahoo.ca">liberosec@yahoo.ca</a>></span> wrote:<br><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); padding-left: 1ex;">
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>I looked into Yak a couple of months ago, and they were very promising, but<br>
>wanted to take over my long distance too, which I am with a company that<br>
>gives good rates for USA/Canada as well as specific overseas countries.<br>
>So that was the deal breaker for me.<br>
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</div>I use Skype and their Unlimited World plan; for US $10/month I have unlimited<br>
minutes to Canada, USA (landlines and mobiles) and many countries in the world<br>
(mostly landlines). I can't find anything cheaper than that if you make<br>
international calls with certain frequency (the best part is when the person on<br>
the other side says "OK, hung up, this must be costing you a fortune!" and<br>
you're like "meh, never mind...")<br></blockquote><div><br>For a many years I used Prepaid Calling Cards mainly to call family in Egypt and the USA. This way it is rationed somewhat. <br><br>Still do that some extent, when I have them handy. <br>
<br>Then found a long distance company (first Pulse Communication and then Blue Tone, both are the same company <a href="https://btone.ca">https://btone.ca</a>) that would charge $0.10 per minute to Egypt and maybe $0.03 per minute to the USA. They became my long distance company so that when I call, I am not charged Bell's ridiculous rates (was over a $1.00 per minute now maybe $0.80).<br>
<br>You also get a calling card that you can use from any public phone when you are on the road for a cent or two more per minute. Very convenient and better than any other option for that (cell phone long distance!)<br><br>
If you call people in certain countries where there are inter-carrier agreements (e.g. most places in Europe, India, ...etc.), you can get very cheap rates from many many providers. Unfortunately, Egypt is not one of them, so always a challenge finding a rate comparable to the $0.05 a minute or less, or flat monthly fee.<br>
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