Anonymous_
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2 edits | that is not in us $
that is not in us $ 
it's more like $15.8499 in USD
or 11.0679 if going by E6.95 |
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smcallah
join:2004-08-05
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| Not cheap on the other end though...
I have seen a lot of these services popping up for unlimited International calls, and they are great if you're the one calling, I suppose. Until your friends and family in the country you're calling want to kill you for running up their per-minute landline with your call.
With most of the countries you can call with these unlimited plans, you can only call the landline numbers, which get charged by the minute on the receiving end at a ridiculous amount. The cellphones in those countries however are not charged extra per-minute for receiving international calls, and thus are not allowed in these unlimited plans.
Just thought I should point that out. It's not the case with every country, but it is for most. |
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lg75
join:2003-01-31
Bronx, NY
 ·Optimum Online
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Re: that is not in us $
Ok, I'm not sure where you see that it isn't $9.95. It clearly says it's US$9.95. However, the part you must pay attention to is their definition of "Unlimited".
The offer:
Unlimited World
$9.95/month
Unlimited calls to landlines* in 34 countries worldwide.
The fine print:
* The legal bit – as part of our fair usage policy you’ll get up to 10,000 calling minutes per month. |
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the_dictionary
@rr.com | so... its not unlimited... |
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NJALondon
@dslgb.com
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Could you provide details of a country anywhere in the world where subscribers are charged for receiving a landline call, becausae I've never heard of it. The only time I've heard of people paying to recieve a call are in certain countries that have "called party pays" mobile telephones. |
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morbo
Complete Your Transaction
join:2002-01-22
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clubs: |  skype could do it...
skype has the largest user base to really change the voice field. it's the ACTUALLY CHANGING that they have been having trouble with. |
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en102
Canadian, eh?
join:2001-01-26
Valencia, CA | Skype works well
I've been using it for almost 2 years now, for $3/month (paid $36/year) for unlimited Canada/US calling with video conferencing, its a decent deal. Calls work pretty good for me.
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David_
La vida es bella
join:2001-01-28
chile | reply to smcallah
Re: Not cheap on the other end though...
that doesnt apply to all the countries in the list , at least here in Chile ALL incoming calls are free (landline and cellphone calls) and the same in New Zealand.
Woohoo, now time to get me a decent skype phone . |
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n2jtx
join:2001-01-13
Glen Head, NY | Had It
I had SkypeOut for one year during 2007 when they had the $14.95 promotional offer. It worked well enough but I was not using it enough to justify ponying up $36 for 2008.
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supergirl
join:2007-03-20
Pensacola, FL
 ·Cox VOIP
·Skype
·Cox HSI
 ·AT&T Southeast
·magicjack.com
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Re: skype could do it...
said by morbo  :skype has the largest user base to really change the voice field. it's the ACTUALLY CHANGING that they have been having trouble with. Well, of owner Ebay would sell it to Google then everyone on Skype could say, "Yahoo!" about Skype. 
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blueOne
Super Mega Xtreme Adrenaline Manwich
join:2002-12-23
Alameda, CA | reply to n2jtx
Re: Had It
Hey, why not fix caller id in the states??  |
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smcallah
join:2004-08-05
Home | reply to David_
Re: Not cheap on the other end though...
Yeah, that's why I said MOST, never said ALL... |
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JerryTongue
join:2003-04-01
Auburn, WA
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Re: Had It
If your with Comcast they will just give you dropped connections all the time anyways. I use to use skype all the time with friends and family until Comcast got into doing the stuff they do with there customers, havent even tried going back to use it anymore. Was a very good service though I thought. |
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phone user
@shawcable.net
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Re: Not cheap on the other end though...
That is totally incorrect.
I dont think there is one country on the face of the earth, that charges for incoming calls on landlines.
I mainly make calls to the UK and they just call me back as its free for them. A lot of people there are on the talk talk service. Which is $ 42 USD includes POTS line, unlimited calling to 36 countries and dsl up to 8meg. |
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Anonymous_
Anonymous
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join:2004-06-21
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clubs: | reply to lg75
Re: that is not in us $
it shows E for euros |
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lg75
join:2003-01-31
Bronx, NY
·Optimum Online
| said by Anonymous_ : it shows E for euros It shows $ for dollars...
»www.skype.com/allfeatures/subscr···daworld/ |
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mikes60
My Paradise
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join:2001-07-31
Boynton Beach, FL | reply to Anonymous_
Their chart isn't wrong. You are assuming that they are just converting Euros to Dollars.
They have obviously just created different price points for the USA market.
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swhitney2003
I can't drive 55.
Premium
join:2003-06-13
NH
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1 edit | reply to JerryTongue
Re: Had It
I frequently Skype (using Comcast) all the time with friends and family... who also have Comcast. I have never had a problem. |
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JerryTongue
join:2003-04-01
Auburn, WA | well we have issues and it's not a firewall issue but being your with Comcast and works ok then I guess I should retract my statement. |
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smcallah
join:2004-08-05
Home
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Re: Not cheap on the other end though...
No, it's true.
Just because you don't know doesn't make it incorrect. So please don't comment on it.
Do you call anyone in Sweden? Sweden is at least one country that charges incoming calls on the landlines when called internationally. But mobile calls are not charged extra incoming. |
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