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grumpy3b

join:2001-12-11
Lompoc, CA

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Re: Good gawd how cheap do you want a service to be?

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grumpy3b

join:2001-12-11
Lompoc, CA
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lawd save us from the petulant 12-year olds and the 70yr old wheezer geezers who in a nutshell argue over $0.25 on postage as well as want everything free and feel arguing over <= $20/YEAR is worth the effort or put another way < $2/mo is big money and must involve endless hand wringing.

Geeze even FreeJack is going to be priced @ $19.95/yr...now there would be something funny, Driving down the freeway talking over your old home telephone...

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CatchingSpy

join:2002-09-08
Atlanta, GA
reply to grumpy3b
Just because you are a fish and you think it is a good deal does not mean it is a good deal to the intelligent buyer.

grumpy3b

join:2001-12-11
Lompoc, CA
reply to CatchingSpy
oh good lawd!! I swear some people are born to cut off their nose to spite their face.

shashinka

join:2000-09-16
West Boylston, MA
reply to CatchingSpy
voicestick.com has been working great for me. Was the cheapest after sunrocket.com when under.

tomdchi
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join:2007-03-08
Starkville, MS
reply to CatchingSpy
uh, you do realize he said 100 dollars for the entire year. vonage runs 25 bucks a month.

CatchingSpy

join:2002-09-08
Atlanta, GA
reply to grumpy3b
I want $14.95 a year with unlimited calling in the USA and Canada... for another $100 you might as well get Vontage.,

grumpy3b

join:2001-12-11
Lompoc, CA
·DSL EXTREME
·Millenicom

Hey, I have my issues with Skype/eBay as much as the next guy...but I save $1000s every year with Skype. I spend what is it $36/yr for SkypePro now then I pay $24/yr for each Skype in number...and that is ALL I PAY...I have three Skype in numbers around the US so friends and family members can call me free from their landlines and I can make all the calls I want w/o charge.

The entire package I use costs me about $100/yr. I have Millenicom EVDO Mobile Broadband for $50/mo so no need for a cell phone as anywhere there is Sprint service I'll find MBB and can call out using my Nokia N800 via my Cradlepoint router and Franklin USB EVDO modem.

But the Skype deal does not suck. Sure there are other free or seemingly free real VoIP solutions but then you run into the tech issues of jitter and what not which for MBB can be a killer.

And thanks to the CTR350 router I can use my laptop for web browsing or whatever AND AT THE SAME TIME use the internet tablet for the phone call.

Nope, I can complain about a lot of the changes since eBay bought them, but the price is fine where it is right now. I mean I use it daily for hours and want them to stay in business so a small amount of cash from me is fine...I see direct value from that investment. Plus if you are smart it's deductible anyway so who cares?

BUT I worry if form holds true eBay will keep rising prices as the service becomes more invasive and ubiquitous...that will not work for me. We'll see how things go with the new CEO...
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