 nixenRockin' the BoxenPremium
join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA | Cheaper Than International Cell Plans I'm on business in Germany (recently, it's been frequent/prolonged - actually writing this from southern Germany). When I'm over here, Verizon charges my employer $1.29/minute, not just for outbound calls, but inbound calls, too. Imagine the bill my employer's gonna get after last week's two conference calls I had to participate in...
Any way, being gone for non-trivial amounts of time means that phone-type services are one of the few ways I can preserve my marriage. Skype comes in DAMNED handy. My wife and I can just ring each other up and sort of "hang out" for an hour or more on the video chat.
Yes, I know you can supposedly get local SIMs that will reduce your per minute charges. However, even though Verizon has given me my unlock code for my crackberry, I've not yet found a telephon store that will sell me a replacement SIM for it. So, "Skype it is".
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nitzanPremium,VIP
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kudos:2 | Just get a cheap local pre-paid phone (or SIM) that has free incoming - and use callback for all your calls.
I did that in Japan and went from something like $1.2/minute to 12 cents a minute.  a little PITA to deal with, but well worth it IMHO. |
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nixenRockin' the BoxenPremium
join:2002-10-04
Alexandria, VA | said by nitzan:Just get a cheap local pre-paid phone (or SIM) that has free incoming - and use callback for all your calls. I did that in Japan and went from something like $1.2/minute to 12 cents a minute. a little PITA to deal with, but well worth it IMHO. One of the major points of having gotten a GSM phone was that it has the flexibility to change networks via a new SIM. It's simply *finding* a new SIM that's proven challenging. Getting a new phone is both pointlessly expensive and defeats the purpose of having a "world phone". A SIM card makes much more sense financially and in the concept of equipment reuse. It's just the challenge of actually being able to re-use.
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The trouble with the world is that the stupid are cocksure and the intelligent are full of doubt. -- Bertrand Russell |
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