Comments on: Get FREE long-distance calls through the internet http://www.christianpf.com/free-long-distance-calls-through-internet/ Christian Personal Finance - Financial help, debt help and other financial resources Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:03:34 -0600 hourly 1 By: Best of Personal Finance: Suggest a link for Wise Bread's Weekly Roundup - Page 8 - Wise Bread Forums http://www.christianpf.com/free-long-distance-calls-through-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-11945 Best of Personal Finance: Suggest a link for Wise Bread's Weekly Roundup - Page 8 - Wise Bread Forums Fri, 24 Apr 2009 14:47:13 +0000 http://www.christianpf.com/free-long-distance-calls-through-internet/#comment-11945 [...] of my more interesting posts this week was a followup review I did of how I get free long distance calls... __________________ Christian Personal Finance | Free budgeting software | What the Bible says [...] [...] of my more interesting posts this week was a followup review I did of how I get free long distance calls… __________________ Christian Personal Finance | Free budgeting software | What the Bible says [...]

]]> By: bob http://www.christianpf.com/free-long-distance-calls-through-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-11913 bob Wed, 22 Apr 2009 17:51:48 +0000 http://www.christianpf.com/free-long-distance-calls-through-internet/#comment-11913 Pochax, I haven't heard of ooma, but I am interested to hear if anyone else compared the two... Pochax, I haven’t heard of ooma, but I am interested to hear if anyone else compared the two…

]]> By: pochax http://www.christianpf.com/free-long-distance-calls-through-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-11901 pochax Wed, 22 Apr 2009 01:59:32 +0000 http://www.christianpf.com/free-long-distance-calls-through-internet/#comment-11901 how does this compare to ooma (ooma.com)? i think that contraption is supposed to be ~$200 up front but should be free long distance forever (no monthly or yearly fees) BUT it does require an internet connection. how does this compare to ooma (ooma.com)? i think that contraption is supposed to be ~$200 up front but should be free long distance forever (no monthly or yearly fees) BUT it does require an internet connection.

]]> By: Sandy http://www.christianpf.com/free-long-distance-calls-through-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-11893 Sandy Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:15:07 +0000 http://www.christianpf.com/free-long-distance-calls-through-internet/#comment-11893 My brother sells electronics so we've had this item for almost 2 years now. I took one with me when I was on vacation in Jamaican and used it with no issues to call back to the US for FREE via the internet. That is where is has some potentially powerful implications but they can improve on the product. There are glitches and the quality all depends on your internet connection. I'm waiting for an updated product but the idea is really cost effective. My mom uses it exclusively for her long distance service and dropped the function on her other home phone. Now I can't get my mom off the phone! My brother sells electronics so we’ve had this item for almost 2 years now. I took one with me when I was on vacation in Jamaican and used it with no issues to call back to the US for FREE via the internet. That is where is has some potentially powerful implications but they can improve on the product.

There are glitches and the quality all depends on your internet connection. I’m waiting for an updated product but the idea is really cost effective. My mom uses it exclusively for her long distance service and dropped the function on her other home phone.

Now I can’t get my mom off the phone!

]]> By: bob http://www.christianpf.com/free-long-distance-calls-through-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-11892 bob Tue, 21 Apr 2009 18:02:10 +0000 http://www.christianpf.com/free-long-distance-calls-through-internet/#comment-11892 Scott, not sure if it is the same where you are, but here in St. Louis, AT&T just recently allowed us to have DSL without a phone line... So before I was paying $25 a month for internet and $15 a month for a land line I never used. I called AT&T and cancelled the phone line (saving $15/month) and got faster internet (+$10/month) = faster internet and saving $5 a month... Scott, not sure if it is the same where you are, but here in St. Louis, AT&T just recently allowed us to have DSL without a phone line… So before I was paying $25 a month for internet and $15 a month for a land line I never used. I called AT&T and cancelled the phone line (saving $15/month) and got faster internet (+$10/month) = faster internet and saving $5 a month…

]]> By: Scott http://www.christianpf.com/free-long-distance-calls-through-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-11890 Scott Tue, 21 Apr 2009 17:19:44 +0000 http://www.christianpf.com/free-long-distance-calls-through-internet/#comment-11890 What about the situation where you need to have a phone line for DSL? We have two options in our city for DSL: cable modem, via the cable company, or through the phone company, AT&T. Oh, there might be another option or two, but they still require AT&T. We don't have cable, nor do we want it, for financial and "moral" concerns, so we're left with the phone company. And that's the only reason we have a landline, to have DSL and Internet access. We have prepaid cell phones, but don't use them for long distance unless we are traveling. What about the situation where you need to have a phone line for DSL? We have two options in our city for DSL: cable modem, via the cable company, or through the phone company, AT&T. Oh, there might be another option or two, but they still require AT&T. We don’t have cable, nor do we want it, for financial and “moral” concerns, so we’re left with the phone company. And that’s the only reason we have a landline, to have DSL and Internet access. We have prepaid cell phones, but don’t use them for long distance unless we are traveling.

]]> By: fife http://www.christianpf.com/free-long-distance-calls-through-internet/comment-page-1/#comment-11886 fife Tue, 21 Apr 2009 15:11:37 +0000 http://www.christianpf.com/free-long-distance-calls-through-internet/#comment-11886 Thanks for sharing your own experience with us. My friend has also been using Magicjack for a few months as well and encouraged me to try it out. I also looked into Skype and see that for $2.95/month you can make unlimited US/Canada calls. To get a phone number you have to pay $30/year on top of the subscription, so 3x more expensive than Magicjack. Personally my cell phone has taken care of all my needs, and neither Magicjack or Skype would provide cost savings for me. So, I have yet to implement one of them, but envision doing so in the future. I have my PC on almost all the time I'm home, so either would work out well. Thanks for sharing your own experience with us.

My friend has also been using Magicjack for a few months as well and encouraged me to try it out.

I also looked into Skype and see that for $2.95/month you can make unlimited US/Canada calls. To get a phone number you have to pay $30/year on top of the subscription, so 3x more expensive than Magicjack.

Personally my cell phone has taken care of all my needs, and neither Magicjack or Skype would provide cost savings for me. So, I have yet to implement one of them, but envision doing so in the future. I have my PC on almost all the time I’m home, so either would work out well.

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