After writing my recent lengthy post “Long Distance Is Cheap: Are You Paying Too Much?”, I was inspired to start a complete guide to saving money on long distance since I had already done most of the research for it already! This guide is part of the new Services section that you can navigate to by clicking on or hovering over the Services tab on the main menu bar at the top of the page.
The first part of the guide to be completed pertains to saving money on long distance using calling cards. There you will find details about some of the best calling cards that are available to Canadians, links to places where you can buy said calling cards online, and tips that make it easier to use a calling card for your everyday long distance phone calls.
Soon to be added to the long distance guide are ways to save using long distance services as well as how you can leverage VoIP technologies and services to make free or extremely cheap long distance calls domestically and internationally. Then later I will be adding guides to save money on your home phone service, your television service, and your cell phone service so be sure to check back for that!
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I like how gmail has google chat so you can call for free anywhere in north america. I've been doing that lately :) and Skype has cheap minutes too and handy!
November 02, 2010 @ 1:53 amYes, the new Google Voice integration into Gmail is a great feature indeed! Its unfortunate that the full Google Voice still isn't available to all Canadians, but it should be soon. Google Voice used to be strictly a call back service so you had to use a real phone to receive the call after telling it who to call using the online interface. Now you can place calls directly through the internet similar to other VoIP services without requiring a phone on your end. I find this to be much more convenient and it allows you to avoid using your daytime minutes on a 3G or 4G phone for outgoing calls.
I was using Skype as my home phone using a Skype adapter hooked up to an always on computer until recently, but have recently switched to magicJack. I think call quality with Skype was better though, so I may end up switching back. I've only made a couple of calls though, so I need to give it a longer chance.
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