Telephone services
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| + | == '''What is the best way for me to make long distance phone calls?''' == | ||
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| + | http://www.tieftarife.ch/index2.php | ||
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| + | http://www.10881.ch/index2.php | ||
| + | "I’ve got it and use it mostly for calling the UK. Works einwandfrei!" | ||
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| + | http://www.helvatel.ch | ||
| + | "I use helvatel.ch. I has the advantage that you do not register, but simply add their country-specific number to the start of your call and then it is added to you normal provider's bill. So I can phone Australia for 3rp/min and have it on my Sunrise bill." | ||
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| + | http://www.vonage.com | ||
| + | "If you have cable or ADSL broadband, you can get a US telephone number | ||
| + | with a company like Vonage, DeltaTree, or Net2Phone. I recently signed | ||
| + | up with Vonage, and for $15 per month I get 500 minutes anywhere in the | ||
| + | US and Canada (unlimited for $25/month). Setup is easy - you plug an | ||
| + | adapter into your modem/router, and you connect a normal phone to the | ||
| + | adapter. Sound quality can be a bit spotty at times, but probably no | ||
| + | worse than any other VoIP provider. Overall I'm satisfied, and I'm | ||
| + | paying less than I was dialing direct with Swisscom. It also saves | ||
| + | people money when they call me from the States. The only catch is that | ||
| + | you have to be in the US to get an adapter (I got mine at Radio Shack | ||
| + | and it cost about $50)." | ||
Revision as of 11:40, 8 March 2006
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What is the best way for me to make long distance phone calls?
http://www.tieftarife.ch/index2.php
http://www.10881.ch/index2.php "I’ve got it and use it mostly for calling the UK. Works einwandfrei!"
http://www.helvatel.ch "I use helvatel.ch. I has the advantage that you do not register, but simply add their country-specific number to the start of your call and then it is added to you normal provider's bill. So I can phone Australia for 3rp/min and have it on my Sunrise bill."
http://www.vonage.com "If you have cable or ADSL broadband, you can get a US telephone number with a company like Vonage, DeltaTree, or Net2Phone. I recently signed up with Vonage, and for $15 per month I get 500 minutes anywhere in the US and Canada (unlimited for $25/month). Setup is easy - you plug an adapter into your modem/router, and you connect a normal phone to the adapter. Sound quality can be a bit spotty at times, but probably no worse than any other VoIP provider. Overall I'm satisfied, and I'm paying less than I was dialing direct with Swisscom. It also saves people money when they call me from the States. The only catch is that you have to be in the US to get an adapter (I got mine at Radio Shack and it cost about $50)."
