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AndrewB

AndrewB

Victoria, BC
August 2003

MAY 01, 2006 11:02 PM

I have a friend in Peru that I call regularly.

A $5 calling card will effectively give me about 3 hours talk time. (Landline to Landline)

However when I called her cell phone (Landline to Cell) it costs more, and I only get 20 minutes with the same card.

What if I use my cell to call her landline using the calling card? Does anyone know if it will cost more also? I'll probably try it out, but hoping perhaps one of the knowledgeable people here would know.

I only ask because I never use my landline anymore except for that, and I'd like to get rid of it.

[Edited on May 02, 2006 by thoughtcriminal]

I_of_the_Storm

I_of_the_Storm

Chicago, IL
February 2006

MAY 01, 2006 11:51 PM

It's gonna cost more. Sorry. frown

AceTracer

acetracer

Hollywood, FL
January 2004

MAY 02, 2006 12:01 AM

Try a VoIP service, like Skype.

Here's a list of prices with different services to Peru; Google is your friend.

malkav11

malkav11

Saint Paul, MN
July 2003

MAY 02, 2006 12:57 AM

As I understand it, calls to cell phones in most other countries are significantly more expensive. I have no idea if using your cell would make any difference in the equation. On the other hand, calling cards are designed to gyp you in a variety of circumstances (for example, I was rather startled to learn that they knock off a substantial amount of time for using them to make calls from pay phones, which I had previously assumed was their only purpose.), so it might.

katblue

katblue

Canada
January 2005

MAY 04, 2006 09:59 AM

thoughtcriminal said:
I have a friend in Peru that I call regularly.


What if I use my cell to call her landline using the calling card? Does anyone know if it will cost more also? I'll probably try it out, but hoping perhaps one of the knowledgeable people here would know.

[Edited on May 02, 2006 by thoughtcriminal]




I called everywhere in the world with my cell phone (during my free night minutes) with a 'White Card' calling card. As long as you dial through the local number on your white card there are absolutely no charges calling landline, cell phone or anything else. $5 would give me a few hours to Guam. Eight hours for California.