Get on the Skype Train
January 23rd 2007 06:18
One of the huge sources of high bills are cell phone companies. In fact, many people abandon their regular landline for the cell phone and get Wifi internet. The challenge with cell phones is that if you go above your minutes, you are hit hard for the extra minutes, 30-40 cents a minute is not unheard of.
Into this situation comes a revolutionary way to save you money on your telephone bills called Skype. If you’ve been in college in recent years, you’ve no doubt heard of it. Skype allows you to call anyone in the world with a telephone number from your computer. Up until last December it was a greater bargain in that you paid nothing for domestic calls.
You do pay now, but it’s not much. Skype is also running a sale that you should consider taking advantage of. $14.95 per year unlimited phone calls in the United States an hour to most overseas locales.
I would say this plan is not for everyone. It was not was for me last year, as I made few long distance calls and most were on weekends when my cell phone plan picked up weekend minutes. This year, I’ve launched a political podcast and as such burn a minimum of 100 anytime minutes every week, plus working for a presidential campaign, I have to call several locales all across Idaho and you know what that means…cell phone minutes. I saw a big bill in my future, but then Skype presented a solution. Now, I can save my cell minutes for situations that require them and to top it all off, my wife can call her family in Ohio anytime at no additional cost.
When could paying for a Skype service make sense:
-If you go over your cell phone minutes and you use your phone at home.
-If you use a lot of long distance or our paying a monthly fee for long distance. Some folks don’t have a huge long distance bill because most phone companies give flat rate plans. Out here, Qwest has a plan where you pay five cents a minute with a maximum of $20. Now, if you’re paying $20 a month for long distance on your Landline, it makes sense to pay $14.95 (or even $29.95) a year for Skype and to avoid that charge. With “always on” Internet, you can pretty quickly access Skype to make any non-emergency calls you have.
Even if you don’t feel like paying for Skype, Skype also has a free version where you can call other people with Skype IDs. So you and your family can set up Skype accounts and call each other whenever you want at no charge.
Now is a great time to take advantage if you want to get a great bargain on unlimited minutes. The deal is only good through the end of January, at which point the price will go up to $29.95 a year.
Into this situation comes a revolutionary way to save you money on your telephone bills called Skype. If you’ve been in college in recent years, you’ve no doubt heard of it. Skype allows you to call anyone in the world with a telephone number from your computer. Up until last December it was a greater bargain in that you paid nothing for domestic calls.
You do pay now, but it’s not much. Skype is also running a sale that you should consider taking advantage of. $14.95 per year unlimited phone calls in the United States an hour to most overseas locales.
I would say this plan is not for everyone. It was not was for me last year, as I made few long distance calls and most were on weekends when my cell phone plan picked up weekend minutes. This year, I’ve launched a political podcast and as such burn a minimum of 100 anytime minutes every week, plus working for a presidential campaign, I have to call several locales all across Idaho and you know what that means…cell phone minutes. I saw a big bill in my future, but then Skype presented a solution. Now, I can save my cell minutes for situations that require them and to top it all off, my wife can call her family in Ohio anytime at no additional cost.
When could paying for a Skype service make sense:
-If you go over your cell phone minutes and you use your phone at home.
-If you use a lot of long distance or our paying a monthly fee for long distance. Some folks don’t have a huge long distance bill because most phone companies give flat rate plans. Out here, Qwest has a plan where you pay five cents a minute with a maximum of $20. Now, if you’re paying $20 a month for long distance on your Landline, it makes sense to pay $14.95 (or even $29.95) a year for Skype and to avoid that charge. With “always on” Internet, you can pretty quickly access Skype to make any non-emergency calls you have.
Even if you don’t feel like paying for Skype, Skype also has a free version where you can call other people with Skype IDs. So you and your family can set up Skype accounts and call each other whenever you want at no charge.
Now is a great time to take advantage if you want to get a great bargain on unlimited minutes. The deal is only good through the end of January, at which point the price will go up to $29.95 a year.
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