If you only want to make calls, not receive them, check out the large variety of prepaid calling cards out there.  Add a phone booth or hotel phone, and you should get ~ 2cents/minute.

alex

On Jan 5, 2011, at 1:08 PM, Steve Phariss wrote:

> Would google voice be an option  it is less well known/newer then skype so should fall under the data plan....
> 
> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 1:04 PM, Mark Phillips <mark@phillipsmarketing.biz> wrote:
> I need to spend a few days in Canada, and I was looking for technology to help reduce the cost of calling home.......hey, it worked for ET!
> 
> Anyway, I have a google phone on T-Mobile. The costs for calling/texting/data is outrageous...
> 
> $0.69/minute voice
> $10/MB data
> $0.20/text message
> $0.49/minute for any voice mails (ie if I am notified I have a voice mail, I get charged, whether I listen to it or not!)
> 
> I was told by Tmo that any VoIP would fall under the $10/MB data charge. Does anyone know if this is true? 
> 
> Any Android gurus have a technical solution that would help reduce these costs?
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> Mark
> 
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