You could call forward your existing number to google voice or skype
*72<#> then turn off the cell phone
*73 to deactivate
On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 13:19, JD Austin <
jd@twingeckos.com> wrote:
> Can you get a prepaid cell phone there and use something like google voice
> to send calls to you?
> On Wed, Jan 5, 2011 at 13:04, 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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