Calling in Canada

[TXHookem]

I'm going to be in Canada for a week and plan on conducting some business while I'm there. That means I'll probably end up making quite a few calls to the U.S. from Canada. My cell phone rates are .49/minute - absurd. They don't have a plan that includes calls from Canada so I'm not sure what to do. Any ideas?

 

[next2naus]

buy a pre-paid phone card

 

[TXHookem]

Any suggestions on a company? When I do searches on the web, I seem to get a lot of cheesy companies...

 

[hornimal]

how far into canada are you getting? I was able to use my phone normally in windsor.

 

[TXHookem]

I'll be in Cardinal - I'll be able to see the U.S. from the porch of the house where we're staying, right across from the St. Lawrence River. Still, I don't want to bank on T-Mobile maybe picking up a U.S. signal. It's kind of a rural area.

 

[YChang]

any phone card that you can get in a walmart or walmart type store is fine. It's never been a problem for me in Canada or Europe.

 

[Macanudo]

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[next2naus]

PT1 is a reputable outfit

 

[Horneius_Maximus]

Skype

 

[TXHookem]

Skype it is... I ordered a headset and I already have Skype loaded on my system. Screw T-Mobile and their .49 rate.