Long Distance Calls from Chicago Suburbs to Canada

Another Vonage fan. - I am "transporting" my account from Toronto to North Carolina. I can keep my old phone number if I want. - Their customer service is, in my opinion, head and shoulders above many other options.

i use skype and pay $3.00 a month to call anywhere in north america. im living in canada right now and also paid $14 for a Chicago number for three months so that anyone in the Chicago area can call me locally. Skype is fantastic for sure!

Verizon has a pretty good bundle that includes your local phone, all long distance in Canada and the US, and your high speed internet for a reasonable cost.

I have high speed cable internet and to that I have added Comwave for VOIP phone for which I pay $ 9.95 per month which gives me local calls with caller ID, hold etc. For long distance, the rates are very reasonable, 2.9 cents for US/Canada and around 5 cents for Europe and 7 cents for Asia.

When I move to US, the rates are similar and I plan to continue with them.

You may visit www.comwave.net

I have bundled service from Verizon that includes free calls frome my landline to Canada and US.

a friend of mine in South Carolina recently told me about Magic Jack. I've also seen a couple of ads on TV. If you have high speed internet, its probably the cheapest "phone" service you'll find anywhere.

But now for the life of me I can't find the link she sent me. I guess just Google "magic jack" and have a look for yourself.

I've also been amazed with skype -- computer to computer anywhere in the world is totally free. Computer to their phone is super cheap. From Africa to Canada for 2 cents per minute.

Allyssa

I'll add my name to the list of those supporting Skype! You can get USB cordless phones that you hook up to your computer, and you can use it just like you would a real phone. Unlimited long distance in US/Canada for $2.95 a month. People can call you on your skype in number, they don't have to have skype. It's fantastic, no need to even have a real phone, except that you don't get 911 access, but I assume you also have a mobile phone.