Long Distance Calls from Chicago Suburbs to Canada

atish
New Member



Joined: 13 Jul 2008
Posts: 8
Location: Wisconsin

Posted: Sun Jul 13, 2008 7:50 pm

 

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I pay 9$ try G3telecom for Toronto numbers and check for other places, Primus has 15$ deal for voip

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kelapstick
CanuckAbroad Regular



Joined: 14 Apr 2008
Posts: 45
Location: Yerington NV

Posted: Wed Jul 16, 2008 7:42 am

 

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We signed up with Vonnage too, because our local carrier here is Verizon and charged an additional $0.05 a minute to Canada, we have a spotty internet connection at times (high speed wireless), so it can cut up, but for the most part it is managable for the $30 a month we pay for everything (long distance, voice mail, 3 way call, call waiting etc.)

The other nice thing is you can check your voicemail over the internet at the vonnage site, and they send me a .wav file of the message to my email when we get a voicemail, so when i am at work I get an email when we get message at home.

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dianemda
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Joined: 28 Jul 2008
Posts: 8
Location: Charlotte, NC

Posted: Mon Jul 28, 2008 5:28 am

 

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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.

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canucklehead
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Joined: 11 Jul 2008
Posts: 8
Location: Chicago

Posted: Tue Aug 05, 2008 9:33 pm

 

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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!

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lfen
Junior Member



Joined: 19 Nov 2007
Posts: 19
Location: California

Posted: Thu Aug 14, 2008 1:23 pm

 

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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.

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nishant
CanuckAbroad Regular



Joined: 05 Aug 2006
Posts: 53
Location: Ontario

Posted: Sun Oct 05, 2008 7:13 am

 

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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

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texcanuck
New Member


A Canadian in Texas

Joined: 01 Oct 2008
Posts: 6
Location: USA

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 2:30 am

 

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

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Reba
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Canuck in NC

Joined: 16 Jul 2004
Posts: 1451
Location: North Carolina

Posted: Mon Oct 06, 2008 3:07 am

 

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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.
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