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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 4:36 pm Post subject: Calling Thailand Which PC is the best? |
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Input needed on the most optimal phone card available in Korea for calling Thailand. Which offers the most minutes/service? |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Location: Shanghai
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:07 pm Post subject: |
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If you've got a PC at home, you need a very good reason not to just use http://skype.com- phone calls to anywhere in the world will be cheaper than you're paying for domestic cell phone calls here. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 5:20 pm Post subject: |
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Well the card I'm currently using is 12,000 for 180 minutes...I doupt skip would be less expesive than that. But I will look into it...Thanx! |
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Swiss James
Joined: 26 Nov 2003 Location: Shanghai
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 6:20 pm Post subject: |
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skype out is
Thailand �� 0.092 = 110ish KRW
Thailand - Mobile �� 0.093
Thailand-Bangkok �� 0.050 = 60ish KRW
so yeah, not much of a saving if any. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Posted: Tue Jan 24, 2006 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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Hmmm that does sound cheap......how exactly does it work. Do I use my com or mobile phone? |
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Khunopie
Joined: 21 Oct 2003 Location: Fucking, Austria (pronounced "Fooking")
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 12:00 am Post subject: |
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I use skype to keep in touch with my thai ho. She keeps calling me "Michael". I hope she isn't two timing me. |
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SuperHero
Joined: 10 Dec 2003 Location: Superhero Hideout
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 1:16 am Post subject: |
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spliff wrote: |
Hmmm that does sound cheap......how exactly does it work. Do I use my com or mobile phone? |
You use your computer. You'll need a microphone and speakers or a headset with mic built in. |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 4:14 pm Post subject: |
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Ahhh....maybe later for skpe. Looking to buy a com, presently. What about the plastic cards. Which ones the best? |
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fdwilliams
Joined: 28 May 2005
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:35 pm Post subject: Cheap |
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To me, 12,000 for 180 minutes sounds very good. My daughter wants something to call back to the U.S. We may try Skype (I downloaded it earlier today, but it came out in Korean), but a card might be simpler. My calculation is that your current rate is around 6-7 cents per minute. Skype is cheaper, if you don't mind using your computer as a phone. So is Eyeball Chat, if the person at the other end has a webcam and microphone.
Where is a good place to get a phone card for calls from Korea to the U.S.? |
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spliff
Joined: 19 Jan 2004 Location: Khon Kaen, Thailand
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Posted: Wed Jan 25, 2006 10:53 pm Post subject: |
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In Itaewon there are a couple of places (don't buy in front of the Hotel next to kfc..expensive) There's a little shop on the little side street that goes up the hill near geykos. Also, there is a discount on them, For example, if it says 15,000 on the card they sell them for 12. They're not only in Itaewon though...lots of mom and pop stores have them as well. |
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thaitom
Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Location: Phopphra, Thailand
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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:42 am Post subject: |
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I use www.mywebcalls.com I call my wifes mobile in thailand very cheap.
I use skype only for incoming calls. |
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thaitom
Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Location: Phopphra, Thailand
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thaitom
Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Location: Phopphra, Thailand
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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 2:47 am Post subject: |
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Or if you need to call Canada or the U.S. , you can call landlines and mobiles for free using www.voipstunt.com |
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xeno439
Joined: 30 Nov 2005
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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 4:08 am Post subject: |
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yahoo messenger with voice (beta) got me 1000 minutes for 10 bucks to call the U.S. International rates are not that much more. get a headset or there will be an echo |
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thaitom
Joined: 08 Feb 2003 Location: Phopphra, Thailand
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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2006 4:13 am Post subject: |
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My mistake I was thinking of Skype, yahoo and mywebcalls are about half of what Skype charges |
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