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highstreet
Joined: 13 Nov 2010
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 Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:28 am Post subject: Cheapest way to call back Home? |
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Home = US
I've been using 00700 + phone number to call the US, its cheap I guess. I think its around 1,000 every two-four minutes.
Any other options? No Skype, since I don't have Paypal or a US CC. |
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climber159
Joined: 02 Sep 2007
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Skype is so cheap it is worth it to organize your finances so as to be able to pay them. There are several ways to pay Skype: credit card OR debit card, bank account, paypal.
http://www.skype.com/intl/en-us/prices/ways-to-pay/?country=KR
Edit: Provide a link to methods of payment in Korea.
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AsiaESLbound
Joined: 07 Jan 2010
Location: Truck Stop Missouri
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| Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:44 am Post subject: |
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| You don't have to have a CC to use Skype, you can use a check card as well. If you have account, you most likely got a very important plastic card with a 4 digit pin number in a separate mailing. Having at least one type of Visa or Mastercard is so very important in today's e-money world. I can't stress enough how important a plastic card really has become. You wanna book a room or a flight before traveling? |
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bossface
Joined: 05 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:00 am Post subject: |
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i used to buy phone cards in Itaewon before i got a decent computer. it was fairly cheap, maybe 200 won a minute, but it was a horrible thing to do.
OP, not to beat a dead horse here, but Skype is the way to go. it's like 2 cents a minute to call the US. you can also get an incoming (US) number for 60 bucks a year, so people back home can call you without paying long distance. |
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Sector7G
Joined: 24 May 2008
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Also, Skype to Skype is 100% free. I realize that some of the older relatives in our lives are not exactly computer literate, however. My dear old ma sure isn't. But for most others it's worth looking into.
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Stalin84
Joined: 30 Dec 2009
Location: Haebangchon, Seoul
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| Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:10 am Post subject: |
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| Get your relatives/parents/whoever in your home country to get Skype and a Skype compatible headset then you can call for free. |
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Zeeto
Joined: 12 May 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 1:50 pm Post subject: |
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1688-4949
This just uses your regular cell-phone minutes, treating it like a local call. |
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louiloui
Joined: 14 Oct 2008
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| Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 3:02 pm Post subject: |
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| There is a Skype plan where you pay $2.95 for unlimited cell and landline calls to the US and Canada. Plus the free Skype to Skype option people have mentioned. |
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kiwikimchi
Joined: 27 Dec 2010
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| Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 4:38 pm Post subject: |
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| If you have a computer and don't want to pay for skype msn might be the way to go. |
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eb
Joined: 24 Nov 2010
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| Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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| T-Mobile Roaming .11 cents/min |
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Slowmotion
Joined: 15 Aug 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 5:39 pm Post subject: |
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| louiloui wrote: |
| There is a Skype plan where you pay $2.95 for unlimited cell and landline calls to the US and Canada. Plus the free Skype to Skype option people have mentioned. |
$2.95? I don't think so. More like 5 euros a month. |
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StavvioD
Joined: 31 Aug 2009
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I buy Mission cards from the phone place outside Itaewon exit 3/4 - the one next to the Ankara kebab shop. The card is 10,000 - all I do is scratch off the back, call the number, enter the card number (just once, not every time) then call...
I get about 4 hours to a UK landline or about 90 mins to a mobile... |
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Drew10
Joined: 31 Mar 2009
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| Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 7:33 pm Post subject: |
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| Zeeto wrote: |
1688-4949
This just uses your regular cell-phone minutes, treating it like a local call. |
Don't use that one..use my number
1688-1791.
If you have a contract phone (read: non pre-paid) then yes it uses your regular cell minutes to call the states, China, Guam, Thailand, Sweden, Germany, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
The only restrictions are when calling Germany, Taiwan, or Sweden you MUST call land lines.
There's no cost to you period. |
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chungbukdo
Joined: 22 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:40 pm Post subject: Re: Cheapest way to call back Home? |
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| highstreet wrote: |
Home = US
I've been using 00700 + phone number to call the US, its cheap I guess. I think its around 1,000 every two-four minutes.
Any other options? No Skype, since I don't have Paypal or a US CC. |
I don't have PayPal or a US CC and I use Skype. Unlimited North America calling plan for about $30 per year. I call to people's landlines for hours every week, and yes, it amounts to about $3 per month. I'm even doing teleconferencing stuff for school with it. |
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chungbukdo
Joined: 22 Aug 2010
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| Posted: Wed Jan 05, 2011 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| Slowmotion wrote: |
| louiloui wrote: |
| There is a Skype plan where you pay $2.95 for unlimited cell and landline calls to the US and Canada. Plus the free Skype to Skype option people have mentioned. |
$2.95? I don't think so. More like 5 euros a month. |
Wrong. |
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