Comments on: Save Money on Your Phone Bill http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/ Saving money and getting out of debt from a Christian SAHM perspective Fri, 19 Mar 2010 19:23:39 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=abc hourly 1 By: desoto http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-22015 desoto Fri, 29 Jan 2010 04:05:56 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/#comment-22015 1. Drop your landline and try Ooma. We've had it for nearly a year now and it's fantastic! It's voip (broadband connection required), but no monthly fee! You buy the box which pays for itself in just a few months. Free nationwide long distance. it does not require a computer to use. 2. Use Google Voice for free calls to Canada from the U.S. 1. Drop your landline and try Ooma. We’ve had it for nearly a year now and it’s fantastic! It’s voip (broadband connection required), but no monthly fee! You buy the box which pays for itself in just a few months. Free nationwide long distance. it does not require a computer to use.
2. Use Google Voice for free calls to Canada from the U.S.

]]> By: * How To Save Money – The 1,001 List Of Money Saving Tips And Ideas http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-21988 * How To Save Money – The 1,001 List Of Money Saving Tips And Ideas Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:05:29 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/#comment-21988 [...] 7 Ways To Save Money On Your Phone Bill – Some of Being Frugal tips include: [...] [...] 7 Ways To Save Money On Your Phone Bill – Some of Being Frugal tips include: [...]

]]> By: Les http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-15476 Les Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:09:46 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/#comment-15476 If I call my local phone company to see what they offer it will always be the most to next most expensive plan. I have to go to their website to see their least expensive plans because the sales staff will never tell me about them. If I call my local phone company to see what they offer it will always be the most to next most expensive plan. I have to go to their website to see their least expensive plans because the sales staff will never tell me about them.

]]> By: Maratei http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-12496 Maratei Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:22:55 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/#comment-12496 I've been using Skype for several years now, and I absolutely love it. We have it on my husband's laptop as well, and the neat thing is, if we're somewhere with a wireless connection, we have a phone. The only downside is no 911 calls, but all you need is a charged cell phone or a regular phone hooked up for that- the line doesnt even have to be active. Anyway, it has caller id, voicemail, speed dial, all sorts of stuff- even a firefox extension that lets you dial phone numbers directly from a website. All sorts of stuff, and extremely easy to use. I’ve been using Skype for several years now, and I absolutely love it. We have it on my husband’s laptop as well, and the neat thing is, if we’re somewhere with a wireless connection, we have a phone. The only downside is no 911 calls, but all you need is a charged cell phone or a regular phone hooked up for that- the line doesnt even have to be active.
Anyway, it has caller id, voicemail, speed dial, all sorts of stuff- even a firefox extension that lets you dial phone numbers directly from a website. All sorts of stuff, and extremely easy to use.

]]> By: Dianne http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-12460 Dianne Tue, 11 Nov 2008 22:51:49 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/#comment-12460 Does anyone use VoIP with satelite internet. I heard it didn't work because it had a 7 second delay. Does anyone use VoIP with satelite internet. I heard it didn’t work because it had a 7 second delay.

]]> By: Stacy http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-12458 Stacy Tue, 11 Nov 2008 20:11:23 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/#comment-12458 I use Skype and really like it. It cost $29.95 a year... Yes a Year!! to make calls anywhere in the US and Canada. To be able to recieve calls it cost $30 a year!! So for basically $5 a month I have internet phone, I killed my land line and save about $45 a month by cutting back my rate plan with my cell phone. Saving me about $80 a month all together. I use Skype and really like it. It cost $29.95 a year… Yes a Year!! to make calls anywhere in the US and Canada. To be able to recieve calls it cost $30 a year!! So for basically $5 a month I have internet phone, I killed my land line and save about $45 a month by cutting back my rate plan with my cell phone. Saving me about $80 a month all together.

]]> By: The Big List: 1,019 Different Ways To Save Money. | My Two Dollars http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-12270 The Big List: 1,019 Different Ways To Save Money. | My Two Dollars Sat, 01 Nov 2008 05:08:25 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/#comment-12270 [...] Cheap And Easy Ways To Prepare Your Home For Winter 7 Ways To Save Money On Your Phone Bill 11 DIY Projects To Save Money At Home 10 Ways To Save Money On Heating Bills This Winter 6 Ways To [...] [...] Cheap And Easy Ways To Prepare Your Home For Winter 7 Ways To Save Money On Your Phone Bill 11 DIY Projects To Save Money At Home 10 Ways To Save Money On Heating Bills This Winter 6 Ways To [...]

]]> By: Akire http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-2140 Akire Thu, 22 Nov 2007 06:30:01 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/#comment-2140 This is a well written article. I just wanted to share that we totally drop our landline (but kept our cell phones) to save more and subscribed to Onesuite voip service (SuiteAdvantage). Now we use an ATA device for Onesuite VoIP (so we don't need to turn the pc on) and cost us only $2.95 (incoming calls are free) monthly. Dropping your landline altogether is ahuge savings by itself but we don't want to rely on voip technology so we kept our cell phone as a back up and use it when internet or voip is not applicable. Now aside from voip, we also use Onesuite prepaid card service and thats all in the same account. Very convenient I must say. This is a well written article. I just wanted to share that we totally drop our landline (but kept our cell phones) to save more and subscribed to Onesuite voip service (SuiteAdvantage).

Now we use an ATA device for Onesuite VoIP (so we don’t need to turn the pc on) and cost us only $2.95 (incoming calls are free) monthly. Dropping your landline altogether is ahuge savings by itself but we don’t want to rely on voip technology so we kept our cell phone as a back up and use it when internet or voip is not applicable. Now aside from voip, we also use Onesuite prepaid card service and thats all in the same account. Very convenient I must say.

]]> By: Lynnae http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-789 Lynnae Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:09:09 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/#comment-789 @Willow - Thank you for the great information! I never even would have thought of those issues, but they could be a real problem! @Willow – Thank you for the great information! I never even would have thought of those issues, but they could be a real problem!

]]> By: Willow http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/comment-page-1/#comment-787 Willow Fri, 05 Oct 2007 15:05:15 +0000 http://beingfrugal.net/2007/10/02/save-money-on-your-phone-bill/#comment-787 Regarding internet phone service - I would not choose this method as my primary phone source. I do tech support for a large service provider, among their services internet phone service is available. The drawbacks - if the electricity goes out, or the internet lines are down, you have no phone. If your service provider gets into a dispute with another service provider, you may not be able to complete calls. If your equipment crashes (which happens more frequently than you want to know), then you'll be out of service until it's replaced. It doesn't matter who the manufacturer is, your modem or emta is a disposable piece of electronics and if it lasts 18 months, consider yourself lucky. Regarding internet phone service – I would not choose this method as my primary phone source. I do tech support for a large service provider, among their services internet phone service is available. The drawbacks – if the electricity goes out, or the internet lines are down, you have no phone. If your service provider gets into a dispute with another service provider, you may not be able to complete calls. If your equipment crashes (which happens more frequently than you want to know), then you’ll be out of service until it’s replaced. It doesn’t matter who the manufacturer is, your modem or emta is a disposable piece of electronics and if it lasts 18 months, consider yourself lucky.

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