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Old Jan 21, 2014, 8:04 am
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Originally Posted by mrcamp
I use callcentric for that exactly. Forget Skype - they are the most expensive for forwarding, and probably the most unreliable.The countries I spend extensive time in are Nigeria and the UK, and I have local sims for both. So, I just forward my AT&T number to my free callcentric DID,and forward callcentric to my local sim. Rates and quality are quite good.
I'm a big fan of Callcentric (and have had my fair share of problems with Skype in the past) but this is worth pointing out:

Rates to UK mobile (local SIM):
Callcentric: 20.35c / min
Skype: 8c / min (plus 8.9c connection charge)

Rates to Nigeria mobile (local SIM):
Callcentric: 9.35c / min
Skype: 4c / min (plus 8.9c connection charge)

As I mentioned above, some Skype rates have become really competitive recently. For any reasonable level of use, even taking into account the charge for the DID and the connection charge per call, Skype will probably work out cheaper than Callcentric for the usage you mention.
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