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Old Jan 30, 2006 | 11:19 pm
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Originally Posted by fduvall
If you have broadband access in your home or hotel room, you should consider using Skype. The SkypeOut rates are a couple cents/minute and call quality is pretty good.
Actually, SkypeOut calls to US 800 numbers are free. But again, they don't always work since some US 800 numbers have a list of area codes that are allowed to call. Skype generally isn't in that list. It works if they allow ALL calls which most large companies do.
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