Contacting family back home in the Philippines

[Erick and Marj 11]

My fiance is wondering what alternative methods are best for contacting family back in the Philippines when the internet connection isn't good. Her family lives in a very rural part of Leyte and sometimes the connection isn't very good so she's wondering about phone services to be able to contact her family to talk to them when she is missing them if the internet connection isn't the best. Anyone have suggestions?

[Mabenita 5]

Hello.

Viber. Facebook. Or buy fonecards from asian or mexican/liquor stores.

[Kastrs 723]

My husbands family also lives in a rural area. What we do is buy a Skype subscription and then he can call his family on their regular cell numbers through skype. It is much cheaper than other calling methods I've found, and it's reliable as long as the Internet connection in the us is there, either wifi in the house or using mobile data if we are out.

Edited November 15, 2015 by Kastrs

[yndy 2]

Skype credit and she can call her family to their cellphones

[chillin4me 15]

My fiance is wondering what alternative methods are best for contacting family back in the Philippines when the internet connection isn't good. Her family lives in a very rural part of Leyte and sometimes the connection isn't very good so she's wondering about phone services to be able to contact her family to talk to them when she is missing them if the internet connection isn't the best. Anyone have suggestions?

if her family has Globe celphone, your fiance can subscribe to this,

http://duo.globe.com.ph/

another option is subscribe to vonage, they have a rate that is for to call from USA to Philippines, all you need is reliable internet to connect your VOIP phone..

https://phone.vonage.com/calling-plans?cvosrc=PPC%20Brand.Google.vonage+call+to+philippines&cvo_campaign=Google+%7C+Vonage+%7C+Consumer+%7C+B+%7C+ILD+-+Regions+%7C+Exact&Matchtype=e&cvo_crid=85310569230&CMP=OBR-IP-VON-GOO-PLANS-OTHER&KW=vonage+call+to+philippines&c3apidt=p8431061292

[sbdeleon22 1]

if her family has Globe celphone, your fiance can subscribe to this,

http://duo.globe.com.ph/

another option is subscribe to vonage, they have a rate that is for to call from USA to Philippines, all you need is reliable internet to connect your VOIP phone..

https://phone.vonage.com/calling-plans?cvosrc=PPC%20Brand.Google.vonage+call+to+philippines&cvo_campaign=Google+%7C+Vonage+%7C+Consumer+%7C+B+%7C+ILD+-+Regions+%7C+Exact&Matchtype=e&cvo_crid=85310569230&CMP=OBR-IP-VON-GOO-PLANS-OTHER&KW=vonage+call+to+philippines&c3apidt=p8431061292

My husband and I use GLOBE DUO INTERNATIONAL. You just need to register one globe number and globe will assign that number with a US number that you can call with any US phone.

I think they have a promo now. My husband used to pay $25 but now pays $10 for 1 month unlimited calls. You can also register the number to automatic renewal monthly.

[JoRu16 7]

We have been using GlobeDUO since 2012. I highly recommend it.

[ppihtr123 68]

we bought a magic jack and registered it here then shipped it in one of the Balikbayan boxes. We gave it a local number here before we shipped it. It does get choppy when internet there is very bad but very low cost.

[teddy k 35]

Hi my wife is using G3 telecom inc. 1-(866)-935-9218. It's only 22.00 a month unlimited calling to the Philippines try it

[Phil&Mich 36]

I've been using phone cards and it really sucks, I'm glad I read this post, I'm interested with globe duo, do I need to have globe number here in the U.S. Or in the Philippines? ? I'm confused with the video and it's my very first time to know about this.. ?

[JoRu16 7]

I've been using phone cards and it really sucks, I'm glad I read this post, I'm interested with globe duo, do I need to have globe number here in the U.S. Or in the Philippines? ? I'm confused with the video and it's my very first time to know about this.. ?

Your family in the Philippines is the one who needs to have a globe number.

They will then need to register their globe number to GlobeDUO US. They will be assigned a US number. You can then call them with your landline or mobile no.

[guitarjam 5]

Use Skype with prepaid credits, there's no subscription for unlimited calls like a lot of other Countries..

You can do something like call for 30min every week with a subscription:

Calls to mobiles & landlines:

Philippines 120 mins a month

$12.99, billed monthly.

Edited November 16, 2015 by guitarjam

[Phil&Mich 36]

Thanks for the tips! ? using phone cards has delays and it's expensive too.

Edited November 17, 2015 by 23dave

[Erick and Marj 11]

Thanks for all the feedback. Paying more per month with Skype for only 120 minutes isn't very much. I would rather get her one of the unlimited monthly plans for only $9.99. I'll look into these things in more detail as we approach her arrival date since getting it now would be somewhat pointless.

[Cyberfx1024 7,978]

We have Tmobile Prepaid with the International plan. She can text to the Philippines as many times as she wants, and if she wants to call then she just adds some money on it to call them. We really haven't really had a problem with it.