What's cheapest way to Phone home?

[Jaminzel 0]

Hey VJ People,

My fiance wants to keep in touch with her family back home in the Philippines, What is the smartest (cheapest) way to do this on a regular basis?

Thanks,

Ben

[iahmjpinoy 6]

Hey VJ People,

My fiance wants to keep in touch with her family back home in the Philippines, What is the smartest (cheapest) way to do this on a regular basis?

Thanks,

Ben

If her family has a computer @ home, she can use Skype.. it's FREE

[spikeyflip 0]

Hey VJ People,

My fiance wants to keep in touch with her family back home in the Philippines, What is the smartest (cheapest) way to do this on a regular basis?

Thanks,

Ben

Also, you can use Yahoo messenger to make calls on the internet (thru their Yahoo! voice). Been using this since last year...it's great !!

[DEDixon 39]

Yeap, invest in a computer for the home and pay for them to get and maintain high speed internet. My fiancee is in the US now, but her computer that I gave to her is still in her room in Iloilo so her family can keep in touch easily. Going to the internet cafe isn't convenient long term and it gets expensive and phone calls are expensive. Also, the phone doesn't allow for a cam and to share photos.

[Jasman0717 8]

I used to use Yahoo Messenger, there is a phone option that worked fine.

[luck-e and Kookie 0]

Hey VJ People,

My fiance wants to keep in touch with her family back home in the Philippines, What is the smartest (cheapest) way to do this on a regular basis?

Thanks,

Ben

get a magic jack. go to www.magicjack.com and that will give you more information. there is a retailer here in the philippines already and you can ask them to buy it from here. not over 3k pesos. PM me and il give you the retailers cell number. i have one here and it works perfectly fine. all of my family in different city and provinces has one. since we get a mainland phone number, you (in the US) can call it just like calling another state. you can bring the magic jack anywhere. the thing is they would need to be online for you to call them anytime and for them to call you also. you dont need to be online for them to call you bec they can call your cell in the US or your landline for free. thats calls to US and canada for free. hope this helps.

[taj'samericanwife 0]

magic jack retailer in the philippines? hhhmmm...i wanted to get one for my house and get another one and send it to my husband in the philippines but i would have to end up paying 20$ yearly for both phones which is 40$ each year...but then i guess it is unlimited...please give me the number of the retailer of magic jack in the philippines...maybe my husband can go see how it really works over there. we have internet at home but it would be nice if he called thru magic jack to my verizon cellphone in the us without being charged per minute!

[Eternal Love 2]

hi, Me and my wife use different media where there is availability in the Philippines.

- YM is excellent both for video and phone talk as well chat conference and photosharing ( the only disappointment is signal interference there coz not every household has internet connections - i was using the smart and globe wireless connections before I came here and they gave me headaches )

- VONAGE which is also connected to internet since we use comcast service a lot, the vonage phone is connected to it, the # there is US Number, we are the one's paying here.

- kung walang magagawa at walang internet doon e di calling cards he he he he he, we always get a good deal at www.hellocallingcards.com - $2 lang ayos na ang usapan

- just watched at TFC yesterday SMART has now a magicjack style service...iniba lang ang pangalan...haaaay talaga naman..sana naman gumana ng maayos.

[taj'samericanwife 0]

hi, Me and my wife use different media where there is availability in the Philippines.

- YM is excellent both for video and phone talk as well chat conference and photosharing ( the only disappointment is signal interference there coz not every household has internet connections - i was using the smart and globe wireless connections before I came here and they gave me headaches )

- VONAGE which is also connected to internet since we use comcast service a lot, the vonage phone is connected to it, the # there is US Number, we are the one's paying here.

- kung walang magagawa at walang internet doon e di calling cards he he he he he, we always get a good deal at www.hellocallingcards.com - $2 lang ayos na ang usapan

- just watched at TFC yesterday SMART has now a magicjack style service...iniba lang ang pangalan...haaaay talaga naman..sana naman gumana ng maayos.

i noticed your wifes a doctor...??? did she take the USMLE here? WHATS THE thing called from smart like magic jack

[~bLairwhich~ 0]

I think Skype have the cheapest rate and most consistent.

http://www.skype.com/prices/callrates/

[Eternal Love 2]

hi, Me and my wife use different media where there is availability in the Philippines.

- YM is excellent both for video and phone talk as well chat conference and photosharing ( the only disappointment is signal interference there coz not every household has internet connections - i was using the smart and globe wireless connections before I came here and they gave me headaches )

- VONAGE which is also connected to internet since we use comcast service a lot, the vonage phone is connected to it, the # there is US Number, we are the one's paying here.

- kung walang magagawa at walang internet doon e di calling cards he he he he he, we always get a good deal at www.hellocallingcards.com - $2 lang ayos na ang usapan

- just watched at TFC yesterday SMART has now a magicjack style service...iniba lang ang pangalan...haaaay talaga naman..sana naman gumana ng maayos.

i noticed your wifes a doctor...??? did she take the USMLE here? WHATS THE thing called from smart like magic jack

here's the link: http://smart.com.ph/corporate/newsroom/plugntalk.htm

Nope, my wife is a Pharmacist, she's been here since her middle school. She petitioned me.

[Jaminzel 0]

Hey VJ People,

My fiance wants to keep in touch with her family back home in the Philippines, What is the smartest (cheapest) way to do this on a regular basis?

Thanks,

Ben

If her family has a computer @ home, she can use Skype.. it's FREE

That looks like the way to go.

Thanks,

Ben

Hey VJ People,

My fiance wants to keep in touch with her family back home in the Philippines, What is the smartest (cheapest) way to do this on a regular basis?

Thanks,

Ben

Also, you can use Yahoo messenger to make calls on the internet (thru their Yahoo! voice). Been using this since last year...it's great !!

Plus she has a little sister who is probably interested in the internet too.

Thanks,

Ben

[Jaminzel 0]

Yeap, invest in a computer for the home and pay for them to get and maintain high speed internet. My fiancee is in the US now, but her computer that I gave to her is still in her room in Iloilo so her family can keep in touch easily. Going to the internet cafe isn't convenient long term and it gets expensive and phone calls are expensive. Also, the phone doesn't allow for a cam and to share photos.

That's awesome advice, we are going to have to look into that.

Thanks,

Ben

I used to use Yahoo Messenger, there is a phone option that worked fine.

Yea, it looks look it save us money

Thanks,

Ben

Hey VJ People,

My fiance wants to keep in touch with her family back home in the Philippines, What is the smartest (cheapest) way to do this on a regular basis?

Thanks,

Ben

get a magic jack. go to www.magicjack.com and that will give you more information. there is a retailer here in the philippines already and you can ask them to buy it from here. not over 3k pesos. PM me and il give you the retailers cell number. i have one here and it works perfectly fine. all of my family in different city and provinces has one. since we get a mainland phone number, you (in the US) can call it just like calling another state. you can bring the magic jack anywhere. the thing is they would need to be online for you to call them anytime and for them to call you also. you dont need to be online for them to call you bec they can call your cell in the US or your landline for free. thats calls to US and canada for free. hope this helps.

Yea, we need to look into that too. But I think we'd better get them a computer first.

Thanks,

Ben

magic jack retailer in the philippines? hhhmmm...i wanted to get one for my house and get another one and send it to my husband in the philippines but i would have to end up paying 20$ yearly for both phones which is 40$ each year...but then i guess it is unlimited...please give me the number of the retailer of magic jack in the philippines...maybe my husband can go see how it really works over there. we have internet at home but it would be nice if he called thru magic jack to my verizon cellphone in the us without being charged per minute!

Sounds like, where the smart money is.

Thanks,

Ben

I think Skype have the cheapest rate and most consistent.

http://www.skype.com/prices/callrates/

I definitely need to look into that.

Thanks,

Ben

[luck-e and Kookie 0]

magic jack retailer in the philippines? hhhmmm...i wanted to get one for my house and get another one and send it to my husband in the philippines but i would have to end up paying 20$ yearly for both phones which is 40$ each year...but then i guess it is unlimited...please give me the number of the retailer of magic jack in the philippines...maybe my husband can go see how it really works over there. we have internet at home but it would be nice if he called thru magic jack to my verizon cellphone in the us without being charged per minute!

its 0922 8561360 thats the cell phone number here in the philippines.

[nickoftime 0]

Thanks for the tips! I use prepaid here called simply card but its costly.