Here we go again!!!

[Qiao - 108 days 0]

Wow, I spend about $400+ per month on calling cards - 13cents per minute to a cellular.

I wish internet chatting were an option, but no...it isn't.

You are definitely spending alot.

Yup, I'm ready...and I can feel it comin'...I'm banking on tomorrow, but I'm not holding my breath. As far as phone bills, they are only slightly unreasonable now. Anyone out there bust a $1,300 phone bill in one month or am I the champ?

It may be cheaper for you to talk to her through the computer, have you checked it out?

Here are the rates through Yahoo Phone Out

Indonesia $0.079

Indonesia, Jakarta $0.029

Indonesia, Mobile $0.120

Indonesia, Surabaya $0.079

I use an internet phone service like Vonage called Packet8. There is a package for $50 / month that includes unlimited international calling at no additional charge. It has saved me a pile of money!!

[Erik 0]

Wow, I spend about $400+ per month on calling cards - 13cents per minute to a cellular.

I wish internet chatting were an option, but no...it isn't.

You are definitely spending alot.

Yup, I'm ready...and I can feel it comin'...I'm banking on tomorrow, but I'm not holding my breath. As far as phone bills, they are only slightly unreasonable now. Anyone out there bust a $1,300 phone bill in one month or am I the champ?

It may be cheaper for you to talk to her through the computer, have you checked it out?

Here are the rates through Yahoo Phone Out

Indonesia $0.079

Indonesia, Jakarta $0.029

Indonesia, Mobile $0.120

Indonesia, Surabaya $0.079

I use an internet phone service like Vonage called Packet8. There is a package for $50 / month that includes unlimited international calling at no additional charge. It has saved me a pile of money!!

Thanks for the info, unfortunetly for me it only applies to Sao Paulo, Brasil, not the other areas (well without having to pay a per minute fee).

[digbeezgrl 0]

Just offering one more suggestion...

SKYPE!

We've used it daily for months... internet based, and all you need is a microphone...

It's proven invaluable to our communication while in the UK... and he uses it to talk to his buddy in OZ... so I am pretty sure it doesn't have different rates depending on the country...

Go for it!

[William33 110]

Unlimited international for $50? Can I call a cellular (Indonesia) from my computer here?

If so, Where do I sign up?

Wow, I spend about $400+ per month on calling cards - 13cents per minute to a cellular.

I wish internet chatting were an option, but no...it isn't.

You are definitely spending alot.

Yup, I'm ready...and I can feel it comin'...I'm banking on tomorrow, but I'm not holding my breath. As far as phone bills, they are only slightly unreasonable now. Anyone out there bust a $1,300 phone bill in one month or am I the champ?

It may be cheaper for you to talk to her through the computer, have you checked it out?

Here are the rates through Yahoo Phone Out

Indonesia $0.079

Indonesia, Jakarta $0.029

Indonesia, Mobile $0.120

Indonesia, Surabaya $0.079

I use an internet phone service like Vonage called Packet8. There is a package for $50 / month that includes unlimited international calling at no additional charge. It has saved me a pile of money!!

[kitkat1 5]

You beat me to it!

Skype is the ONLY way to go . . . add a webcam and it's ALMOST like you're together. I've probably saved thousands of dollars at this point. . .

[Justin 0]

I love Vonage, it is what I use. Good value for money, but this Packet8 deal sounds even better.

A small tip. Depends where she lives and if she had broadband access. I have send a vonage adapter to my parents in South Africa and it has saved us a ton of money. Vonage-to-Vonage is free and I even let it forward to my cell when it is not answered. Normal phone, no online funnyness of talking. But the drawback is they need DSL. My fiance is in the Ukriane, so with her this is not even an option. I call her with Vonage at a low rate per minute.

Justin

[Lewis 0]

It is nice, I've been milking a $10 SKYPEin credit for a few months now.

[Erik 0]

Unlimited international for $50? Can I call a cellular (Indonesia) from my computer here?

If so, Where do I sign up?

Wow, I spend about $400+ per month on calling cards - 13cents per minute to a cellular.

I wish internet chatting were an option, but no...it isn't.

You are definitely spending alot.

Yup, I'm ready...and I can feel it comin'...I'm banking on tomorrow, but I'm not holding my breath. As far as phone bills, they are only slightly unreasonable now. Anyone out there bust a $1,300 phone bill in one month or am I the champ?

It may be cheaper for you to talk to her through the computer, have you checked it out?

Here are the rates through Yahoo Phone Out

Indonesia $0.079

Indonesia, Jakarta $0.029

Indonesia, Mobile $0.120

Indonesia, Surabaya $0.079

I use an internet phone service like Vonage called Packet8. There is a package for $50 / month that includes unlimited international calling at no additional charge. It has saved me a pile of money!!

just checked, Packet8 doesn't include Indonesia (for unlimited). You'd have to pay 0.17 a minute

You beat me to it!

Skype is the ONLY way to go . . . add a webcam and it's ALMOST like you're together. I've probably saved thousands of dollars at this point. . .

Have you checked Yahoo Phone Out? I found it to be cheaper than Skype so I switch.

[Qiao - 108 days 0]

Unlimited international for $50? Can I call a cellular (Indonesia) from my computer here?

If so, Where do I sign up?

There are some exclusions, but you can read them on the web site. Sorry it doesnt help you Erik!

For anyone that is interested you can go here: http://www.packet8.net/about/intplans.asp

There is a link at the bottom that shows all of the rates.

[daveandlirio 0]

She has no computer and no DSL or high-speed internet provider in her area. We've got the bills down to the $300 to $400 per month range...still too much, but survivable....thoughts?

[no name 1]

I had to add in here:

You people spend so much $$!

I know we are not typical in that we talk once a week & send emails during the week (not EVEN EVERY DAY!). Shocking, I know.

Not sure if it's cuz I'm comfortable with him or what but hey, to each his own. It works for us. We're not big phone people or net addicts (except for me on VJ).

I probably spend $10 a month on a phone card.

Edited August 3, 2006 by devilette

[William33 110]

I am in the same boat as you, no DSL or high speed in my Fiances area either.

I have yet to find a better solution for calling a cell in Indonesia, for less than 13cents/m.

Well, at least cards that are worth a darn anyway, unlike the 3 minute rounding, ####### connections and so forth, junk that I have tried..

She has no computer and no DSL or high-speed internet provider in her area. We've got the bills down to the $300 to $400 per month range...still too much, but survivable....thoughts?

[joseph22 0]

Even though I got my NOA 1 by some stroke of luck earlier this week, I'm keeping on this particular branch of the forum for awhile because I want to see all of you get your approvals.

Especially to those March and recall petitions (sorry April folks, gotta route for them first), I am hoping for you for what its worth. Its interesting because even though things have changed for my fiance and I a bit in the process, I feel something of a collective anger with you guys for this absolute garbage of watching June and July petitions get approved before you (and us previous to monday). I dont even know what to suggest anymore. Its a tight community we are running here, and its sometimes jarring to think how far apart we are geographically, but I can imagine a collective 'late NOA2' VJ gathering to the shooting range would have been a welcomed outing several times over now!

At any rate, for what its worth, I'm routing for you guys, and hoping to see your vindicated posts very very soon!

[JenT 0]

I use Skype (free) and then have an ekit phone card.... rates differ by country - check it out:

http://www.ekit.com/ekit/home/

Jen

[William33 110]

joseph22,

Your thoughts and supportive comments are very much appreciated. This whole situation is extremely frustrating, simply because right now, I have no idea when I or anyone else here may get approved. I am generally a patient individual, and can line up in a queue and wait my turn, just like everyone else.

Trouble here is that there is seemingly no end to this sh!t. They approve in some order that is beyond my comprehension.

Right now we have no processing dates, no advice from USCIS, no indication, nothing.

All I want to know is when My Fiance and I can continue with our lives together. A simple, question really. Should have happened already.

Even though I got my NOA 1 by some stroke of luck earlier this week, I'm keeping on this particular branch of the forum for awhile because I want to see all of you get your approvals.

Especially to those March and recall petitions (sorry April folks, gotta route for them first), I am hoping for you for what its worth. Its interesting because even though things have changed for my fiance and I a bit in the process, I feel something of a collective anger with you guys for this absolute garbage of watching June and July petitions get approved before you (and us previous to monday). I dont even know what to suggest anymore. Its a tight community we are running here, and its sometimes jarring to think how far apart we are geographically, but I can imagine a collective 'late NOA2' VJ gathering to the shooting range would have been a welcomed outing several times over now!

At any rate, for what its worth, I'm routing for you guys, and hoping to see your vindicated posts very very soon!