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Gidney N Cloyd Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 07:54 PM
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Can anyone recommend a good long distance provider?
I just had one call too many from MCI trying to get me to give them all my phone business. I make virtually no LD calls from my land line so price isn't the main thing. I just don't want to give Worldcom-MCI any more of my money.

Also, if I switch, how do I keep these MCI vultures away?
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Floogeldy Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 08:56 PM
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1. 1010987
That way, you have no "provider." Just check to see if your phone company has an agreement to put their charges on your regular phone bill. It is something like 57 cents to connect and 4 cents a minute. :)
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fleabert Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 08:59 PM
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2. vonage
24.99 a month, unlimited local and long distance. Plus, I picked the area code my mom lives in so she can call me for free. gotta have high speed internet though. I love it.
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Merrick Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 09:01 PM
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3. I use Working Assets
they're a progressively oriented company that donates part of their proceeds to human rights, environmental, etc. causes. Also, the prices are pretty standard and the service is good.
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KitchenWitch Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 09:07 PM
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4. On my land line, I have no long distance carrier
I buy long distance phone cards. I get them for like 2 cents a minute.
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YellowRubberDuckie Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 09:23 PM
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5. Your Cell phone?
Free, except for the normal minutes? Seems simple to me.
Duckie
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doc03 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 11:06 PM
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6. Don't have one use 10-10-297
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dad Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Apr-25-06 11:13 PM
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7. .
Go to lowermybills.com and find the right plan for how you use the phone.
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Dangerously Amused Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 10:09 AM
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8. Working Assets.



Great progressive company, very activist oriented, good prices AND they used to have a promotion where when you get a free pint of Ben & Jerry's every month for a year when you signed up. Can't go wrong witha deal like that!
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bikebloke Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 10:22 AM
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9. Another Working Assets User
I've been with them for 12 1/2 years (so they told me) Last month I tried to make my first long distance phone call in years. Turns out some eejit closed my account - a slammer. Working Assets reopened my account. When you set up with your local carrier, you should ask for a "pick freeze" to avoid getting kidnapped by another long distance company.
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kay1864 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Apr-26-06 11:25 AM
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10. BigRedWire
0 cents to connect, about 3.7 cents/min. How do they do it? No paper bills--access your bills online, and they charge your credit card once a month. No monthly fee either. www.BigRedWire.com

I've had them for a couple of years, found out about them via clarkhoward.com (Clark Howard is a noted consumer advocate)
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