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TheDragon · 12-12-2006, 11:09 PM

I believe it was something like $59.00-$79.99. I don't recall off hand which one I bought, now.. - meaning the cost of the phone, and the $25 dollar top-up card were still cheaper than using the phones there (in the end, after 9 days and about 15 hours worth of calls to Canada.) No long distance fees. Flat rate of 10-20 cents per minute to US and Canada (I can't remember which.) No set-up fee. No disconnection fee.

I remember calling the US on my cell phone here in Canada, and talked to a friend for like 20 minutes. I think it ended up costing me about 16 bucks?

EDIT:

UGH! I'm starting to do Verizon math, now. A 20 minute call only ended up costing me $2, and I just double checked, and it was a flat rate of 10 cents per minute...

Not $4.50.

RE-EDIT:

Okay, so truthfully, I don't remember how much, exactly it ended up costing me to use the phone there. All I know is I payed $25 bucks for some air time, and never ended up using all of the time, eithe..., even after about two hours a day of useage to call my friends back home.

12-12-2006, 11:09 PM	#52
TheDragon First Line Centre Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Calgary, Alberta Exp:	I believe it was something like $59.00-$79.99. I don't recall off hand which one I bought, now.. - meaning the cost of the phone, and the $25 dollar top-up card were still cheaper than using the phones there (in the end, after 9 days and about 15 hours worth of calls to Canada.) No long distance fees. Flat rate of 10-20 cents per minute to US and Canada (I can't remember which.) No set-up fee. No disconnection fee. I remember calling the US on my cell phone here in Canada, and talked to a friend for like 20 minutes. I think it ended up costing me about 16 bucks? EDIT: UGH! I'm starting to do Verizon math, now. A 20 minute call only ended up costing me $2, and I just double checked, and it was a flat rate of 10 cents per minute... Not $4.50. RE-EDIT: Okay, so truthfully, I don't remember how much, exactly it ended up costing me to use the phone there. All I know is I payed $25 bucks for some air time, and never ended up using all of the time, eithe..., even after about two hours a day of useage to call my friends back home. Last edited by TheDragon; 12-12-2006 at 11:21 PM.