Re: skype vs phone card

Because skype is cool! =:-)}}}

damien hull wrote:
> I've got skype working on Fedora Core 3. Called my parents with it
> yesterday. My dad says it sounds better then my cell phone.
>
> Out of curiosity I checked the rates on my MCI calling card. I think I
> got this one at Costco. Any way, it claims 2.99 cents in the US.
>
> The skype rate for the US is 2 cents a minute. The skype rate for Alaska
> is 2.8 cents a minute.
>
> I don't know if the MCI calling card rate includes Alaska. If it does
> I'm not saving much on instate calls. For the rest of the US I only save
> a penny.
>
> Why should I use skype if my calling card gives me almost the same
> rate?
>
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