Originally Posted By: Hal Itosis
After decades of getting fleeced by Ma Bell, it's amazing to see how cheap calls can be via VoIP.


I think it's fair to say that external forces (VoIP is probably one of them) have helped force prices down at the phone companies, because they now have package deals that dramatically lower costs.

For about five years we had a separate long distance deal with Primus - 19.95 per month for 1,000 minutes in Canada, and very low rates to other countries. During that time our phone company (Telus) constantly sent glossy brochures and phoned us trying to get our long distance business back. The answer was always "Sorry. You're too expensive."

Earlier this year they finally came up with a even better deal than Primus and we switched back.

ryck

Last edited by ryck; 10/27/10 08:50 AM.
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