On Thu, 2 Apr 2009 17:58:44 +0000 (UTC), William Black
wrote:

On Thu, 02 Apr 2009 11:49:34 -0400, Mike wrote:

In the next few months we will be in Europe for ten days traveling in
Ireland and Spain. What is the best, most convenient and cheapest way to
call back to the USA? I
would also appreciate the names of telephone providers that worked the
best. With my luck I would make the wrong choice selecting one from the
companies advertising on the net.
Thanks

It depends on what technology is available to you.

Skype is free and if you've got a 3G phone it should work ok.

Or if you are taking a laptop, install Skype and call the USA
from any WiFi hotspot, maybe even your hotel room. You'll need to
prime the pump by depositing ten bucks with Skype, but it will
last a long time.

When we were in London a few years ago (without Skype) we finally
decided that calling from a London phone booth for 20p a minute
was simple and easy. It's a bit dear compared to Skype at only
about two cents a minute, but a one pound call got us five
minutes, and we're not calling back to the USA for long-winded
chats.

Do avoid some ploys like phone cards that start out with a two
dollar connection charge, or that charge a dollar a minute. I've
had nothing but grief trying to use phone cards I bought in
Europe

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