Phone card help - From Taiwan TO USA -- any suggestions or experience?

[dahunan]

I just realized the one I had from USA to Taiwan costs 10x as much when used in reverse :laugh:

I just found one for 5c a min.. but I don't know who to trust.. so ..looking for opinions

TIA

 

[DanTMWTMP]

heh.. I bought a prepaid sim card for $20, which had unlimited taiwan, and 1-hour to select countries. Arg, I forgot the company. I just found some random store and bought it.

It was rechargeable from online too.

 

[dahunan]

Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
heh.. I bought a prepaid sim card for $20, which had unlimited taiwan, and 1-hour to select countries. Arg, I forgot the company. I just found some random store and bought it.

It was rechargeable from online too.

What did you say about a 38 point lead with 9 mins left in 4th? ;-)

 

[akshatp]

magicjack.com

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[DanTMWTMP]

Originally posted by: dahunan

Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
heh.. I bought a prepaid sim card for $20, which had unlimited taiwan, and 1-hour to select countries. Arg, I forgot the company. I just found some random store and bought it.

It was rechargeable from online too.

What did you say about a 38 point lead with 9 mins left in 4th? ;-)

😛, man, I was a Laker fan before I was even born (VERY true story). Game 4's loss disturbed me to the core. Also, I'm back on land, and watched it in the hotel room, so it was the first playoff game I saw since Game 1 of this series. Lakers lost that game, so I left to work at sea in a foul mood already 🙁.

grrrrrr...

Have fun in Taiwan! I'll be there in 2 weeks for more work (Kee-Lung, then to Okinawa). Hopefully I can still catch NBA games there. T.T

 

[PlatinumGold]

buy a magic jack, all calls from anywhere in the world to U.S. just $20.00 / year unlimited.

 

[Pepsei]

does magic jack work in mainland china?

my mom, who knows why, will be visiting china for a few months.....

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: Pepsei
does magic jack work in mainland china?

my mom, who knows why, will be visiting china for a few months.....

i don't know, depends on what kind of blocks mainland china has on internet usage. i know magic jack works in most other countries.

 

[ivan2]

what about good old Skype. I used that in china with no problem. I think it's 2 cents a minutes.

 

[PlatinumGold]

Originally posted by: ivan2
what about good old Skype. I used that in china with no problem. I think it's 2 cents a minutes.

if skype works, than magic jack will probably work. magic jack is unlimited for $20.00 / year. so it really depends on how much you use the phone doesn't it.

 

[zerogear]

Originally posted by: dahunan
I just realized the one I had from USA to Taiwan costs 10x as much when used in reverse :laugh:

I just found one for 5c a min.. but I don't know who to trust.. so ..looking for opinions

TIA

I peronally just bought a Embedded Skype phone (no PC necessary). And subscribed to a 9.99 unlimited world-wide calling plan from Skype. Assuming if you don't call mobile numberes in taiwan too much, its very cheap.

 

[zerogear]

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: ivan2
what about good old Skype. I used that in china with no problem. I think it's 2 cents a minutes.

if skype works, than magic jack will probably work. magic jack is unlimited for $20.00 / year. so it really depends on how much you use the phone doesn't it.

magicjack seems ok, I'm not a fan of having a computer on all the time just so I can make a phone call though. Whatever savings you may have had goes out the door when you have to accompany having a PC on 24/7 along with it.

 

[jlee]

Originally posted by: zerogear

Originally posted by: PlatinumGold

Originally posted by: ivan2
what about good old Skype. I used that in china with no problem. I think it's 2 cents a minutes.

if skype works, than magic jack will probably work. magic jack is unlimited for $20.00 / year. so it really depends on how much you use the phone doesn't it.

magicjack seems ok, I'm not a fan of having a computer on all the time just so I can make a phone call though. Whatever savings you may have had goes out the door when you have to accompany having a PC on 24/7 along with it.

Considering 99% of AT probably has at least one computer on 24/7, it wouldn't be an issue for most of us. 😛

 

[ZXT]

Try Onesuite long distance services.

They got online prepaid phone cards that you can use in Taiwan with a dozen access numbers. You can also use it as a voip (PC to Landline) to call someone in the US or anywhere in the world for that matter. Rate is 5.9 cents per minute Taiwan to US, US to Taiwan is 3 cents.

HTH

 

[ed21x]

i use skype online VOIP (PC to landline) as well. It costs 2c/minute, so after calling about twice weekly to relatives in Taiwan from NY, its been about 6 months and I've only used less than half of my $10 credit.

 

[lupi]

Originally posted by: DanTMWTMP
heh.. I bought a prepaid sim card for $20, which had unlimited taiwan, and 1-hour to select countries. Arg, I forgot the company. I just found some random store and bought it.

It was rechargeable from online too.

this is what advice I usually here from the experts on this subject. do a search for a vendor in the area you are going to and buy there or buy before and have it shipped.