What's a good online source for buying bulk VOIP minutes?

[daveymark]

Ok, so I'm close to going over my minutes for my cell phone, cycle ends on monday. I have no landline or VOIP (magicjack should be here next week)

I need to make a few phone calls today. I was going to go with skype but it looks like I have to pay minimum of like $10 in credits. is there a place I can go with that is cheaper? I expect to be on the phone for about 60 minutes. at 2 cents a minute, which seems about the average for PC based VOIP calls, that means a cost of $1.20.

any place where I can buy $1.20 in credit instead of the full $10?

 

[George P Burdell]

https://www.gizmocall.com/

 

[Lorax]

ask a friend.

 

[broon]

Quit being cheap and buy a plan with more minutes.

 

[daveymark]

Originally posted by: George P Burdell
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that's $10.

https://www.gizmocall.com/purc...oductID=GizmoMinutes10">Text</a>

I'll essentially be throwing $9 away. Not a huge problem, but I'd rather not throw it away if I don't have to

 

[daveymark]

Originally posted by: broon
Quit being cheap and buy a plan with more minutes.

this month is the only time in the past 3 years I've been close to going over my plan, as we had a major outage from a storm. there's no reason to pay more for a plan I won't be using.

I don't mind shelling out $10 for an hour's worth of talk time, but if there's a chance to save $9 I wouldn't mind that either.

 

[daveymark]

hmmm, found a really nice softphone, looks like it'll work. looks like it's free to call out too, thought I was going to have to pay something. thanks everyone!

 

[FoBoT]

how about a prepaid/throw away cell phone from walmart, the ones the terrorists use

http://www.walmart.com/catalog....do?product_id=4809760

 

[daveymark]

already used the free VOIP softphone solution. it's working perfectly, talking on it now. can't beat free

 

[hiromizu]

Originally posted by: daveymark
already used the free VOIP softphone solution. it's working perfectly, talking on it now. can't beat free

Quit being a selfish little prick and tell us what it is.

 

[RossMAN]

Originally posted by: daveymark
hmmm, found a really nice softphone, looks like it'll work. looks like it's free to call out too, thought I was going to have to pay something. thanks everyone!

link?

 

[torpid]

Ermm..... 60.... minutes...


...?

Isn't bulk?

 

[Kadarin]

An alternator-sized chunk of minutes? Wait, that doesn't quite work...

 

[daveymark]

turns out it wasn't what I thought it was, but it did the trick. I was on my third call, which I expected to last the longest (to Dell regarding those Zunes for $94), when the line was cut off all of the sudden. I attributed it to bad service, turns out after further research it's only good for 5 minutes' worth, then it hangs up and you have to dial again.

Oh well, I simply called back and finished up without having to spend $10, so it worked out in the end.

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