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** You can use Skype to call US 1-800 numbers toll free from anywhere in the world. | |||
** Before you leave your home country, add $20-40 of SkypeOut credits to your account. While Skype to Skype calls are free, SkypeOut credits will let you call any number internationally for about $.02 per minute. | ** Before you leave your home country, add $20-40 of SkypeOut credits to your account. While Skype to Skype calls are free, SkypeOut credits will let you call any number internationally for about $.02 per minute. | ||
** International text messages are typically NOT covered under your mobile plan. For US cell plans, it's usually about $.50 per SMS. If you have a good international rate, think long and hard about when you use SMS and why. A conversation about when you landed and where to meet and what time to get there on SMS may be more than a 2 minute call that covers the same details. | ** International text messages are typically NOT covered under your mobile plan. For US cell plans, it's usually about $.50 per SMS. If you have a good international rate, think long and hard about when you use SMS and why. A conversation about when you landed and where to meet and what time to get there on SMS may be more than a 2 minute call that covers the same details. | ||