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arwalden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 03:46 PM
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Who Is Your Long Distance Carrier?
I've got Sprint with an additional USAA discount on top of their prices.

Are these "no-name" long distance providers any better or cheaper? I keep seeing ads on TV for "IUD" or "IDT" or something like that.

-- Allen
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Loyal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 03:48 PM
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1. IDT
Edited on Thu Oct-02-03 03:49 PM by Loyal
I've heard good things about them, namely the 5 cents/minute rate. I think I have the Neighborhood, by MCI, with free local and long distance for around 40 a month, not including taxes. Seems pretty good to me
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asjr Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 03:49 PM
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2. LD
I have had AT&T for so long with no problems, they need to give me a rebate. I could be their poster woman.
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Kenneth ken Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 03:51 PM
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3. Working Assets n/t
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FlashHarry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 03:52 PM
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4. Me too
Wireless, that is. I have no land-line, thank god!
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Redneck Socialist Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 09:31 PM
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24. Me three
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proud patriot Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 09:39 PM
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26. me 4
Working asstets is the best
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dpbrown Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-03-03 12:37 AM
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27. Me, um, fiveth
I've got to spend the money anyway.
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 03:52 PM
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5. zoneLD
Edited on Thu Oct-02-03 03:54 PM by trof
www.zoneld.com
3.9 cents a minute.
Only catch is they bill & invoice online with your credit card.
I use Discover, so I even get a discount/cash back on that.
I get my statement each month in e-mail.
Cheapest anywhere that I know of.
on edit-no monthly fee. Just the normal taxes you have to pay on any phone bill. Flat-ass 3.9 cents a minute.
Don't think you can beat it.
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FlashHarry Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 03:53 PM
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6. IUD???
As an ad-man, I'd counsel against using those initials for a product!
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On the Road Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 03:53 PM
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7. I Have Qwest
for 5 cents a minute, no minimum, no monthly fee. Billed on credit card. Very easy. Qwest is associated with US West (the former Bell system for much of the West), and is not a no-name company.

If you have a lot of long-distance (over $20), you might want to check out the unlimited packages from your local carrier.
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 03:55 PM
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8. gotcha beat
;-)
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Padraig18 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 03:55 PM
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9. ICTC
The last independent phone company in Illinois. :thumbsup:
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sugarcookie Donating Member (563 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 03:56 PM
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10. I discontinued
my long distance service and started buying AT&T calling cards. A flat 3 cents a minute (no connection fees). It costs me about $19.50 for 650 minutes. Cards usually last me 4-5 months.
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arwalden Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 08:26 PM
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21. But ALL THOSE NUMBERS You Have To Dial
1-800-XXX-XXXX to reach their servers
then some code number
then the number you want to reach.

UGH! For the extra 2 cents per minute, I'd rather just dial right through.

But then again... it IS FUN to save!

-- Allen (el-Cheapo)
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jenm Donating Member (189 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-03-03 12:42 AM
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28. wait, no, it's no bother
New fangled technology is part of calling cards. They give you the option to store the numbers you call a lot under something like *1 and *2 and that way you save a bunch of keystrokes. So they've got your personal stuff in their database, so what, they'll end up with it anyway.
jen - cheaper 'n you. heh heh :)
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SOteric Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 03:56 PM
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11. I don't have one.
I have a re-chargeable long-distance calling card. I dial an 800 number, punch in some codes and phone whomever I like. When the amount of minutes left on the card runs low, I phone the same 800 number and add minutes.

If I make no calls, I don't lose minutes. If I make calls, I pay only for the amount of time I'm on the phone with no line access fees, etc...

And the part I like best? The fees for calls are actually quite, quite low.
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ima_sinnic Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 04:01 PM
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12. I use prepaid calling card only
I pay about 1.5 cents a minute. Best part: NO BILL!!!
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Wwagsthedog Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 04:17 PM
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14. Who is your calling card provider?
Seems like a better deal than I'm getting now.
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trof Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 04:33 PM
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20. yeah, who?
Got me beat.
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wryter2000 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 04:08 PM
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13. Working Assets
Jim Hightower recommended them. 'Nuff said.
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Hawkeye-X Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 04:18 PM
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15. I use the progressive one.
Name escapes me at the moment, but they use the money I round up to progressive issues.

Oh, now I remember. It's called Working Assets. Worth it even if my dad bitches that they're slightly expensive in terms of coinage, but fortunately we don't make very many long distance calls.

Hawkeye-X
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bobja Donating Member (292 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 04:20 PM
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16. Working Assets also
Love 'em. And I only get billed every other month
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cjbuchanan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 04:26 PM
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17. Switch to Working Assets
They might cost you a bit more due to your USAA discount, but part of that money goes to progressive causes. I'm not sure who Sprint gives their money to, but I'm guessing it is not a progressive cause. Help make the world a little better with every phone call.

Here is their website:
http://www.workingassets.com/longdistance.cfm?formid=IA-084-NVB-1

Ps. You get a coupon for a free pint of Ben & Jerry's every month for a year with working assets.
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rucky Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 04:29 PM
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18. Pioneer Telephone - 3.9/min
Beat that, suckas! No hassles...been with them for over a year.

www.pioneertelephone.com
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short bus president Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 04:31 PM
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19. 10-10-whatever
usually 10-10-636.

Screw dial-1 service. Just makes expensive long-distance calls easier.

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RebelOne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Oct-03-03 07:15 AM
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29. I agree
Never use anything but the 10-10 numbers. Good one is 10-10-811. Just got a thing in the mail for one that only charges 3 cents a minute. Can't remember what the number is at the moment as I'm at work.
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marigold20 Donating Member (802 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 09:09 PM
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22. Working Assets
Not the cheapest, but I just feel better. No one has called or sent mailers to us in ages, trying to get us to switch to ATT, Sprint eetc.
Guess they gave up.
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woofless Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 09:18 PM
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23. IDT
for the last couple years. Sig. other worked for Verizon (since RIF'ed) and IDT is the cheapest we found. Love it!
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maxanne Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Oct-02-03 09:37 PM
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25. Working Assets
Whenever a rival company calls to ask me to switch I ask them if they'll print my bill on recycled paper, with soy based inks, and donate a portion of their profits to progressive groups.

None have met the challenge. They can't argue with it. They go away, and they don't come back for months.
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