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Re: Off Topic: speed?
By:John Monroe
Date: 2/1/2009, 4:11 am
In Response To: Re: Off Topic: speed? (skiffrace)

: $1400 / 24 =~$58/month. That is not too much for a portable, fairly fast
: internet connection that you can: -Use for your computer
: -Use for your cell phone
: -Get rid of phone service, get Skype and have your phone over internet (VOIP)

: In my area I pay $50/month and have all of the above which means I have
: internet at home, cell phone, I can call through Skype from home or cell
: phone anywhere in US for free, international calls are so cheap you can
: call as much as you want and barely notice.
: Caveats: -Some providers limit monthly bandwith (but if you don't download a
: lot of Torrents you should be OK)
: -You need extra hardware - cell phone, skype phone (so you are not tied to
: your computer when making calls)

I rounded off the $1400 as I couldn't remember the exact figure but it was around $52 per month. I ask about a cell phone with it and as I remember that ranged in different add on prices depending on the style of phone and the monthly minutes and I would get one monthly bill for the 3-G cell cervice and another bill for the phone service. It's all a little confusing. I do have a desk PC and a laptop so the USB plug-in could be used in either one. We have Vontage here in the US that seems to be well liked for cheap phone service using one's hi speed connection and runs $18 to $25 for full service. The reason it's confusing for me is it would seem I would pay $52 for Verizon high speed service, say $25 for the Verizon phone per month and then $25 for Vontage full service plan. That would be near $100 per month.

John

Messages In This Thread

Off Topic: speed?
Daniel from sweden -- 1/30/2009, 5:17 pm
Re: Off Topic: speed?
John Monroe -- 1/31/2009, 4:26 am
Re: Off Topic: speed?
Mike Savage -- 1/31/2009, 10:03 am
Re: Off Topic: speed?
Toni V -- 2/1/2009, 6:35 am
Re: Off Topic: speed?
Mike Savage -- 2/1/2009, 9:02 am
Re: Off Topic: speed?
John Monroe -- 2/1/2009, 5:01 am
Re: Off Topic: speed?
Mike Savage -- 2/1/2009, 8:31 am
Re: Off Topic: speed?
Daniel from sweden -- 1/31/2009, 9:11 am
Re: Off Topic: speed?
John Monroe -- 2/1/2009, 4:44 am
Re: Off Topic: speed?
skiffrace -- 1/31/2009, 7:02 am
Re: Off Topic: speed?
John Monroe -- 2/1/2009, 4:11 am
Re: Off Topic: speed?
skiffrace -- 2/1/2009, 7:24 am
Re: Off Topic: speed?
John Monroe -- 2/2/2009, 3:33 am
Re: Off Topic: speed?
Mike Savage -- 1/30/2009, 8:39 pm