Long Distance Shopping

[bjarvis]

Not shopping over a long distance, but shopping for a long distance service provider for our residential telephone.

MCI has been our residential long distance provider for years but they're getting out of the residential business. I'm sure the default long distance charges via our local provider (Verizon) will be horrendous so I'm looking into possibilities for a replacement provider.

Verizon has a couple of packages offered online but it's not clear how much calls to Canada would cost --our major long distance destination. I went online to check with our mobile phone providers about their long distance rates but they're even more ambiguous.

I'll have to talk to a human at some point to get this sorted out. Ew.

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[trawnapanda.livejournal.com]

I'll have to talk to a human at some point to get this sorted out. Ew

does this mean you don't like talking to humans?

I'm with Ma Bell. I suspect I could get a cheaper package if I went searching, but then again, the NOT having to look is part of the convenience. Ma carries land line, mobile, TV signal (nominally "satellite", but comes to moi in a wire through the phone-jack port) and internet, for about $200/mo. My long distance includes a flat $10 for 1000 minutes anywhere in north america and I never get anywhere near that.

but mobile LD is horrendous for moi - $0.30 / min