skype to skype calls are free. the skype-to-landline/mobile/etc., cost.

On Fri, Oct 19, 2012 at 7:01 AM, Marc Hoffman
<tweeters at dartfrogmedia.com> wrote:
> If you're taking a laptop or notepad (as in "iPad"), I'd use Skype. Lonely
> Planet says "there is no shortage of internet cafes in Madagascar." I
> suspect you can locate a bunch in Uganda as well. Your hotels may very well
> have internet as well. You may be able to use the video chat feature, too,
> though it will depend on bandwidth.
>
> I use Skype frequently when abroad. At home, I use it to keep my mobile
> minutes down when calling other phones--costs me about 2 cents per minute to
> call a regular phone using my computer and Skype. The rate will be higher
> from Africa to the U.S., but may be much more economical than using a cell
> phone.
>
> Marc Hoffman
> Kirkland, WA
> tweeters "at" dartfrogmedia "dot" com
>
>
> At 09:25 PM 10/18/2012, barry wrote:
>
> Tweeters and Chatters,
> Any ideas about the best way to call home from either Madagascar or
> Uganda? Do you take a cell phone and, I'm going to show my ignorance
> here, load up your phone to get it done? Or do you buy a cheap phone in
> the foreign country put in a SimCard and use a phone card? Other options
> that some of you have used?
> Thanks for any and all help. All the best
> --
> barry levine
> Seattle
> levineb at fastmail.fm
>
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