hi , have been using skype now for quite a while BUT..have noticed that I am really paying a lot of money, like £9 odd every 2 weeks, Yep , I know maybe thats because I use the phone a lot BUT ..anybody know if VOIP is cheaper?? maybe the laternative is to stop gassing so much, thanks,pat

I use skype but not to phone landlines - us my pc with a mic but can only talk to others with the same set up - but thats all FREE

Maybe the answer is to get the people you are phoning on a pc rather than phoning them on a fixed line ?

I use Voipstunt. FREE calls to landlines and cheap rates to mobiles, 18c per minute.

is it international free calls to land lines ? if so can you give me more info on how to set it up, thanks

It is totally free to land lines. I put on 10 E per three months that I use to phone my son (NO land line ) We phone all our friends and family daily for free we chat for up to an hour. it then cuts off and we re dial, It is fantastic the link is Voipcheap.com.

There is also www.sightspeed.com

great thanks - will look it up now

Skype really isnt that cheap. Check www.freecall.co.uk or www.voipcheap.co.uk.

Hi gallerie

Just a question about re-dialling after the first hour is up (when you get disconnected)
Have you found that you then get charged 1 cent a minute after the disconnection? It might be worth checking, because that's what happens to us.

Also, to the original poster:
We have found Voipcheap to be generally good (and with clearer lines/no dropout like you can get with Skype)
However, we are currently finding that, having used our 300 minutes that you're allowed free every 7 days, we now seem to be paying 2 cents a minute! I know it's not a lot, but we're trying to find out why it's happening.
Also, be aware that if you phone and the other line is engaged, they still charge you the 5 cent connection fee - even though you obviously haven't been able to "connect!"

Sounds like I'm being a bit petty about relatively small amounts of money - but with O/H being in the States at the moment, I've noticed these little points!
I don't mind paying if I know why these things are happening!!

I phone Spain from the UK every day, I found a telephone company on the internet (Dialwise) which has cheap access numbers. It only costs half a pence per minute! The call quality is usually excellent too, except on certain days of the week, like Sundays, when I think the world and his wife are phoning their friends and family.

Kyla

Hi I use InternetCalls, I put 10 euros on and get 120 free days to all land lines (Spain,UK and USA) and only get charged for calls to mobiles at a much cheaper rate than Skype. Sound quality is good and only drops out after about an hour.

I use skype pro. Go to skype and it's advrtised.

Costs €2 per month. Only pay connection then calls to landlines are free. Of course if you make hundreds of calls the connection charges mount up, but we have used it and stayed on for quite a while without any additional cost.

I tried voipcheap.com but kept getting cut off after a very short while on the phone. Very annoying. So back to skype, which is a good service.

I only use skype with a web cam other than that I use www.europhonecards.org calls are so cheap that I can't be bother with skype.

Derek just downloaded the software and made a call to UK - it cut me off after 2 mins as said my credit had expired ? can you help ?

also when I dialled the UK number my home phone here rang and I made the call that way - is that what you do ? I thought it was through the pc ?

doh just realised you are using Voipstunt and I have signed up to Voipcheap

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