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[Mephisto]

Originally Posted by PhotoJim

There are ways to get inbound calls from Canada for around 20 US cents per minute or so, if you use a VoIP provider with a Canadian DID (e.g. voip.ms). That's about the lowest I've seen.

From what I've seen, the cheapest way for Europeans to call mobiles is to call them with their own mobiles, and that's not an option for Canadians because we will pay overseas toll on our mobile here (and to a mobile number, the rates are even more obnoxious than the already nasty overseas rates we pay to fixed lines).

Hello,
thank you for your information, but someone from Canada was using a calling card earlier yesterday to call my German Blauworld-equipped cell phone, and for the price of a $3.50 card (CAD) they were able to call me for 25 mins, without any charge coming to me. Thanks again for your help, and if you come across something interesting do let me know,
Cheers,
Pawel

[snaimon]

Originally Posted by Mephisto

Hello,
...the price of a $3.50 card (CAD) they were able to call me for 25 mins, without any charge coming to me. ...
Pawel

Inbound calls to a German Cell in Germany is ALWAYS FREE for the cell owner. Not true if you "roam" outside Germany or if you are near a border and the card REGISTERS on a non-German network.

14 cents per minute is not a bad rate.

As I wrote, considering the costs to you or the other parties, you might think about a LAND LINE. If you are working in an office, can't your contacts in CA call that land line? The call should be < 5 cents per minute, alot lower than the 14 to call a cell.

Stan

[Mephisto]

Originally Posted by snaimon

Inbound calls to a German Cell in Germany is ALWAYS FREE for the cell owner. Not true if you "roam" outside Germany or if you are near a border and the card REGISTERS on a non-German network.

14 cents per minute is not a bad rate.

As I wrote, considering the costs to you or the other parties, you might think about a LAND LINE. If you are working in an office, can't your contacts in CA call that land line? The call should be < 5 cents per minute, alot lower than the 14 to call a cell.

Stan

Hello Stan,
Unfortunately I must be on the move almost every week while in Germany, and some of my calls will be from trains, etc. Thanks for your help,
Cheers,
Pawel