US phone US roaming and int'l calls

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Originally Posted by TopSec

Thanks for the responses guys, will check them out!

We are in Texas generally when in US, for 2-4 weeks per visit, every 4 to 6 weeks.

I don't know if you would use it enough - but there is a CDMA prepaid carrier (licensed, not an MVNO) called metropcs. (go to metropcs.com) They do cover Dallas, Houston, San Antonio. Cost is $40/mo for unlimited calling. Their intl rates are low. They are nationwide, but their coverage areas aren't nearly as broad as the main carrierrs. They only do prepaid.
If it costs 5 cents to call the UK, that's the total cost since "minutes" are unlimited.

There is a similar CDMA carrier that covers Texas called "Cricket" (mycricket.com) They also only do unlimited for the about the same price. Calls to UK landlines are 10 cents (30 to mobile). I think that is a few cents more than Metro (that part of Metro's site isn't working right now. Of course, since incoming would be "free", you could simply have people call you back from the UK at only a couple pence.

...mike