FinallyRetired
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So I ran through our 2007 expenses and was flabbergasted at the $2500 on cell phones and land line. I've decided to get rid of our land line and our verizon cell phones but not without some counsel and trials first. I'm looking to cut the $2500 to $1000 or less.
I read through some old posts here, and Tracphone appears to be a good candidate to replace our cell phones, especially since we use few minutes most months then use a bunch in the few months we're away from our home. Makes sense to get a calling card cell phone instead of a level pay monthly plan.
On the home phone, just signed up for skypein, which gives us a phone number that can be called from a regular phone for $20 Euros a year -- ~$30 and about 3 cents a minute. Got our first skypein call on the computer and it worked great. I'll be looking for a regular skype phone so we don't have to use the computer, just our high speed internet router. Before we cut off the land line entirely, or fire verizon, any words of warning/wisdom?
I read through some old posts here, and Tracphone appears to be a good candidate to replace our cell phones, especially since we use few minutes most months then use a bunch in the few months we're away from our home. Makes sense to get a calling card cell phone instead of a level pay monthly plan.
On the home phone, just signed up for skypein, which gives us a phone number that can be called from a regular phone for $20 Euros a year -- ~$30 and about 3 cents a minute. Got our first skypein call on the computer and it worked great. I'll be looking for a regular skype phone so we don't have to use the computer, just our high speed internet router. Before we cut off the land line entirely, or fire verizon, any words of warning/wisdom?