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Re: The Queen's phones
[Re: JimCandD]
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04/26/2016 04:47 PM
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It's a regular international call. It depends on their calling plan. If they have no international calling plan at all, it's often like $2 or $2.50 a minute. You could tell them they could call you and you will call right back. Either that or make specific arrangements to call them at a certain time.
Carol Hill
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Re: The Queen's phones
[Re: JimCandD]
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04/26/2016 05:47 PM
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We use an international calling card to call the island and it is around 12 cents per minute.
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Re: The Queen's phones
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04/26/2016 07:32 PM
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You can do an internet search or probably buy one at a local store. You have to watch the charge per minute and what other fees might be involved. They are basically a "virtual calling card". You call a central number from a predetermined number, have credit on your account/card and then call the country. I just checked the one we use and it was 13 cents per minute in March. You can get started with as little as $10 in credit. $10 would give you about 75 minutes of calling time to SXM. Below is the site I have used. Check it out and see if it works for you. https://www.idirectdial.global/
J.D.
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Re: The Queen's phones
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04/26/2016 08:03 PM
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Bobinmobile said: Try skype About $0.03 per minute You just need the free app and a wifi connection Keep your phone on airplane mode There are several free wifi points around the island Remember, the original question was about calling TO the island from the states. I am still in the dark ages and don't have a smart phone. For $20 I was able to be in touch with home for 2 weeks. It works well and I can add other numbers so if someone (mother-in-law, sister, etc) needs to call they can do it at my expense. If I have to worry about the difference between a 3 cent call and a 13 cent call then I probably should not be in SXM.
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Re: The Queen's phones
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04/26/2016 08:35 PM
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I have my "island phone" - an old iPhone that Sharon put a SIM card in for me. I add $$ to it every couple months to keep it active. I use that all over the island for calling taxi's, restaurant reservations, etc. My "smartphone" is a Verizon iPhone 6, for $10.00 a day it works just as it does at home. Being self employed, we don't get vacations where we can cut the cord, but this enables us to still be in contact all the time and take multiple vacations. So sure, $10 a day is steep, but that's calling home, texting and data, and phone acts like it's still in CT. Worth every penny.
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Re: The Queen's phones
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04/26/2016 08:39 PM
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It is not always about what is the "cheapest", especially if you need to be in touch with home or a business. When I get a smart phone I will get your mom to show me the ropes!
J.D.
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Re: The Queen's phones
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04/26/2016 08:50 PM
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ruralcarrier said: It is not always about what is the "cheapest", especially if you need to be in touch with home or a business. When I get a smart phone I will get your mom to show me the ropes! Oh jeez!!! Good luck with that!!! <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Wink.gif" alt="" />
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Re: The Queen's phones
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04/27/2016 09:55 AM
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Maybe the easiest thing to do then would be for you to set up a time to call her?
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Re: The Queen's phones
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04/27/2016 10:17 AM
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Carol_Hill said: Maybe the easiest thing to do then would be for you to set up a time to call her? For 32 cents per minute for an outbound call from Sharon's phone, that is what I would do. In the case of an emergency, she can call and hopefully that is not the case.
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Re: The Queen's phones
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04/27/2016 02:17 PM
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OK, hope it works out for you. Having elderly parents ourselves, we certainly understand.
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Re: The Queen's phones
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04/27/2016 03:41 PM
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Probably best and I hope it works out. The less complicated the better.
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Re: The Queen's phones
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04/27/2016 04:58 PM
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You can also use www.CALLSXM.COM & they can provide you with a US phone number that when someone calls that number it will ring on your SXM phone from me. You are pre-paying for the amount of time you want & many of my customers with older parents use this. $13.00 gets you about 65 minutes & there is no PIN number or any other numbers Involved except the US phone number the company would provide you with.
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Re: The Queen's phones
[Re: SharonfromSXM]
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04/27/2016 07:28 PM
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Sharon--thanks for posting that. I didn't know that was available. It sounds like a good option for older folks, so they don't have to go through a bunch of hoops that they don't understand.
Carol Hill
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Re: The Queen's phones
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04/27/2016 08:26 PM
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ruralcarrier said:Bobinmobile said: Try skype About $0.03 per minute You just need the free app and a wifi connection Keep your phone on airplane mode There are several free wifi points around the island Remember, the original question was about calling TO the island from the states. I am still in the dark ages and don't have a smart phone. For $20 I was able to be in touch with home for 2 weeks. It works well and I can add other numbers so if someone (mother-in-law, sister, etc) needs to call they can do it at my expense. If I have to worry about the difference between a 3 cent call and a 13 cent call then I probably should not be in SXM. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ this !!!
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Re: The Queen's phones
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04/27/2016 08:28 PM
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SharonfromSXM said:You can also use www.CALLSXM.COM & they can provide you with a US phone number that when someone calls that number it will ring on your SXM phone from me. You are pre-paying for the amount of time you want & many of my customers with older parents use this. $13.00 gets you about 65 minutes & there is no PIN number or any other numbers Involved except the US phone number the company would provide you with. Perfect solution for many......thank you Sharon <img src="http://www.traveltalkonline.com/forums/images/graemlins/Clapping.gif" alt="" />
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Re: The Queen's phones
[Re: JimCandD]
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04/28/2016 09:27 AM
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Rebtel also provides a similar LD service, they assign you a local US number for a connection to an international number...this can be set up for tel. numbers in SXM, as well as most other countries in the world...this is also useful for making international LD calls from the US with your cellphone, without having to sign up for an international calling plan with you cell provider we've been using the service for several years for calling family living outside the US Rebtel Long Distance
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