IPhone 4S, Skype-to-Skype, International Calling, Unlimited Calls?
My son and I live in Juarez, Chihuahua, Mx but I travel on a daily basis to El Paso, Tx. I need to stay in contact with him constantly since he is still in high school and for any emergencies that might unexpectedly occur. I'm looking into cellphone service provider plans and rates for both Mexico and the US I have in mind to have service with Cricket for my phone and have his phone have service with TelCel Mexico. We both will have an iPhone 4S. I want to download and use the following apps 1) Skype, 2) Tango, and 3) WhatsApp because they are all 1) Free, 2) Can make Skype-to-Skype or Tango-to-Tango calls all around the world using VoIP, 3) Work on 3G and Wi-Fi, and 4) are compatible with the iPhone 4S. But, these are my following questions…
1) Is it possible to make a Skype-to-Skype call from the caller's and recipient's iPhone 4S for free?
2) Now Skype has an unlimited Mexico subscription, but how does that work and is it necessary for my personal case? The unlimited Mexico plan is a monthly rate of $59.99 per month for landlines and mobile numbers.
3) Another option would be purchasing a Skype dedicated and customized US number for $18.00 for 3 months or $60.00 per year and have it call forward to my son's Mexico cell phone as if it were a local number, which I will be charged $0.02 per minute.
NOTE: Do you guys have any suggestions in regards to unlimited calling, internationally calling, iPhone apps, and/or cell phone service providers?
I'm looking for plans, rates, alternatives, and options to save on my monthly cell phone bill.
Sure, you can use skype, but remember, you are still using your telephone.
If you call when not on Wi-Fi, you pay regular local rates for calling to skype.
If you call when on Wi-Fi, you only pay skype the 0.02 c/min
I use skype for all my out of country calls, and usually only call when I'm in a Wi-Fi zone.
For incoming calls from regular phones in other countries, I say: "Hi, I'll call you back."
Then I hang up and call back on my skype. The other person NEVER gets anything else but a few sec calling me, followed by an incoming call.
Cheap. At 0.2 c/min you can call an awful lot (500 min) for $ 10.00 which I usually prepay on Skype.
You don't need anything more. Save your $ 59.99 and $ 60 for a dedicated line, just use skype as I said.
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