| Whoey Louie <trader4@optonline.net>: Nov 07 03:59PM -0800 On Tuesday, November 5, 2019 at 9:36:32 AM UTC-5, tb wrote: > Yes, but does VOIP preclude me from searching for another long distance > provider? That is what I do not understand. I readily admit that I am > old and not a techie so my question might not make much sense... Yes, when you have VOIP that service provider becomes your only provider. Calls within the US are included with the typical plan. Some also include calling to Canada, maybe Mexico. Calls to other countries are at whatever rates are posted by the provider. And it's not that simple either. Many countries will have one rate for regular calls, a much higher rate for mobile. Some countries may have a couple of different rates depending on the area of the country. You have to check with a VOIP provider and see what their rates are for where you will be calling. > a VOIP line from somebody else, like Spectrum? > -- > tb GV like the other VOIP services only require that you buy a hardware device that;s compatible. If you use Spectrum, they provide it. |
| Whoey Louie <trader4@optonline.net>: Nov 07 04:02PM -0800 > Long distance or local, it's all the same thing on those services. > -bruce > bje@ripco.com That's true for calls within the US and with many to Canada and Mexico. But it's not true for international calls to other countries. |
| Whoey Louie <trader4@optonline.net>: Nov 07 04:08PM -0800 > Trans Atlantic, long distance, local long distance, doesn't matter anymore. > -bruce > bje@ripco.com IDK what exactly Spectrum does, but with every similar VOIP provider I've seen, you only get calling outside the US to maybe Canada and Mexico. Other intl calling is either by the minute at various rates or you need to buy a plan in addition to the regular plan that adds a bunch of intl countries for free, others are still at per minute rates. And the rates per min can vary widely, calls to mobile in foreign countries are the most expensive, like 20 cents a minute. |
| "catalpa" <catalpa@entertab.org>: Nov 07 07:43PM -0500 "Whoey Louie" <trader4@optonline.net> wrote in message news:40ffaf60-4a24-4d99-9186-7b13496e7d97@googlegroups.com... >> tb > GV like the other VOIP services only require that you buy a hardware > device that;s compatible. If you use Spectrum, they provide it. I didn't have to buy any hardware device to use Google Voice. I just use my existing phone. |
| "catalpa" <catalpa@entertab.org>: Nov 06 09:01PM -0500 <ggggg9271@gmail.com> wrote in message news:0c7f6b47-f476-4d6d-a701-d8540721447c@googlegroups.com... > https://www.wsj.com/articles/follow-michael-crichtons-rule-11572814056 Can't read it as WSJ has a paywall. |
| Bob F <bobnospam@gmail.com>: Nov 06 06:27PM -0800 On 11/6/2019 6:01 PM, catalpa wrote: > news:0c7f6b47-f476-4d6d-a701-d8540721447c@googlegroups.com... >> https://www.wsj.com/articles/follow-michael-crichtons-rule-11572814056 > Can't read it as WSJ has a paywall. Try it with a browser you don't usually use. |
| "catalpa" <catalpa@entertab.org>: Nov 07 06:00PM -0500 "Bob F" <bobnospam@gmail.com> wrote in message news:qpvver$t9s$1@dont-email.me... >>> https://www.wsj.com/articles/follow-michael-crichtons-rule-11572814056 >> Can't read it as WSJ has a paywall. > Try it with a browser you don't usually use. Adifferent browser didn't work but a proxy did. Thanks for the tip. |
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