VOIP - Cheap Calls To and From Mexico
In Mexico cell phones can get very expensive. Our daughter pays $40 to $60 per month and she is very careful with her calling. As a teenager she needs it to keep in touch with her local Mexican friends, calling us at the RV park, and for emergencies. She text messages when she can but the cell bill takes up her allowance plus a good portion of her dog-sitting money. I use SKYPE to contact her cell.
I love my SKYPE phone service and can’t tell you how many times I have used it here in Mexico. SKYPE is a phone over the internet service that allows you to phone anyone in the world very inexpensively. It is perfect for RVing in Mexico and allows you to stay in touch with relatives and friends anywhere in the world without costing a bundle.
I have a virtual phone number in Washington as most of my friends and relatives are in or close to that state and they do not incur long distance charges when they call me. I have a voicemail so that if I am not online, I can receive a message and call back at a later time.
You can use the already built in mic and speaker system in your computer but the sound quality is usually poor. A common complaint is an echo. While a headphone with microphone improves the quality, I have found a VOIP phone that attaches to a USB port works best.
It is so inexpensive that calling from my Washington State number to a Mexican number is cheaper than using a Mexican cell phone. Go figure.
I love my SKYPE phone service and can’t tell you how many times I have used it here in Mexico. SKYPE is a phone over the internet service that allows you to phone anyone in the world very inexpensively. It is perfect for RVing in Mexico and allows you to stay in touch with relatives and friends anywhere in the world without costing a bundle.
I have a virtual phone number in Washington as most of my friends and relatives are in or close to that state and they do not incur long distance charges when they call me. I have a voicemail so that if I am not online, I can receive a message and call back at a later time.
You can use the already built in mic and speaker system in your computer but the sound quality is usually poor. A common complaint is an echo. While a headphone with microphone improves the quality, I have found a VOIP phone that attaches to a USB port works best.
It is so inexpensive that calling from my Washington State number to a Mexican number is cheaper than using a Mexican cell phone. Go figure.
posted by Dot Bell at
6:18 AM
4 Comments:
Dot,
You have wireless service, I assume(or hard cable?) Are there many wifi hot zones in Mexico? How do you stay online when you are traveling in Mexico?
Thanks in advance.
Keith Keeton RVer
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Anonymous, at June 2, 2007 3:11 AM
We try to stay in Parks with wifi - however tht is not always possible.
We have been very lucky with war driving and just picking up signal from someone who has left their network open. If you do a search the net you can find hot spots but the reporting of these spots is not that accurate.
There are lots and lots of internet cafes. More than the US. Handier too. Often the owners allow you to screw in a wire.
Wifi is important to us. We are never without the net much longer than 24 hours.
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Bill and Dot Bell, at June 2, 2007 2:07 PM
I also use Skype to call the USA. I prefer to use voipbusterpro.com for these calls because they are typically free or just cost a 6 cent connection fee. I use Skype for 800 numbers because they are free on Skype and the Skype interface is better. See http://skyperoo.blogspot.com/ for more ideas...
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skyperoo, at December 22, 2007 6:52 PM
What a nicely written blog, RVing Mexico. I plan to connect my blog to yours. There's a conference in Mexico City Feb 26 - Mar 1 about voice over Internet and how to save money on calling in and out. You can sign up to attend the expo even free, I think... please check the events at http://www.didx.net/events. My name's Suzanne Bowen. Ask for me if you are there.
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suzanne.supertec.com, at December 29, 2007 1:01 PM
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