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    FuturePhone? International Calling

    I ran into this looking at ABC News today.

    http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story? ... 255&page=1

    For those folks who live in the US and have unlimited long distance(within US) this would be great for you.

    Could be great if your learning Russian via a tutor across the globe.

    http://www.futurephone.com/

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    Skype уже давно есть. Никто же не пользуется. Все стесняются мля. А вдруг я сделаю типа много ошибок и буду выглядеть смешным. Вот и ищут penpals.

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    LOL I dont know Russian yet, but I know Skype, and the last time I used Skype for tutoring, I could not understand a word the tutor said.
    Did not seem that Skype was that stable.

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    i talk to my gf in moscow via skype all the time, quality is great - both on mobile and when she's online!
    Не откладывай на завтра того, с кем можешь переспать сегодня
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    Well it works! I just called a friend in Australia on my cell phone with it.

    I tried calling someone in Australia on their cell phone but could not get through. I'm not sure if that is because I did it wrong or the feature is not available.
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    Well, wait till you see the bill!
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    А много Skype жрет трафика?

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    Quote Originally Posted by gRomoZeka
    А много Skype жрет трафика?
    Да не очень. Может даже на dial-up модеме работать, правда плохо. 128/128 точно будет достаточно.

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    An interesting undertaking but the number of cities is very limited. Plus, that won't last long. To understand that, consider the price of a VoIP call to Cuba $0.40 to $0.89/minute. Who will cover the cost? I doubt the advertising model... better open a radio station
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    When I used the number to call I was NOT sujected to any advertizing either!
    Let me be a free man, free to travel, free to stop, free to work, free to trade where I choose, free to choose my own teachers, free to follow the religion of my fathers, free to talk, think and act for myself. - Chief Joseph, Nez Perce

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    Quote Originally Posted by DDT
    When I used the number to call I was NOT sujected to any advertizing either!
    ты кому позвонил?
    Вот это да, я так люблю себя. И сегодня я люблю себя, ещё больше чем вчера, а завтра я буду любить себя to ещё больше чем сегодня. Тем что происходит,я вполне доволен!

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    I just tried 2 diffrent numbers, it didnt work.
    Вот это да, я так люблю себя. И сегодня я люблю себя, ещё больше чем вчера, а завтра я буду любить себя to ещё больше чем сегодня. Тем что происходит,я вполне доволен!

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    I called a child hood friend on the Sunshine Coast. (SHE... has sailed about 80,000 miles around the globe) Wheew!

    I called her land line and had no problems. But when I tried a cell phone number I could not figure out how to get through. I might have just dialed it wrong because cell phone numbers in Australia are weird numbers!
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    Quote Originally Posted by DDT
    Well it works! I just called a friend in Australia on my cell phone with it.
    How was the quality of the call?

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    well, I tried it! The first few tries didn't go through, but the third try worked! I tried the same number, so I don't know why the first times it didn't work. The quality was impeccable! Everything was crisp and clear! I say use it while it lasts
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    I just called Germany using it. Call went right through, no commercials. Quality of the call was good (for free it's great). What's the catch?

    Scott

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    So, is it possible to call mobile phones in other countries or not?

    Greetings,

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    You will just have to dial the cell number yourself to find out. Every country has a different set-up for cell phones. I have dialed two different Australian cell numbers several times and so too has a friend here and we can't get through but that may only be because the agency that has a monopoly in the Australian telephone system are a bunch of money grabbing fukwitts!
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    and if it doesn't work the first time, try again!
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    [quote=Cesar]So, is it possible to call mobile phones in other countries or not?

    Greetings,

    C

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