Comments on: Free International Calls! http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/free-international-calls.html personal finance blog with anecdotes, advice and commentary. Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:01:03 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Cap http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/free-international-calls.html/comment-page-1#comment-57429 Cap Sat, 13 Jan 2007 04:43:41 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/free-international-calls.html#comment-57429 wow that's pretty interesting, never heard of these various iowa companies taking advantage of USF like that. it's sorta free and it's sorta not too. I mean most cell companies stick their customer w/ the portion of the USF charge on the monthly bill.. even if it's just like $0.50 on the bill, it probably adds up. never wanted to bother haggling to them about it before, but now I feel like calling verizon to get rid of that fee on the bill. heh... wow that’s pretty interesting, never heard of these various iowa companies taking advantage of USF like that. it’s sorta free and it’s sorta not too. I mean most cell companies stick their customer w/ the portion of the USF charge on the monthly bill.. even if it’s just like $0.50 on the bill, it probably adds up.

never wanted to bother haggling to them about it before, but now I feel like calling verizon to get rid of that fee on the bill. heh…

]]> By: Garren http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/free-international-calls.html/comment-page-1#comment-57324 Garren Fri, 12 Jan 2007 20:00:12 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/free-international-calls.html#comment-57324 Like Futurephone this is taking advantage of an FCC kickback supported by the US Universal Service Fund (USF). This is exploiting a fund the FCC set up to assist states in the US where telecom systems are considered weak, in this case Iowa. Futurephone and Allfrecalls are making money out of the USF/FCC and you for every generated call, you are paying at least 6 cents a minute when long distance calling is not included in your plan. I'm more than sure that this isn't allowed to continue for long -- that's really not what the USF is for! Like Futurephone this is taking advantage of an FCC kickback supported by the US Universal Service Fund (USF). This is exploiting a fund the FCC set up to assist states in the US where telecom systems are considered weak, in this case Iowa. Futurephone and Allfrecalls are making money out of the USF/FCC and you for every generated call, you are paying at least 6 cents a minute when long distance calling is not included in your plan. I’m more than sure that this isn’t allowed to continue for long — that’s really not what the USF is for!

]]> By: ricemutt http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/free-international-calls.html/comment-page-1#comment-57308 ricemutt Fri, 12 Jan 2007 18:31:39 +0000 http://www.bargaineering.com/articles/free-international-calls.html#comment-57308 Ho ho ho....this is great! Hope that one number can handle the number of calls they'll be getting, though. We'll try it out and test the sound quality this weekend. Ho ho ho….this is great! Hope that one number can handle the number of calls they’ll be getting, though. We’ll try it out and test the sound quality this weekend.

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