MetroPCS rolls out mega-cheap international calling plan
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Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)
Drew @ Jun 25th 2009 10:09PM
WTF!?
National Carriers take note... I wish it was always this simple.
JimboJones @ Jun 25th 2009 11:14PM
well... it's of course mostly to landlines not cell phones (at least to Europe)
I pay for the same service $9.99 through Skype http://www.skype.com/allfeatures/subscriptions/uscanadaworld/ , it's more expensive but the cool thing is
1. I can call from any phone I want (not just one cell phone)
2. if I call TO cell phone I'm charged (but I can do it, not like MetroPCS which blocks the call)
3. I can customize it to one country only and pay $6
McLovinPart2 @ Jun 26th 2009 7:04AM
As I thought, it only works for landlines. Most of my family in Chile don't have landlines now. Just cellphones. Oh well!!!!
jkl @ Jun 26th 2009 8:42AM
That is a fantastic deal considering every other national carrier is an absolute ripoff.
Calls they throw in for free are a few $$$$ per minute with other carriers.
Steve.G @ Jun 26th 2009 12:24PM
Sounds like a great deal, but why are they being so secretive about which countries they cover? They don't provide a list, just a "phone number finder".. so I have to type in the numbers of the folks I want to call to see if they're even covered? Is that some method of figuring out who people want to call? They just track which numbers people put in?
Anyways, Philippines landlines don't appear to be covered.. making this plan all but useless for me.
Jamar @ Jun 26th 2009 1:04PM
Sweet! Unlimited calling to Chinese cellphones and landlines! That's all I need.
DG @ Jul 18th 2009 2:38AM
I jumped at the opportunity and subscribed last Sunday. Before I did, I checked the website to make sure my numbers in India were covered. To my surprise, all cell phone numbers were shown as covered. I've made use of the service all last week. But today, the cell calls are being blocked and their website says that the cellular numbers are not allowed.
Oh well - some things are too good to be true. I will return the handset.