Why talk is cheap - Livewire - Technology - smh.com.au: "f you've heard about the unbelievable rates you can get by using your internet connection to make phone calls, it's time to set the record straight - it's all true.
Why should you pay 30 cents for a local call when you could pay 10 cents? And who in their right mind would pay $3 for a call to anywhere in Australia when they could pay just 10 cents?
Calls to family and friends in Britain, the US and China probably wouldn't be as rushed if it cost you 3 cents a minute instead of between 21 cents and $1.21 a minute. And you can say goodbye to connection fees.
By using the internet to make phone calls, you sidestep the telcos and the calls for which they charge handsomely.
You can save a lot of money - but these great deals come with strings."
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