BIBBI Building International Bridges By Internet The evolution of an idea (What can ordinary people do?) People to People (The Eisenhower program) What if it's unsafe in the other country? Technology plus good will = BIBBI |
| Is it unsafe to visit countries in the Middle East? (well, for some people...) Is there another way to create people-to-people links? People to People in the 1950s My grandfather wrote about meetings that he had in Iran, Sudan and Morocco. His wife had coffee or tea with local women's groups. Can you imagine visiting Sudan today? I can't. What is the alternative? Perhaps I could call ... >>> NEXT PAGE There are three types of Voice over IP 1. Telephone through a low-cost provider (you call via a calling card or a sign up system like PennyTalk) Cost: buy the card with minutes, no device in your phone. You use your house phone or cell phone. 2. PC over Internet to a phone in Afghanistan. Disadvantage: you can not use your telephone (you speak through a microphone that is connected to your computer). 3. Phone in USA, which is connected to your computer, which turn the voice into a form carried by the Internet. Cost: About $150 Cost for a 30-minute call: about $3, 10 cents per minute I can call other countries and ask the people on the other end of the telephone line, "What is an important part of your culture that US people don't know about or don't understand? Or there are Instant Messengers from Yahoo, Google, MSN and AOL (and others)... Most convenient are phone cards and low-cost services like penny talk... |
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The PennyTalk calling card is a convenient way to save on all of your long distance calling from any phone in the U.S. Opening a PennyTalk Account It is very easy to start calling with PennyTalk! A PennyTalk prepaid account can be opened instantly with as little as $25. After you make the purchase, you will be provided an Account Number and PIN to start making calls right away. As you make calls, charges are deducted from your account balance. You may add funds to your account at any time, or enable the Auto-Recharge option so you never have to worry about running out of call time. Click here to sign up or call 1-888-624-9714. Other systems? Recommend your favorite telephone system (for pennies per minute) mistermath@comcast.net |