Will Google Voice let you use it from a non-US IP?
No clue. But I know you can use Skype ex-US.
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meara - Aug 18, 2011 10:39:14 am PDT #17550 of 25501
§ ita § - Aug 18, 2011 10:41:51 am PDT #17551 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But I know you can use Skype ex-US.
To make phone calls as well as its other functions?
meara - Aug 18, 2011 10:45:18 am PDT #17552 of 25501
To make phone calls as well as its other functions?
Yes, though of course they charge you whatever they charge (which is less than phone companies).
§ ita § - Aug 18, 2011 10:47:40 am PDT #17553 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
Yes, though of course they charge you whatever they charge
Are the rates the same for calls if you're not a US user? I'm trying to work out how to save my sister money on communication.
meara - Aug 18, 2011 10:50:29 am PDT #17554 of 25501
Are the rates the same for calls if you're not a US user? I'm trying to work out how to save my sister money on communication.
No clue--I'm only speaking of doing this via Skype-on-your-phone, which you brought over from the US and are using with WiFI.
§ ita § - Aug 18, 2011 10:55:16 am PDT #17555 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
But you're the Skype expert!
meara - Aug 18, 2011 10:57:21 am PDT #17556 of 25501
But you're the Skype expert!
Hah! ...no, I'm the "using wifi on your phone in foreign countries" expert! ...I've actually never used skype.
§ ita § - Aug 18, 2011 10:58:01 am PDT #17557 of 25501
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
.I've actually never used skype
I feel misled and betrayed.
...it's kinda tingly.
le nubian - Aug 18, 2011 12:34:32 pm PDT #17558 of 25501
"And to be clear, I am the hell. And the high water."
Sj,
There also is a new service that will allow you to rent a phone in the UK for the duration. I have not checked prices so it may be really expensive. Later I will find the website.
sj - Aug 18, 2011 1:32:06 pm PDT #17559 of 25501
"There are few hours in life more agreeable than the hour dedicated to the ceremony known as afternoon tea."
There also is a new service that will allow you to rent a phone in the UK for the duration. I have not checked prices so it may be really expensive. Later I will find the website.
Thanks. I'll check it out when you find the link.
Thanks everyone for the advice. I guess I could just go without a cell and use the hotel phones for local calls, but I can't really imagine not having one on me. I will have my computer although I don't know if the hotels will all have wifi.