Best way to call USA from Europe?
I'm traveling in a few weeks to Europe and want to call home to check on family. Will be in a Italy, Turkey, Greece and Greek isles. I won't be taking my laptop, so pc to phone calls won't be an option. I've heard about international cell phones, but I thought phone cards would be the least expensive. Do I need a different card for each country or is there one card that I can purchase here in the states that would serve the purpose? Or is there another option entirely? I should add that we are going to be onboard ship for most of the time. To access internet even wirelessly, (via satellite) they want to charge .75 a minute in increments of 100, 200 or 500! Not exactly cheap....
Other - Europe - 7 Answers
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Some internet cafes have skype on their machines and headphones so you can call, use their account and then pay (which makes it very cheap)
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cell
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Buy an international phone card - works well. Hope you have a great time!!
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I agree with the answer you got about the internet cafes... otherwise I would say the least expensive...would be an International phone card....Happy Traveling...=) ~PEACE~
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Skype or messenger (also with speech) are free if you have one at home, use them. Internet cafes are everywhere. Skype is also very cheap to phone. If you have an international cell phone check the cheapest roaming operator for each country from your operator in the States and use that. Do also check if it is cheaper to call mobile to mobile than mobile to phone. Good trip
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One of the best cards to call from Europe to USA is "Travel Globe" from StartDialing.com You can call from Italy, Turkey and Greece using local numbers The rates are as low as 12 cents a minute (from Italy) You can buy it from http://www.startdialing.net/p/info.php/16
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buy a phone card, find a public phone, pick up the receiver, dial the number ... and speak as much as the card allows
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Friday, October 28, 2011
Friday, October 21, 2011
How can I use and charge my Dell laptop aboard
How can I use and charge my Dell laptop aboard?
I have a a Dell Inspiron 1505 and will be traveling to Ireland and Italy for almost 3 weeks. I'd like to take it with me if possible, but was wondering about the power differences and what kind of convertor or adaptor I might need? I am sure that Dell will try to sell me something super expensive...would Ebay be a better solution here?
Laptops & Notebooks - 1 Answers
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Power adapters for your laptop are sold through Circuit City, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Etc. Look around on their sites and compare some prices. From my extensive travel experience, the best adapters are sold by the vendor who sold you your laptop (Dell). You pay more, but you get a company that stands behind its product that will ship you replacements. :)
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I have a a Dell Inspiron 1505 and will be traveling to Ireland and Italy for almost 3 weeks. I'd like to take it with me if possible, but was wondering about the power differences and what kind of convertor or adaptor I might need? I am sure that Dell will try to sell me something super expensive...would Ebay be a better solution here?
Laptops & Notebooks - 1 Answers
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Power adapters for your laptop are sold through Circuit City, Office Depot, OfficeMax, Staples, Etc. Look around on their sites and compare some prices. From my extensive travel experience, the best adapters are sold by the vendor who sold you your laptop (Dell). You pay more, but you get a company that stands behind its product that will ship you replacements. :)
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Friday, October 14, 2011
Should i be mad at my parents for being unfair
Should i be mad at my parents for being unfair?
I just passed my most important college exams, my parents promised a PS3 if i did, when i asked they said no, now granted, there's the recession and all but they just bought a new huge tv, stereo, laptop and a new cable system, not to mention theyre taking a trip(without me) to Italy I really don't want to be a selfish bastard, but i feel cheated, I've been careful not to be mean or anything sinc ethey said no, but im not feeling much appreciation, at all
Family - 8 Answers
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how old are you? if you're taking college exams... aren't you old enough to get a job on your own and buy it yourself? dont always look at your parents for a handout
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Don't be mad, shake it off. Anyway one day if you become an adult who is independent you can promise them things too and when it comes you just don't give them nothing. Parents
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yes congrats on your exam though
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If they promised you a PS3 if you passed the college exams and you did... and they manage to go on a trip to Italy... Then yes, you should be quite mad. I would be.
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OMG you sound like my 12 year old right now maybe they will bring you back something cool from Italy better then a PS3 you need to be studying anyway games will only distract you from your future
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That's really not very nice of them, I have to admit. Parents should try to follow through when they promise something like that. Otherwise, they shouldn't bother promising it. That said, being bitter about it won't help you very much. You're presumably almost an adult and soon will be able to get together some money from a job, etc. to fund your own PS3.
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If they promised, remind them of that, if they still say no, then all you can do is accept it. You might check online to see if you can get it at a discount, show them how cheap it is, but if they still say no, you can't force them to buy it.
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Am sure your old enough to get it Yourself 6-8 hundred dollars and you cant get? Get a J.O.B Are you going to be asking them to buy the Video games to those are like $60
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I just passed my most important college exams, my parents promised a PS3 if i did, when i asked they said no, now granted, there's the recession and all but they just bought a new huge tv, stereo, laptop and a new cable system, not to mention theyre taking a trip(without me) to Italy I really don't want to be a selfish bastard, but i feel cheated, I've been careful not to be mean or anything sinc ethey said no, but im not feeling much appreciation, at all
Family - 8 Answers
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how old are you? if you're taking college exams... aren't you old enough to get a job on your own and buy it yourself? dont always look at your parents for a handout
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Don't be mad, shake it off. Anyway one day if you become an adult who is independent you can promise them things too and when it comes you just don't give them nothing. Parents
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yes congrats on your exam though
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If they promised you a PS3 if you passed the college exams and you did... and they manage to go on a trip to Italy... Then yes, you should be quite mad. I would be.
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OMG you sound like my 12 year old right now maybe they will bring you back something cool from Italy better then a PS3 you need to be studying anyway games will only distract you from your future
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That's really not very nice of them, I have to admit. Parents should try to follow through when they promise something like that. Otherwise, they shouldn't bother promising it. That said, being bitter about it won't help you very much. You're presumably almost an adult and soon will be able to get together some money from a job, etc. to fund your own PS3.
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If they promised, remind them of that, if they still say no, then all you can do is accept it. You might check online to see if you can get it at a discount, show them how cheap it is, but if they still say no, you can't force them to buy it.
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Am sure your old enough to get it Yourself 6-8 hundred dollars and you cant get? Get a J.O.B Are you going to be asking them to buy the Video games to those are like $60
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Friday, October 7, 2011
Where can I buy a cheap laptop
Where can I buy a cheap laptop?
With a built in Webcam? Somewhere I can buy it in stores. My boyfriend leaves for Italy in 5 days and I need one that he can video chat with.? Under 500 bucks?
Laptops & Notebooks - 3 Answers
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call local computer stores and see if they offer any netbooks with a webcam. Otherwise go to online retialer like Geeks, tigerdirect, or newegg and get a netbook with webcam and have pay extra for shipping to get it faster. (some netbooks has linux OS instead of windows XP so check the specification of the netbooks)
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hmmmm, I lost the address, and its cheap but any way. Try tigerdirect. Is that a good site is suitable. Or where are you from. If you are in Australia, its cheap in office works.
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on Ebay, or dell.com, or build up a laptop by yourself, these sites are not bad, http://www.papatek.com/, http://www.ihappyshopping.com/
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With a built in Webcam? Somewhere I can buy it in stores. My boyfriend leaves for Italy in 5 days and I need one that he can video chat with.? Under 500 bucks?
Laptops & Notebooks - 3 Answers
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call local computer stores and see if they offer any netbooks with a webcam. Otherwise go to online retialer like Geeks, tigerdirect, or newegg and get a netbook with webcam and have pay extra for shipping to get it faster. (some netbooks has linux OS instead of windows XP so check the specification of the netbooks)
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hmmmm, I lost the address, and its cheap but any way. Try tigerdirect. Is that a good site is suitable. Or where are you from. If you are in Australia, its cheap in office works.
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on Ebay, or dell.com, or build up a laptop by yourself, these sites are not bad, http://www.papatek.com/, http://www.ihappyshopping.com/
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