ot: israeli sip providers ?

[geoffrey mendelson]

On May 20, 2009, at 5:13 PM, sammy ominsky wrote:
>
> Thanks for the plug, but I don't think we're what he would consider  
> "cheap".  Unlimited calling to the US and Israel would be $31/month,  
> with a DID in either the US or Israel (077 or 072).  That's fine for  
> a landline replacement, or if he's staying abroad, but for  
> occasional use from a wifi phone, it's more than I'd want to pay.



Just to follow up my previous reply, I was nosing around the Skype  
site to see if they added incoming Israeli numbers. They have not, but  
they changed their prices.

Their "world" package, which used to include a free US (or other  
choice, but not Israel) is E10.29 including VAT but it no longer  
includes an incoming number. Incoming numbers are E17.25 for 3 months,  
but you get a 50% discount with a subscription. So that's E13.17 or  
$18.44 a month, assuming that they do charge VAT.

Back when it was E5 a month including an incoming number, it was worth  
getting if you had a family member visiting a country. You get it for  
a month, and then cancel when they got back. I expect a lot of people  
did exactly that, which is why they raised the price and made it a 3  
month minimum if you want an incoming number.

Geoff.

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