OT: Cheap VOIP to cell?

[geoffrey mendelson]

On Nov 29, 2009, at 11:34 PM, Hetz Ben Hamo wrote:

> Hi,
>
> I was just shocked by the huge cellphone bill I got, I decided to  
> look for some alternatives..
>
> Skype has unlimited call in Israel, but it's only for landlines.   
> Their mobile prices are pretty high compared to what cell phone  
> companies offer.
>
> So, does anyone had/have this issue and found good solution? (not  
> calling cell numbers is not a solution).


The only relatively cheap one I know of is to get the 600 minutes to  
any phone in Israel package as part of the Orange ISP deal.  How you  
can access without their router, I have no idea.

The problem is because when the "BEZEQ law" was passed it allowed for  
a call termination fee of 55 ag, which set the per minute rate for  
calls. After 10 years it set the rate to 5.5ag, but before the rate  
was lowered all the cell companies complained and the MOC set the rate  
(illegally, but no one complained) to 25ag.

Geoff.


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