Comments on: How to be an International Phone Nomad http://todd.is/how-to-be-an-international-phone-nomad.html this is for me Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:26:16 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 By: Larry Phillips http://todd.is/how-to-be-an-international-phone-nomad.html/comment-page-1#comment-3119 Larry Phillips Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:18:48 +0000 http://www.lifenomadic.com/how-to-be-an-international-phone-nomad.html#comment-3119 I have used CallWithUs for VOIP service for 2 months and I am very happy with them. No monthly fees, great rates. Good quality calls. Very reliable. Personal customer service. They do not have a fancy website. And you do need to provide your own VOIP device or softphone, which is actually liberating because you'll own it. But the service and rates can't be beat. I have said about CallWithUs: No frills, low bills. I have used CallWithUs for VOIP service for 2 months and I am very happy with them.

No monthly fees, great rates. Good quality calls. Very reliable. Personal customer service.

They do not have a fancy website. And you do need to provide your own VOIP device or softphone, which is actually liberating because you’ll own it. But the service and rates can’t be beat.

I have said about CallWithUs: No frills, low bills.

]]> By: digitalnomad http://todd.is/how-to-be-an-international-phone-nomad.html/comment-page-1#comment-3116 digitalnomad Thu, 27 Mar 2008 15:25:49 +0000 http://www.lifenomadic.com/how-to-be-an-international-phone-nomad.html#comment-3116 Most excellent. Get a MagicJack Dongle to use when you are near bradband service like WiFi (free calling). Also, Get a WFi enabled phone to use in hotspots. Set up an Asterisk server, and create your own international telephone switch. Most excellent. Get a MagicJack Dongle to use when you are near bradband service like WiFi (free calling).

Also, Get a WFi enabled phone to use in hotspots. Set up an Asterisk server, and create your own international telephone switch.

]]> By: Kevin http://todd.is/how-to-be-an-international-phone-nomad.html/comment-page-1#comment-3107 Kevin Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:10:43 +0000 http://www.lifenomadic.com/how-to-be-an-international-phone-nomad.html#comment-3107 cool, how do you get data, do you have a plan, if so what carrier. As soon as our blog is up I will send the the web address. Hope you are having a blast cool, how do you get data, do you have a plan, if so what carrier. As soon as our blog is up I will send the the web address. Hope you are having a blast

]]> By: admin http://todd.is/how-to-be-an-international-phone-nomad.html/comment-page-1#comment-3106 admin Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:58:55 +0000 http://www.lifenomadic.com/how-to-be-an-international-phone-nomad.html#comment-3106 Kevin, We bought our phones from ebay. It does not have to be carrier specific... any quad band phone will do the trick. They aren't necessarily prepaid phones, btw... they can also be used for contracts. My only suggestions are : 1. Pick a date that you WILL leave on and buy the tickets. It's a big jump, so you may never "feel ready", but if you do this you'll have the motivation to prepare. 2. Consider weather so that you can pack light. Packing for one season is easier than packing for four. (Packing for three is also a lot easier than packing for four). Our schedule was based on weather, so it might be a good starting point. 3. DO IT! No one ever regrets going on trips. Tynan Kevin,

We bought our phones from ebay. It does not have to be carrier specific… any quad band phone will do the trick. They aren’t necessarily prepaid phones, btw… they can also be used for contracts.

My only suggestions are :

1. Pick a date that you WILL leave on and buy the tickets. It’s a big jump, so you may never “feel ready”, but if you do this you’ll have the motivation to prepare.

2. Consider weather so that you can pack light. Packing for one season is easier than packing for four. (Packing for three is also a lot easier than packing for four). Our schedule was based on weather, so it might be a good starting point.

3. DO IT! No one ever regrets going on trips.

Tynan

]]> By: Kevin http://todd.is/how-to-be-an-international-phone-nomad.html/comment-page-1#comment-3105 Kevin Tue, 15 Jan 2008 22:41:18 +0000 http://www.lifenomadic.com/how-to-be-an-international-phone-nomad.html#comment-3105 Sounds awesome guys. Where did you purchase your phone from? Does a prepaid phone have to be carrier specific? Also, my wife and I are going to shed our things and start country hoping as well. Any tips or suggestions? Things to keep in mind while preparing for this? Sounds awesome guys. Where did you purchase your phone from? Does a prepaid phone have to be carrier specific? Also, my wife and I are going to shed our things and start country hoping as well. Any tips or suggestions? Things to keep in mind while preparing for this?

]]> By: Todd http://todd.is/how-to-be-an-international-phone-nomad.html/comment-page-1#comment-3104 Todd Tue, 15 Jan 2008 01:46:33 +0000 http://www.lifenomadic.com/how-to-be-an-international-phone-nomad.html#comment-3104 Hey Chris! Choose a DID from the country where most people will be calling you. For me it's the US... this way my friends and family won't have to dial a long-distance number. Phik, I think there's less pressure, but the incoming rate is usually the same rate paid by domestic callers. So if one carrier makes it cheaper to call in, domestic people will flock and international rates will benefit. And CallWithUs only charges 11 cents. :) Dov, love to see you're reading... we gotta get you here! Hey Chris! Choose a DID from the country where most people will be calling you. For me it’s the US… this way my friends and family won’t have to dial a long-distance number.

Phik, I think there’s less pressure, but the incoming rate is usually the same rate paid by domestic callers. So if one carrier makes it cheaper to call in, domestic people will flock and international rates will benefit. And CallWithUs only charges 11 cents. :)

Dov, love to see you’re reading… we gotta get you here!

]]> By: Dova http://todd.is/how-to-be-an-international-phone-nomad.html/comment-page-1#comment-3103 Dova Tue, 15 Jan 2008 00:19:46 +0000 http://www.lifenomadic.com/how-to-be-an-international-phone-nomad.html#comment-3103 I love that you guys are laying out all of the steps you took (are taking) for the travels. Keep up the good work boys. -Dova- P.S. - Todd, you win mad cool points for referencing both Saved by the Bell and Star Wars in nearly the same breath. I love that you guys are laying out all of the steps you took (are taking) for the travels. Keep up the good work boys.

-Dova-

P.S. – Todd, you win mad cool points for referencing both Saved by the Bell and Star Wars in nearly the same breath.

]]> By: phik http://todd.is/how-to-be-an-international-phone-nomad.html/comment-page-1#comment-3102 phik Mon, 14 Jan 2008 15:46:32 +0000 http://www.lifenomadic.com/how-to-be-an-international-phone-nomad.html#comment-3102 I know it seems like a good idea at first, but as a fellow American ex-pat I'm really against the caller-pays phone systems. The problem is that there's no economic pressure on those incoming call rates -- so they remain _obscenely_ high. The person who buys the phone plan usually has no incentive to minimize the cost of incoming calls -- so nobody offers phone plans with cheap incoming rates. While the cost of an outgoing call plummets, incoming calls remain a huge cash-cow. It may not be practical (or indeed legal) to have a variable incoming rate, because the caller couldn't know in advance how much the call will cost. As a result, it still costs about 25c/min to call a mobile phone in Australia, which in 2008 is beyond ridiculous. I know it seems like a good idea at first, but as a fellow American ex-pat I’m really against the caller-pays phone systems.

The problem is that there’s no economic pressure on those incoming call rates — so they remain _obscenely_ high.

The person who buys the phone plan usually has no incentive to minimize the cost of incoming calls — so nobody offers phone plans with cheap incoming rates. While the cost of an outgoing call plummets, incoming calls remain a huge cash-cow.

It may not be practical (or indeed legal) to have a variable incoming rate, because the caller couldn’t know in advance how much the call will cost.

As a result, it still costs about 25c/min to call a mobile phone in Australia, which in 2008 is beyond ridiculous.

]]> By: chris cann http://todd.is/how-to-be-an-international-phone-nomad.html/comment-page-1#comment-3101 chris cann Mon, 14 Jan 2008 10:36:23 +0000 http://www.lifenomadic.com/how-to-be-an-international-phone-nomad.html#comment-3101 Todd- When selecting a DID, do you choose one that is from the country you are currently in (ex. Panama) or is it from the country your cell phone is from (Austin)? I assume its the country you are in and that is why you add your local number later with Edit... Thanks for the tips! How is everything going so far??? - Chris (fellow red-head from Casa de Luz) P.S. How exactly do you make location-independent income through the i-net???? Todd- When selecting a DID, do you choose one that is from the country you are currently in (ex. Panama) or is it from the country your cell phone is from (Austin)? I assume its the country you are in and that is why you add your local number later with Edit… Thanks for the tips! How is everything going so far??? – Chris (fellow red-head from Casa de Luz)

P.S. How exactly do you make location-independent income through the i-net????

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