If you are going to make an international phone call from the US to Malaysia, you will first need to dial the US exit code, which is 011, then you dial the Malaysian country code of 60, followed by the person’s area code, which is a 1 or 2 number area code in Malaysia, then the person’s phone number. So the number would look like this: 011+60+03+6185-3931
If you are trying to tell someone in another country what your phone number is, and you live in Malaysia, then your phone number is: Their country’s exit code, plus 60, plus area code, then your number. The number will look like this: xxx+60+03+6185-3931, where xxx is their country’s exit code.
I’ve had customers email me over the years, because they were trying to order long distance phone service online, but didn’t know what some of the questions on the order form were asking. So, I decided to do a series of videos, that walk customers through the online ordering process. This video shows step-by-step directions for ordering TCI 3 cent long distance phone service. So, if you’re ordering Total Call International long distance phone service, and don’t know what you’re supposed to put in some of the blanks, watch this video first.
Mark Sullivan, over at PCWorld figures Google Voice is going to be one of the top 10 up and comers in 2010 because of it’s potential ability to deliver cheap or free long distance service. Of course, Skype does this now, and has millions of users, but it looks like Google’s service might not tie you to your computer like Skype does.
Of course, I think that Google’s Android is going to end up taking over the world in the next 5 years, and Google Voice and other VoIP type services won’t be worth anything…. Which brings us back to what Google’s really going to do with Google Voice. I figure they will give it away for free, and kill the VoIP industry in one fell swoop, just like they did to the web stats industry with Google Analytics. What they do with Google Voice once they’ve killed the VoIP industry is anyone’s guess right now.
Does anyone know what’s going on with Primus, and why they need 130 million dollars? Are they expanding, paying off debts, or just trying to stay alive?
Dec 10 (Reuters) – Primus Telecommunications Holdings and Primus Telecommunications Canada on Thursday sold $130 million of senior secured notes in the 144a private placement market, said IFR, a Thomson Reuters service.
It’s kind of hard selling long distance phone service anymore. Sure, you have the random customer wander in who still wants long distance service, but why bother? In the old days (pre 2005) everyone had long distance service. Of course, now, you can’t make an average of $3.00 per customer per month, like you used to be able to do when discount long distance phone service was 6.9 cents per minute instead of 2.7, but any customer that is willing to sign up for a long distance account still gets my unwavering attention, even though they are now only worth an average of 32 cents per month….. Seriously, what’s wrong with me? Why do I bother? LOL
Total Call International’s current PICC fee is $2.75 per line per month, but that only applies to business customers after their first line. Residential customers never have PICC fees on their long distance service.
TCI is currently charging $1.00 per month to have a toll free number, and more toll free numbers, after the first, will cost you an additional 50 cents each per month. Total Call is one of the few companies that charge their toll free customers the same rates as they charge them for their long distance service. This may not be 100% of the time, but they do in most areas. (Which beats the heck out of Unitel, which I switched away from last week, because they were charging me twice as much for my toll free minutes as they were for my regular long distance minutes.)
I have a few questions about your 3 cent residential plan.
I read in the FAQ’s that the switching fee is reimbursed, how does that work, do I call into customer service and indicate how much the fee is and then they credit my account? Does this credit then have to be used up within a monthly period, or will it stay on my account until it is used?
I also would like to know if paper billing is available without an additional fee. I saw in the terms and conditions it says there is no fee for a paper invoice, but on saveonphone.com it says there is a .99 fee for this. Which is correct? Also, can I pay by check or does the payments have to be made via electronic debit?
We are interested in obtaining a business phone line, toll free number and fax line from Pioneer Telephone. We would like to have the capability of calls rolling over to a cell phone if the main line is busy.
What you really need is a local phone service provider first. They would be the ones setting up your actual business lines with phone numbers and the rollover feature. Once you have your local numbers, then Pioneer can get you the toll free number, as well as be your long distance carrier.
Then, once you have a local provider, and telephone numbers, you will be able to just hop online and order Pioneer’s long distance service and a toll free number. Once you have done that, you will get a welcome email from Pioneer with the toll free customer service numbers.
Qwest is offering it’s customers unlimited long distance service for $15.00 a month if they have local service through Qwest. This should pretty much make Qwest the cheapest long distance carrier for it’s customers. This discount should keep most of their customers in-house, instead of having them jump ship for discount carriers like Pioneer, Opex and Total Call International.
States that Qwest currently services with local service are Arizona, Colorado, Idaho, Iowa, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Mexico, North Dakota, Oregon, South Dakota, Utah, Washington and Wyoming.
Total Call International (TCI) bought Opex. Anyone have any information on this?
TCI’s rates are still 3 cents per minute with no monthly fees or minimums. While Opex’s long distance rate is still holding steady at 2.7 cents per minute. I’m not sure if TCI has plans to integrate Opex into their existing product line, or just keep Opex as it is, since it has great placement on the net, and has a name for good service at a great price.
