If you do a lot of long distance calling,
1. Unlimited calling fixed-priced plans
2. Combination plans that also include other services like cable or Internet, may offer a good bargain.
3. Pay for your long distance calls by using pay-by-the-minute plans.
4. Consider using a smaller, less well known long distance company.
5. If the majority of your calls are intrastate, look for a low intrastate calling plan.
6. Consider using long distance dial access codes to bypass the local phone company.
7. Pre-paid phone cards probably provide the least expensive long distance calling and can be relatively easy to use
8. Check out per minute cost for different prepaid cards for
Domestic long distance international long distance intrastate calling.
You can also set up a local phone number in
another country that forwards your calls to your phone.
Since your friends and family are calling a local number instead of a long
distance number, it helps them
save on expensive long distance charges