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Porting out a Skype Number

Number portability is not a new thing, but what about porting out a Skype Number? This is an optional (paid) feature available to personal Skype accounts that makes it possible to receive telephone calls via the Skype app. I recently … Continue reading

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Saving on your cell phone bill by going prepaid

My Cheap home phone service with VoIP article garnered a lot of interest, so I thought I should write a similar post about saving money on cell phone service.  By switching to a prepaid phone plan you can very likely save … Continue reading

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Cheap home phone service with VoIP – Obihai versus Ooma

For the last few years many budget-conscious folks have been using an Obihai VoIP adapter with Google Voice for completely free VoIP telephone service.  It worked great, although it did not support emergency service (i.e. calls to 9-1-1).  Unfortunately, earlier this … Continue reading

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