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> > Last time I checked Skype had millions of users who had nothing to do but to 
> > test the software so one could receive a *test call* every second and could 
> > not concentrate on one's work.
> > 
> > Now I use VoIP for international calls; but not Skype. I have a local 
> > provider with a local phone number. I purchase credits; I dial the local 
> > number, enter the PIN and the phone number and the charge for international 

My girlfriend has VoIP- she uses SunRocket, and she cannot stop
talking about how she has free international calling... arg. I really
have to get on the tech ball and sign up for internet phone service.
after you know about it, it is hard to conceive paying so much. 
Remember the days before cell phones?  Honestly, I do not know how
people survived...have you heard of sunrocket?