How Can Cablevision offer such low international calling rates???

[tvwatchingdude]

How can cablevision offer such low international calling rates. A flat fee of 20 dollars a month? How come verizon and vonage cant come around and do that. What does cablevision have that they dont have. A lot of people living in the tristate area need to make international calls, so how can verizon ever expect to get cablevision's customers.

[mkm4]

How can cablevision offer such low international calling rates. A flat fee of 20 dollars a month? .

You've never actually read the terms for that $19.95 per month have you.
You get 250 minutes per month, after that you pay another $19.95.
You only went one minute over the first 250 minutes? That's too bad, You still pay another $19.95.
You only used a few minutes this months? Too bad, $19.95 please.

A calling card is cheaper and will roll over.

Also depending on the country, Vonage can be MUCH cheaper.

[tvwatchingdude]

i use all 500 minutes per month, so im getting my moneys worth.

[uroberto]

*Optimum Voice® World Call available to Optimum Voice customers. Residential accounts in good standing only. Monthly rate of $19.95 includes 250 minutes per monthly billing cycle of international calls, which includes up to 30 minutes of calling to Cuba per monthly billing cycle. Customers exceeding 250 total international minutes or 30 minutes to Cuba in a given monthly billing cycle will automatically be charged an additional $19.95 for an additional block of 250 minutes, which includes up to 30 minutes to Cuba for use that billing cycle month. Customers that use all of their 30 minutes to Cuba from their additional minute block will be blocked from calling Cuba until the beginning of their next billing cycle. Customers exceeding 500 minutes in a given billing cycle will have their international calling blocked and must wait until the start of their next billing cycle to resume international calling. Available only via direct dial from customer's Optimum Voice phone. Remote dialing is not available. Calls to satellite phones and audiotext lines/destinations not available.

For me as well, calling cards are better and can be cheaper.

[kamil911]

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