Long Distance Carriers
Editor's Choice
Pioneer Telephone (Sign Up)
Pioneer Telephone offers extremely low rates along with a great service ethic and clear connections. Pioneer stands out in my long distance comparison with the best rates in the USA and cheap international rates as well. Pioneer Telephone is a great value and highly recommended.
Long distance carriers comparison
Editor's Choice
Telna (Sign Up)
Telna has the cheapest international rates of all the carriers in my comparison. There are many reasons to like Telna: straightforward commmunication, great extra services, and a real desire to impress. And the best rates to Alaska and Hawaii, too.
Long distance carriers comparison
VOIP Phone Services
Editor's Choice
Packet8 (Sign Up)
Packet8 is a well respected company that has been developing and improving it's service for a long time. You get high quality VOIP services, great options to choose from, and the best prices and rates. And I love the global calling plans with unlimited international calls.
VOIP phone services comparison
Advisor Service
ShopforT1 ( Sign Up | Advisor Service)
If you run a large office or company with many phone lines and a high calling volume, consider getting a T1 connection. Learn more with ShopForT1's broadband advisor service.
Toll Free Numbers
Note: Telna (above) and the VOIP providers also offer excellent toll free number services.
Highly Recommended
United World Telecom (Sign up)
UWT
provides toll free numbers that forward incoming calls to any phone or cell phone in the USA or worldwide. You can manage your toll free number online in real time. There is a low monthly fee and cheap rates for incoming calls.
Highly Recommended
Kall8 (Sign up)
Kall8
provides excellent toll free number services with the cheapest rates if you are forwarding calls within the USA (and the best international rates to many locations). If you need extra features, like voicemail, fax reception (delivered by email), and more then Kall8 is the way to go.
Phone Cards
Highly Recommended
Nobelcom (Sign up)
Nobelcom
specializes in calling cards for calling a specific city/country. Get super cheap rates to the country you want to call with no surcharges. Pay in advance and then recharge the phone card online. If you want the cheapest one that works, try this.
Personal, home phone services
Stop worrying about long distance phone bills, pick up the phone, and call someone
Quick recommendations
I can comfortably recommend the services to the right. Scroll down to quickly compare them. If you're looking for business phone services see here.
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Discount long distance carriers
Long distance carriers like Pioneer and Telna give you high quality services and great customer support with no monthly fees and extremely cheap rates.
You might get cheaper rates by calling through the Internet, but you can beat traditional carriers for reliability and service.
What could be better than picking up the phone and dialing anytime without worries?
For more details see my long distance comparison.
VOIP phone services
If you have a high speed Internet connection and make a high volume of long distance calls, then a VOIP service may be your best choice.
VOIP services offer free calls within the USA and the cheapest international phone rates, and they are very easy to use. (They don't have to be hooked up to your computer to use them.) On the downside, they are not perfectly reliable, and they have monthly fees.
For more details, see my VOIP comparison.
Phone cards
Phone cards and virtual calling cards are convenient when travelling and some have super cheap rates, but they are being replaced by other cheap services. I have recommended two dependable, cheap phone card providers in the list on the right.
Personal toll free numbers
Get your own personal toll free number and use it in a variety of ways to improve your communication. The services that I recommend let you manage your toll free number(s) online in real time and forward the incoming calls to any phone or cell phone in the USA or world.
United World Telecom and Kall8 are dedicated toll free number providers that work well for both personal and business needs. Sign up and get a toll free number (800, 888, or 866) with no additional obligation. Or sign up with Telna (a recommended discount long distance carrier) and get a toll free number with call forwarding included.
