It’s amazing how much communication costs. If I add up my cellular bills, Internet bills and home phone service we’re looking at $250 a month! $3,000 a year is more than the average income of a family in 90% of the countries on earth. That is simply criminal!

Luckily, ever since the advent of the Internet those costs have been plummeting, and I would expect them to continue dropping until it costs almost nothing to talk to anyone, anywhere. (When wi-fi Internet has the same coverage as cellular networks all calls will be free!) For now, however, I’ve put together this handy little guide to help decrease the various costs associate with making phone calls.
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SpringDoo is a great little site that allows you to send a video e-mail to whomever you wish as long as you have a simple Webcam.

They have a fantastic, and quite amusing, little video that demonstrates how to use the service here. So really, you have no excuse to not try it out if you’ve got a Webcam.
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