[Noisebridge-discuss] seeking low-cost cell phone alternative(s)

[Mario Landau Holdsworth]

Google Voice is a pretty good option.You can set it up to forward your calls
to wherever you are (according to time and day of the week) and long
distance is free. It also sends and receives texts.

 Depending on your income you could get Lifeline (a landline) for $5 a month
and then use Google Voice for long distance. That might save you $95 dollars
a month vs. some kind of world-obliterating smart phone made from Tantalum
mined in the Congo, "recycled" in burning fires by kids in Asia. It also
cures your future brain cancer, loss of sperm, your social A.D.D., and those
phantom cell phone vibrations in your leg.

Hope that helps,

Mario

On Tue, Nov 16, 2010 at 10:27 PM, Owen Pietrokowsky <opietro at yahoo.com>wrote:

> I'm looking for a low-cost alternative to a standard
> cell phone plan. I understand that if I use a special setup program on the
> NB server together with a low-cost provider, I can accomplish this goal. I
> spoke to someone at NB a few months back about this combination, but I've
> forgotten the details. Can anyone provide me with more info? Thank you.
>
> Owen
> opietro at yahoo.com
>
>
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