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I will second the recommendation for Net10 mobile phone. Got an LG 
handset with charger, car charger, carrying pouch and a hands-free 
earbud along with 300 minutes of credit for $30 at Wal-Mart a couple of 
months ago.

Also, I supplement it with a Skype "subscription." For &6.95/month I 
can make unlimited calls (well, actually limited to 10,000 
minutes/month which is de facto unlimited) from anywhere I travel with 
my laptop and where I have WiFi acces to any US landlines and mobiles 
so that I don't wear down my Net10 minutes for my daily 30+ minute 
calls to my wife.

Good Luck,
Bill

Quoting Mark Turner <jmarkturner AT gmail.com>:

> David Matusiak wrote:
>
> > 3. How about a phone?  I advised to stick with mobile over landline,
> > but am not sure what options exist for a visitor.
>
> I love my pre-paid Net10 mobile phone. You can buy them off the shelf at
> many retailers: $40 for the phone and $.10/minute after that. Recharge
> it on the web with a credit card.
>
> http://www.markturner.net/?s=net10
>
> If your friend is European then he or she is probably already familiar
> with Skype. I say go with this for those international calls home.
>
> Bellsouth DSL without the phone service:
> https://ordering.bellsouth.com/apps/rnr/ordering/dryloop/controller.jsp?action=launch
>
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