as a newbie to the site i hope i have the right area to post this.i am a canadian married to a beautiful dominican woman. as we are in the course of immigration paperwork,we need to speak to each other at least 4 times a week. i dont know if this will help anybody, but i use phone cards bought at alittle variety store near my home. i pay $2.50 per card,and can speak for an hour at a time. as i said,i am new at this but thought i might be able to help some of you,and i read dr1 everyday and have never read anything on phone costs. hope it helps thanks