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VOIP Meets Cell Phones

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the loophole-exploitation dept.

pnutjam writes "This looks really interesting. It looks like this company, Xcelis, has a bunch of cellphones hooked to VOIP equipment. Basically you pay them and if you have free in-network calling on your phone you call their phone and then dial out to whomever you want. Voila, unlimited calling to anyone."

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  1. Cellular? Bah! by chainsaw1 · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Just take the cellphone out of the picture entirely

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  2. Re:Unlimited by epod · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Actually, in Canada, Telus already had an unlimited calling plan in the city of Winnipeg. It was $30 CDN a month, unlimited local calling all the time. It was their marketing gimmick to get into a new market. The only problem is, due to their contact the user is entitled to renew their contract when it expires for the same plan ad infinitum. This has led to those cell phone plans being bought and sold for as much as $3000, since as long as you renew it, you've got an unlimited cellphone for life for $30.