Calls are increasingly being routed over the Internet; and especially as the use of Voice-over-IP increases, the traditional idea of “Long Distance” is just simply becoming less and less relevant. It may be that some companies may continue to gauge customers for their calls to certain areas; however, most major carriers are beginning to see that there is little to be gained from charging their cus... View more

Calls are increasingly being routed over the Internet; and especially as the use of Voice-over-IP increases, the traditional idea of “Long Distance” is just simply becoming less and less relevant. It may be that some companies may continue to gauge customers for their calls to certain areas; however, most major carriers are beginning to see that there is little to be gained from charging their customers extra for what—for them—is no more expensive than connecting two lines down the street from one another. And much to be lost, as tech-savy customers eschew the LD charges in favor of Skype, Vonnage, Facebook, and Google Video Streaming. In coming days phone will be ready to use just a normal login and phone is ready to use . Where sim card will not be a additional to add. The world just isn’t big enough, any more, to keep using expensive “Long Distance.” And the major telephone carriers already know this. View less