koos
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My daughter is currently working on a passenger ship in the mediterranean .I have the number of the ship but not able to call her with voipdiscount or skype. Do u know if it is possible? Thanks
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99% of ships use Imarsat Satellites for their telephone calls and these are very expensive, because they have a monopoly. The last time I used this it was approx $1 per minute. The VOIP operators will most likely block these numbers.
If your daughter is on a cruise ship, and spends most of her time on the same route, in same countries, ask her to get pre-paid mobile sim card, and call her on that number - it will be cheaper.
If your daughter is on a cruise ship, and spends most of her time on the same route, in same countries, ask her to get pre-paid mobile sim card, and call her on that number - it will be cheaper.
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koos said:
Most of the cruise ships have dedicated internet access, so why not get to chat to IT dept and
get her to call you via voipbuster-voipbuster (free) or SkyPE to SkyPE (free).
I am sure their is stray wireless AP not secured on the ship
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koos
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Thanks for your replies. She has internet access and we are communicating with e-mail now.