Several articles in WSJ lately about coming increases in long distance service. While there will always be "deals" these guys are now talking 35 cents a minute for the turkey rate. To beat the system go to Sam's Club and buy a prepaid calling card at 3.4 cents per minute in denominations of 50, 100, 500, or 1000 minutes. Good for in-state & out-of-state. My Sam's still has them in inventory as of yesterday. Good for sending to out of town kids until the kids start making more money than you do. <g> Yeah, if you find an "affiliation" (almost anybody, "human race" might work) you can get a $15 associates Sam's membership. They say the membership is "yearly" but I've had mine for 3 years now and never have received a second bill. And yeah, it's a slight pain to dial the AT&T 800 access number and then your card number but most new phones will let you program in numbers and ease that one. If anybody can beat 3.4 cents a minute please let ME know. Best, Maynard