Capt. Stable and all
I have extolled the virtues of GRIC several times on this forum however a GBP10 setup fee? I am sure it can be downloaded from GRIC for free (after filling out a form).
Setup is relatively easy - just enter your ISP details and select the country/city from where one is dialing and a list of local numbers pops up. Keep the "phone book" updated (the program defaults to automatic update but this is configurable) and there we are.
Just looked at the gric.com site and couldn't see any mention of a fee.
Of course, one has to have a home ISP (mine is in HK) so maybe the tenner is for registering an ISP if you don't have one...that would make sense.
Just got back from Tokyo and used it in the hotel and local phone call charges (even from the hotel) were not expensive.
This program is blessing to me.
Best!
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