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MetroPCS launches ‘Mas Mexico’, allows mucho calling to landlines

By: |Aug 31st, 2010 at 11:00PM
Filed Under: MetroPCS
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Today, prepaid cellular provider MetroPCS launched a new add-on to its cellular plans titled Mas Mexico. Mas Mexico provides “unlimited voice and text messaging plan to connect MetroPCS customers with friends and family in Mexico for $5 per month—taxes and regulatory fees included.” The new calling feature applies to landlines only, but users can text message all the mobile devices they would like. Hit the bounce for the full press release.[Via PhoneScoop] (more…)

Google Voice revives free calling to Canada, eh

By: |Aug 20th, 2009 at 10:51AM
Filed Under: Services
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Google Voice users with friends and relatives living north or the border, rejoice. Not that calls to Canada are overly expensive in the first place, but the Google Voice team has decided to eat that marginal expense — just as they did when they were GrandCentral — and make calling to Canada free once again. That’s right Google Voice users, the next time you need to call and taunt your Canadian friends when your team is playing the Blue Jays it won’t cost you a dime. Now if only you cou...