> I was curious about this. I have phone card (I believe it's > from Sam's Club) > that was bought at 2.5 cents/minute and recharges at 3.5 > cents/minute. I've > heard you have to pay a fee to not have a long distance > carrier. I'm in > college at the moment so I wouldn't know. I can't drop LD. LD is part of my local plan from USlink. I can't switch LD providers either. After taxes, my local service is $44 a month. That's recockulous.