"Tim" <nutnews@kooky.org> wrote in message
news:458aa61b$0$763$bed64819@news.gradwell.net
> ri wrote:
> > Are voip calls to land lines a long distance
> > international calls or do they travel through the
> > internet as far as to the target country?
>
> Either.
>
> It depends on the provider.

Or more accurately where the provider is based. If you want a call to
(say) a US number to appear as if local to the person you're calling,
you'll need a provider based there. I have UK, US and German numbers here.
If I call a German landline from the UK account, it will be charged at a
higher rate than a UK number but if I do it from the German account it
will be charged as if I were in Germany.

That's why if you are based in one country and want friends/customers to
be able to call you at local rates, you'll need a number from a provider
who can supply a number in the country you want calls from, usually that
provider will have to be based there.

Ivor