On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 16:34:05 +0000, Ivor Jones wrote:

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> "Will Kemp" <will2478@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:pan.2006.12.22.11.11.07.585048@gmail.com
>> On Thu, 21 Dec 2006 15:55:41 +0000, Ivor Jones wrote:
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>> > "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.
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>> No, it's not just that. A high proportion of cheap
>> international phone calls seem to go through the internet
>> these days. For example, those cheap international phone
>> cards.
>>
>> Most internet telephony service providers probably route
>> international calls via the internet - that's why they're
>> so cheap.
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> Maybe so, but that's not the question that was being asked.

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