Long Distance Deals in Toronto

December 14 update: Good news! Google has extended their free calling to US and Canadian phone numbers through 2012. This feature is now in its third year and is a great way to save on long-distance bills.

Originally posted January 10, 2011:Here's some good news from Google! In August we reported that Google had rolled out free calling to US and Canadian phone numbers. The only catch was that it would only be available through the end of 2010. Happily, Google announced that they're continuing to offer the service for free through 2011. This is a huge boon for anyone looking to save on long-distance bills or cellphone plans.

If you haven't yet used this feature, when you're within Gmail, click "Call Phone", select the country you wish to call and then enter the phone number. Make sure that you have speakers and a microphone hooked up to your computer. As we said above, you'll be able to call any Canadian or US number for free. You can call other countries for about 2¢ a minute.

October 27 Update: xpresscall.com has lowered their rates further to 2.5 cents a minute to all North American destinations. Plus you still get the 80 minutes of free calling to get you started. Originally Updated on January 8th, 2008: The fine folks at xpresscall.com have recently reduced their long distance rates once again! You can use their system to place long distance calls from your cell, home or office phones for just 2.9 cents a minute to anywhere in Canada, USA and the UK. The rest of their international rates have also been lowered. Note that xpresscall does not use VOIP, so voice quality and connection quality are very good.

If you wish to give the service a test drive, RedFlagDeals.com has teamed up with xpresscall.com to give our readers an exclusive offer of 80 minutes of free long distance service with no strings attached. Here's what you need to do in order to get your free minutes:

• Visit this page, and sign up for 40 minutes of free long distance to anywhere in North America
• Then, receive an additional 40 minutes of free long distance in return for sending an email to support@prepaiddirect.ca stating “I found your deal at RedFlagDeals.com” in the subject line. The extra 40 minutes free will be put into your free trial account within 24 hours after the email is received.

Many, many RedFlagDeals.com readers have enjoyed this free offer in the past, so if you haven't already, be assured that it's great, legitimate offer. It's imperative that you send the email to get your additional 40 free minutes, but this will work, and there are no hidden fees or charges. There's no reason not to give the service a try, so enjoy the great freebie, and then move right into the hot deal on long distance with xpresscall.com's impressive rates.