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Thanks AQ

I just signed up and will try this site. Prices are good. Would you know if you can print up a log of your calls. Have to try and keep my phone bill down cos its killing me. LOL

Rose (F)

Only draw back they dont have logs only receipts. But to tell you the truth when I went to my immigration interview, they didnt even ask for them because they said that they cannot really prove who you were talking to. I would not get too wrap up in the logs. Its good but it does not have that much weight.

AQ

From I-130 to Visa: Total process took 13 mos exactly

I751 Received at TSC 10 October 2007

Check cashed 02 November 2007 Case transferred to CSC

NOA or Biometrics letter never received

Infopass appointment December 18, 2007. Received stamp in passport and completed Biometrics

I-751 APPROVED 29 February 2008. Green card received 8 March 2008

N-400

Mailed December 12, 2008

NOA received December 23, 2008

Biometrics completed January 21, 2009[

CITZENSHIP GRANTED MAY 15, 2009

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I just found an online service that is great. You dial a local access number and the calls are crystal clear. There is no maintenance fee no access fees. I paid $19.00 and got 2hours 20minutes of talk to Lagos mobile. Thats about 14cents a minute. Best yet it has an online log of your phone calls with a date time stamp. The site is www.startdialing.net. While they have several cards to choose from I use the Continental Card.

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I don't know anything about that. We are able to text message some people depending on the carrier they use, through our Verizon phones. Is your land line service cheaper than the calling card thing? We get the African Dream cards for 5 dollars which usually last about 30 minutes depending on how many times we use them. Also I noticed that I'm able to get text messages from email. Dont know about the computer thing though.

I use African Dream too! They are OK since Smart Card was discontinued... I get 46 minutes to Algeria.. But the only thing that sucks, is if you get disconnected, it eats up your minutes !!

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I use cta africa and usually purchase them online at www.ctacard.com

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I-130

1/3/06: Mailed Petition CSC

1/4/06: Package received per fedex.com

1/12/06: NOA 1

2/3/06: Touched

5/2/06: Received email notification that petition approved on 5/1/06

5/5/06: Received NOA 2 via snail mail

5/17/06: NVC issues case #

I-129F - K3

1/31/06: Mailed Petition to Chicago

2/3/06: Received

2/7/06: NOA 1

4/17/06: NOA 2 - Notified by email; petition approved on April 13th

4/20/06: Received NOA 2 via snail mail

5/19/06: Still waiting on NVC to receive approved 129-F....(what's the hold up)

6/10/06: Involved congress person

6/19/06: Rec'd letter stating that inquiry was made to both NVC and USCIS regarding status of my petition

6/21/06: Travelled to go see my better half (boy was I excited)

7/3/06: Left my love once again (hopefully we shall see eachother soonest)

7/10/06: Followed up with congress person

7/10/06: Notified case was sent to the wrong place (go figure...how does it take 90 days to push paper from one location to the next) and has now been forwarded to NVC

7/18/06: NVC received case and has now issued a case number

7/20/06: NVC forwarded case to embassy

7/28/06: Lagos embassy confirms receipt of case into system

8/1/06: Pick up packet 3 and 4

8/25/06: Interview Date

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Well since starting this thread, hubby has set up Skype Out on our computer. If you have broadband and like good quality calls--this is the way to go!. Its half the ptice of the phone card we were using before. The quality is the best! and there have been no dropped calls and no annoying numbers to dial over and over again. For the first time I could really understand very clearly everything his family and friends were saying to me! I definitely recommend it if you have broadband and like to have a decent conversation.

February 17, 2005--mailed in I 129F to CSC!

February 24, 2005--1st NOA

March 15, 2005--2nd NOA

April 11, 2005--Fiance receives Packet 3

May 19, 2005 Fax Checklist(Nigeria police report finally arrives)

June 6, 2005-- Interview Date!!!!Visa approved!!

June 18, 2005--Fiancee arrives in Hawaii!

August 14, 2005--wedding in Oregon

September 12, 2005--sent in AOS

September 20, 2005--1st NOA AOS

September 23, 2005--Walk-in biometrics completed

October 1, 2005--fingerprints received/processing resumed

November 26, 2005--EAD card received in mail

June 7, 2006--contact senators about AOS

June 28, 2006--senator says interview date is for August 14!!

August 14, 2006--AOS interview and 1 year wedding anniversary

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Thanks AQ

I just signed up and will try this site. Prices are good. Would you know if you can print up a log of your calls. Have to try and keep my phone bill down cos its killing me. LOL

Rose (F)

You can try this site out http://www.voipstunt.com/en/buycredits.html Hope its a help.

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Hi,

Check out this Pincity.com long distance service I use right now. It's got unbelievable discounts on international long distance, and U.S. domestic calls are as low as 2.9 cents per minute! It can save you a lot of money! If you sign up use my name mrs.p and you get additional minutes, also until June 8 2006 you can use promo code LOVEMOM and get a 10% discount.

I normally call Jamaica using I have an account with them and I can print out logs to show my calls. try it out

Destination Code Local Access Toll Free

Nigeria 234 $0.186 $0.202

This is if you are still looking and interested.

I do not wish to share any information about this dead end journey.........I have reached my final destination on this train, and it is time for me to get off.

THIS TOO SHALL PASS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

"If marriage means you fell in love, does divorce mean you climbed out?"

"You never really know a man until you have divorced him."-Zsa Zsa Gabor

"When a man hath taken a wife, and married her, and it come to pass that she find no favour in his eyes, because he hath found some uncleanness in her: then let him write her a bill of divorcement, and give it in her hand, and send her out of his house. And when she is departed out of his house, she may go and be another man's wife." Deuteronomy 24:1-2

"When you get to the end of your rope, tie a knot and hang on." - Franklin D. Roosevelt

"When one door of happiness closes, another opens; but often we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the one which has been opened for us." - Helen Keller

"Even though you may want to move forward in your life, you may have one foot on the brakes. In order to be free, we must learn how to let go. Release the hurt. Release the fear. Refuse to entertain your old pain. The energy it takes to hang onto the past is holding you back from a new life. What is it you would let go of today?" - Mary Manin Morrissey

"I know God will not give me anything I can't handle. I just wish that He didn't trust me so much." - Mother Theresa

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Thanks all. Have been using the startdialing.com and it has been fine most of the time, have dropped some but the price is good. Will try the pincity and voipstunt.

Thanks and have a good weekend.

Rose (F)

Rose - Michigan - Dan - Nigeria

Met my husband on line Nov., 04

Married March 12, 05 in Nigeria

3-21-05 - Submitted I-130 petition

4-9-05 - Rec'd Notice of Action

7-23-05 - rec'd approval from Cali. Office

8-22-05 - rec'd notice from nvc

8-27-05 - rec'd I-864 bill and DS-230 form

8-30-05 - sent I-864 bill in overnight

9-16-05 - rec'd I-864 pack

9-19-05 - rec'd DS-230 fee bill

9-21-05 - sent I-864 pack overnight

9-30-05 - sent DS-230 bill overnight, rec'd 10-1-05

10-20-05 - rec'd DS-230 pack, sent to hubby 10-29-05, he rec'd pack 11-7 and Dan sent off to nvc 11-8, and they still have not rec'd pack, have to send off again, darn.

1-13-06 - hubby sent off DS-230 pack for a second time

1-23-06 - NVC rec'd DS-230 pack, the waiting begins.

2-7-06 - called NVC, case completed on 1-26-06, thank you lord, NVC stated waiting on confirmation from lagos regarding interview date.

9-13-06 - called NVC, they stated case was forwarded to Lagos on Sept. 11th and Dans interview is Oct. 19, 2006. Thank you dear lord.

10-19-06 - Dan had his interview and was approved. Will pick up visa on Wed. My king is finally coming home. Visa wasn't ready, had to go back on Mon. Oct. 30th to pick it up. Has it in hand.

11-17-06 - Dan arrives at Detroit Metro Airport at 11:00 a.m. This is one happy day for us.

11-25-06 - Dan receives his social security card.

12-06 - Dan receives 3 welcome letters and his green card shortly afterwards.

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Thanks all. Have been using the startdialing.com and it has been fine most of the time, have dropped some but the price is good. Will try the pincity and voipstunt.

Thanks and have a good weekend.

Rose (F)

Hey rose,

I use both vonage and calling cards. Vonage is clear and fast but more expensive than calling card. I get 50 min. on a calling card called Texas mundo ($5.00). My vonage is about $0.21 per min. The calling card is good too but not as direct shot as my vonage. i love both of them. Good luck on the visa, i just started the process for my baby too.

I-129f sent-- 05-26-2006

NOA1 - 06-08-2006

Rfe recieved - 06-30-2006

rfe sent - 06-30-2006

NOA2 - 07-31-2006

NVC received - 08-03-2006

NOA2 recieved in the mail: 08-04-2006

NVC sent : 08-04-2006

NVC letter recieved: 08-10-2006

Embassy confirmed: 08-11-2006

interview date: 11-09-2006

Visa approved : 11-09-2006

Visa recieved : 11-15-200

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Thanks all. Have been using the startdialing.com and it has been fine most of the time, have dropped some but the price is good. Will try the pincity and voipstunt.

Thanks and have a good weekend.

Rose (F)

Hey rose,

I use both vonage and calling cards. Vonage is clear and fast but more expensive than calling card. I get 50 min. on a calling card called Texas mundo ($5.00). My vonage is about $0.21 per min. The calling card is good too but not as direct shot as my vonage. i love both of them. Good luck on the visa, i just started the process for my baby too.

Good luck Taye500 on your visa journey. Thanks for the info.

Rose (F)

Rose - Michigan - Dan - Nigeria

Met my husband on line Nov., 04

Married March 12, 05 in Nigeria

3-21-05 - Submitted I-130 petition

4-9-05 - Rec'd Notice of Action

7-23-05 - rec'd approval from Cali. Office

8-22-05 - rec'd notice from nvc

8-27-05 - rec'd I-864 bill and DS-230 form

8-30-05 - sent I-864 bill in overnight

9-16-05 - rec'd I-864 pack

9-19-05 - rec'd DS-230 fee bill

9-21-05 - sent I-864 pack overnight

9-30-05 - sent DS-230 bill overnight, rec'd 10-1-05

10-20-05 - rec'd DS-230 pack, sent to hubby 10-29-05, he rec'd pack 11-7 and Dan sent off to nvc 11-8, and they still have not rec'd pack, have to send off again, darn.

1-13-06 - hubby sent off DS-230 pack for a second time

1-23-06 - NVC rec'd DS-230 pack, the waiting begins.

2-7-06 - called NVC, case completed on 1-26-06, thank you lord, NVC stated waiting on confirmation from lagos regarding interview date.

9-13-06 - called NVC, they stated case was forwarded to Lagos on Sept. 11th and Dans interview is Oct. 19, 2006. Thank you dear lord.

10-19-06 - Dan had his interview and was approved. Will pick up visa on Wed. My king is finally coming home. Visa wasn't ready, had to go back on Mon. Oct. 30th to pick it up. Has it in hand.

11-17-06 - Dan arrives at Detroit Metro Airport at 11:00 a.m. This is one happy day for us.

11-25-06 - Dan receives his social security card.

12-06 - Dan receives 3 welcome letters and his green card shortly afterwards.

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I USE CALLING CARD COMPANY RAZA. YOU CAN ACCESS BY GOING TO WWW.RAZA.COM. I HAVE USED SEVERAL SINCE I HAVE STARTED COMMUNICATING BY PHONE. FOR $20.00 I GET 2 HOURS 30 MINS. RIGHT NOW IF YOU RECHARGE ACCOUNT BY PHONE THEY WILL GIVE YOU 10% MORE ON YOUR MINUTES. LIKE ALL OF THEM THEY DROP CALLS AND THE CONNECTION IS NOT ALWAYS GOOD BUT, IT IS THE BEST ONE I HAVE USED SO FAR. AND THEY HAVE A CUSTOMER SERVICE # THAT YOU CAN CALL AT ANYTIME YOU ARE HAVING PROBLEMS WITH CONNECTION. FOR $50.00 I GET A TOTAL OF 5 HRS AND 39 MINS.

****Removal of Conditions ****

7/13/09 Sent I-751 application VSC

7/16/09 Package arrived at VSC at 2:08pm signed by D. Renaud

7/24/09 Rcvd I-797C, NOA from VSC

7/29/09 Rcvd Biometric letter...biometrics appt 8/18/09

11/24/09 Rcvd ROC approval ltr...dated 11/18/09

12/04/09 Rcvd 10 yr Green Card in mail

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