Yardies at Home and a Farrin (part14)

[DaDa 1]

Congrats Ells!!! Sending good vibes your way for a speedy Visa!!!

[BunzTheMagicSnail 2]

Afternoon Yardies!

Well, just checking in real quick since we're at an internet cafe in Negril. We went to our 7:00 a.m. interview yesterday and......

WE WERE APPROVED!!

I'll post more upon my return in 2 weeks since I don't anticipate being back at a computer until then. I'll tell you all that it went pretty smooth & we were out of there by 9:00 a.m. The ladies that saw us were both very nice. We managed to navigate our way through Kingston although we had a few hairy moments with him not being used to driving in city traffic & me trying to help him with road signs. We also stayed at the Prestige the night before & I highly recommend it.....decent price, A/C, good food & very close to the embassy. Now we just wait for the visa which God & embassy willing will only take 5 days....please pray for us so he can come home with me!

No time to catch up.....gonna have a lot of pages to read when I get back but hope everyone is good!

Lata!

YAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAY!!!

[JAPrincess 27]

If you Skype from computer to computer, it is the best cost of all: $0.00! But both of you need to have an internet connection to use it. Otherwise, calls to Jamaica (Skype to phone) are somewhere between 20 & 25 cents. That's no cheaper than Rebtel or Ringyard, and if you go that way, may as well have him call you with Digicel international.

Yeah I saw that. I just switched to Vonage on the home phone and their rate is 25cents a minute so that's just a few cents more than Ringyard. I don't understand why there are no good international plans in the US to call Jamaica. I told him it would cost less to put the Digicel international on all his friend's phone than him to call them all the time on Ringyard. We have it on his old phone which Jr now has but that's it.

Does anyone have a Verizon home phone?? I heard from someone that for 19.99 a month you can get 500 minutes. I'm not sure if that is true but worth checking it out.

I had Vonayge before and I hated them. My call always got dropped and the reception was the worst. I dropped them like hot pancakes...

As far as Ringyard I noticed they have done away with the 5.00 calling plan. I tried so hard to purchase 5 dollars the other day and it wouldn’t let me even though the voice response kept saying it did. I played around with it so much I ended up selecting 50 by mistake and of course the transaction went through. I refused to use any of them minutes because I wanted the transaction reversed. Sure enough after calling the company they reversed the charges. Whoo thank goodness…

I tried 3 times to get the Ringyard $5 top up thru the phone yesterday

But I just gave up and purchased $10

I don't know anything about Verizon... I use MetroPCS

$50 a month unlimited minutes... I don't know how I could afford our 1000 minute weeks with out them

[JAPrincess 27]

Man I am so happy for Ells!!

When my honey gets here he wants to be friends with her honey...

They are from the same town and we are from the same area!

Ya'll think Nat will slap me if I say hurry up NOA2??

(((Nat)))

[DaDa 1]

If you Skype from computer to computer, it is the best cost of all: $0.00! But both of you need to have an internet connection to use it. Otherwise, calls to Jamaica (Skype to phone) are somewhere between 20 & 25 cents. That's no cheaper than Rebtel or Ringyard, and if you go that way, may as well have him call you with Digicel international.

Yeah I saw that. I just switched to Vonage on the home phone and their rate is 25cents a minute so that's just a few cents more than Ringyard. I don't understand why there are no good international plans in the US to call Jamaica. I told him it would cost less to put the Digicel international on all his friend's phone than him to call them all the time on Ringyard. We have it on his old phone which Jr now has but that's it.

Does anyone have a Verizon home phone?? I heard from someone that for 19.99 a month you can get 500 minutes. I'm not sure if that is true but worth checking it out.

I had Vonayge before and I hated them. My call always got dropped and the reception was the worst. I dropped them like hot pancakes...

As far as Ringyard I noticed they have done away with the 5.00 calling plan. I tried so hard to purchase 5 dollars the other day and it wouldn’t let me even though the voice response kept saying it did. I played around with it so much I ended up selecting 50 by mistake and of course the transaction went through. I refused to use any of them minutes because I wanted the transaction reversed. Sure enough after calling the company they reversed the charges. Whoo thank goodness…

I tried 3 times to get the Ringyard $5 top up thru the phone yesterday

But I just gave up and purchased $10

I don't know anything about Verizon... I use MetroPCS

$50 a month unlimited minutes... I don't know how I could afford our 1000 minute weeks with out them

Yeah girl they did away with the 2 and 5 dollar amounts. I used to have Nextel where I received free incoming so it wasn’t a problem but with my T-Mobile my minutes were getting killed. I should have just switched to the unlimited plan but I didn’t. Well the Verizon package I'm speaking of is on your home phone not cell. I think they offer a long distance package the for 19.99 you get 500 JA minutes. I might have it wrong but I thought that is what another yardie told me.

[J2A♥oasis 2]

YAAAAAAAAAAY - ELLS!!!!!!

[^KK^ 3]

Hey Kimmy!!!!

[JAPrincess 27]

Sus

We're waiting for it....

[Sbys 0]

Hi All! It has been a long time since I posted on here and a long time since I got my K1 - but I know someone going through the process now and she needs some help.

So she talked to the NVC in March and they said her case was sent to Kingston on Feb. 16th. She has heard nothing since then. Is this normal? What is the process now after it leaves the NVC?

I would really appreciate any help

[sus 70]

LOL, Princess - Doubt it will happen today, I am swamped!

Congrats, Ells!

[J2A♥oasis 2]

I tried 3 times to get the Ringyard $5 top up thru the phone yesterday

But I just gave up and purchased $10

I don't know anything about Verizon... I use MetroPCS

$50 a month unlimited minutes... I don't know how I could afford our 1000 minute weeks with out them

Wait...that includes international???

[finesse 3]

If you Skype from computer to computer, it is the best cost of all: $0.00! But both of you need to have an internet connection to use it. Otherwise, calls to Jamaica (Skype to phone) are somewhere between 20 & 25 cents. That's no cheaper than Rebtel or Ringyard, and if you go that way, may as well have him call you with Digicel international.

Yeah I saw that. I just switched to Vonage on the home phone and their rate is 25cents a minute so that's just a few cents more than Ringyard. I don't understand why there are no good international plans in the US to call Jamaica. I told him it would cost less to put the Digicel international on all his friend's phone than him to call them all the time on Ringyard. We have it on his old phone which Jr now has but that's it.

Does anyone have a Verizon home phone?? I heard from someone that for 19.99 a month you can get 500 minutes. I'm not sure if that is true but worth checking it out.

I had Vonayge before and I hated them. My call always got dropped and the reception was the worst. I dropped them like hot pancakes...

As far as Ringyard I noticed they have done away with the 5.00 calling plan. I tried so hard to purchase 5 dollars the other day and it wouldn’t let me even though the voice response kept saying it did. I played around with it so much I ended up selecting 50 by mistake and of course the transaction went through. I refused to use any of them minutes because I wanted the transaction reversed. Sure enough after calling the company they reversed the charges. Whoo thank goodness…

I tried 3 times to get the Ringyard $5 top up thru the phone yesterday

But I just gave up and purchased $10

I don't know anything about Verizon... I use MetroPCS

$50 a month unlimited minutes... I don't know how I could afford our 1000 minute weeks with out them

i think you can still get $5 if you buy it through ringyards website..

[dillon 6]

Congrats Ells...thanks for updating us!!!

[Sbys 0]

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Does anyone have a Verizon home phone?? I heard from someone that for 19.99 a month you can get 500 minutes. I'm not sure if that is true but worth checking it out.

I had Vonayge before and I hated them. My call always got dropped and the reception was the worst. I dropped them like hot pancakes...

By the way... Comcast has worldwide minutes that include JA for $14.95/month you get 300 minutes - but they are only to landlines.

[JAPrincess 27]

I tried 3 times to get the Ringyard $5 top up thru the phone yesterday

But I just gave up and purchased $10

I don't know anything about Verizon... I use MetroPCS

$50 a month unlimited minutes... I don't know how I could afford our 1000 minute weeks with out them

Wait...that includes international???

I can't call international on the plan, but I can talk as long as I want....

So if he calls me, or I use a calling card, my cellular plan does not charge me for the minutes

okay Sus, I will be patient

I'm really just hoping all is well for you (((Sus)))