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Might be worth looking into here in the states

Diane Thomson recently made a bold move. She ditched her cellphone plan for good.

She still makes calls with her iPhone, but no longer pays a telecom $100 a month for the service. Instead, the 59-year-old retired nurse uses a no-cost mobile app called Fongo.

With Fongo, Thomson gets free voicemail and call display, and there's also no charge for calling in Canada. She just needs Wi-Fi access.

"It's amazing," reports Thomson, speaking to CBC News from her home in Powassan, Ont., using her Fongo app. "I can call my family back in Nova Scotia for free."

She says she's tried to convince her friends to sign up, but many people just don't get it.

"They think once their [telecom] provider is removed from the phone, the phone's useless. They don't realize, as soon as you hit that app, you can talk."

more http://www.cbc.ca/news/business/cellphone-free-mobile-app-1.3545053