Going to Europe next month, need advice on long distance calls?

I think your best bet would be to buy a cheap 'Pay as you go' phone in Europe. It would certainly work out cheaper than a US phone to US phone.

I did, the phone (Motorola) cost me €24, but I got €15 worth of free calls with it, so it was well worth it.

I also recommend Onesuite. You can use voip or phone card services with one single account meaning more options but less hassle on your part. Just sign up with Onesuite.com for a minimum $10 and you're all set. They have local access numbers in Europe for phone cards services and you can also use the voip feature as long as you can connect to internet.

your not being silly. did he used to do this befor eyou left for europe? if not then there is seriously a problem. he may just want to loose contact with you and get some girl who is closer to him. if he loves you he will call you busy or not busy i am sure 5 minutes before he goes to bed he is not busy neither is he busy when he has just finished work or when he is on the way to his car from his house.... send him an email tel him what you feel and if he wants to talk let him call you this time and if he doesnt then you know what the answer is.long distance is not an easy thing. its so stressing and believe me you dont wanna get stressed over such a thing ... i have been there and its not healthy. so enjoy your time in europe theres many new people u can meet and being a foreighner gives u alot of topics to talk about with the guys around you so dont hold back but beofre u jump into conclusions knbow what he is thinking about. wish u luck

If cost is your number one worry then you can try a dial around service like Onesuite.com, you can use any local phone in Europe to call Onesuite access number then call the number in U.S. or what ever country you wish to call. They also have voip service so if you can connect to the internet then you may call also using Onesuite voip for like 2 cents per minute to U.S.

Well, here in Belgium, there are night shops that sell calling cards. They give you 600 minutes for 5 euro. That's how I've been able to call my family for the past 5 months, I hope that helps.

you could buy a pay-as-you go SIM card and then use pre-dial numbers such as Telediscount:

http://www.telediscount.co.uk/

Calling cards are not really necessary since pre-dial numbers are just as cheap.

You could also buy a Skype mobile phone (also available with pay-as-you-go):

http://www.skype.com/allfeatures/3skypephone/

You cheapest option is taking a laptop and finding a wifi hotspot. See:

http://www.fon.com/en/

You could go to internet-cafes or phone-shops which provide cheap international calls! You also can buy calling cards in this shops but which one is good depends on the country you are.

Never make calls from your hotel room.