Keeping in touch w/ SO while in IA - Deployment Preparation

Boyzx3 · 11-10-2007, 03:40 PM

What are other ways of keeping in touch besides email.
Do any of your guys or gals have a cell that they use w/ international calling? I know to some this might be a dumb question, but this will be a tad different for me if he goes. He's been deployed but always on a ship. In a year he might be going over to IA and I just want to be prepared. He starts looking at orders next month.

~~HEIDI~~ · 11-10-2007, 04:45 PM

I have been VERY lucky, my dh has an office and has a dsn # that I can call / he can call almost daily!

proudofmysailor · 11-10-2007, 06:33 PM

When DH was gone we chatted online on a site like Yahoo. Other than that we e-mailed and he got calling cards.

Steph* · 11-10-2007, 06:35 PM

Every DET DH went on we were able to use Skype.

Theresa · 11-10-2007, 06:54 PM

My Husband has always had access to email and phones.

Jayo · 11-10-2007, 07:13 PM

Skype! (where the hell was this 20 years ago?)

Boyzx3 · 11-11-2007, 06:19 PM

Ok, he's in communications and when he''s on the ship, he calls. Maybe he'll have the same opportunity.
Thanks for all the info. He wants and I Phone. We only have a pay as you go, but if he could use a company that has international calling like AT&T I might consider it for him. It's really expensive.

MamaMia · 11-12-2007, 01:23 AM

Mine had access to a common phone.

11-10-2007, 03:40 PM	#1 (permalink)
Boyzx3 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 653 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 3% Longevity: 38%	Keeping in touch w/ SO while in IA What are other ways of keeping in touch besides email. Do any of your guys or gals have a cell that they use w/ international calling? I know to some this might be a dumb question, but this will be a tad different for me if he goes. He's been deployed but always on a ship. In a year he might be going over to IA and I just want to be prepared. He starts looking at orders next month.

11-10-2007, 06:33 PM	#3 (permalink)
proudofmysailor Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Michigan Posts: 3,815 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 49%	When DH was gone we chatted online on a site like Yahoo. Other than that we e-mailed and he got calling cards. __________________

11-10-2007, 06:35 PM	#4 (permalink)
Steph* aloha aku, aloha mai Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: hawai'i Posts: 13,065 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 25% Longevity: 34%	Every DET DH went on we were able to use Skype. __________________ aloha, ahui ho, malama pono

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Jayo Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 5,622 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 70% Longevity: 37%	Skype! (where the hell was this 20 years ago?) __________________ Queen of Deployments Survived#12

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11-10-2007, 04:45 PM	#2 (permalink)
~~HEIDI~~ Banned Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 16,260 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 0% Longevity: 98%	I have been VERY lucky, my dh has an office and has a dsn # that I can call / he can call almost daily!

11-10-2007, 06:54 PM	#5 (permalink)
Theresa Cookie Queen Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 11,193 Classifieds: (7) Activity: 0% Longevity: 34%	My Husband has always had access to email and phones.

11-11-2007, 06:19 PM	#7 (permalink)
Boyzx3 Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 653 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 3% Longevity: 38%	Ok, he's in communications and when he''s on the ship, he calls. Maybe he'll have the same opportunity. Thanks for all the info. He wants and I Phone. We only have a pay as you go, but if he could use a company that has international calling like AT&T I might consider it for him. It's really expensive.

11-12-2007, 01:23 AM	#8 (permalink)
MamaMia Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 1,584 Classifieds: (0) Activity: 19% Longevity: 44%	Mine had access to a common phone.