Hello everyone,
What are the best ways you've found for keeping in touch with friends and family back home while living in South Africa? How frequently do you stay in touch with loved ones?
Are there local equivalents to common instant messaging and online video calling services that you prefer or are more widely used?
If there is a sizeable time difference, how do you manage this?
Do you make international phone calls from a landline or mobile phone from South Africa? What do you think of the cost?
Thank you for sharing your experience.
Priscilla
Keeping in touch while living in South Africa
Priscilla
25 October 2017 11:51:30
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petergumbo
25 October 2017 16:32:45
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i use Watsapp for daily communication with my family at home.i have found it very suitable.it can attach videos,we can also share prayers from all over the world.it can do anything.its so lovely
PJPSR
30 October 2017 06:43:47
24
SKYPE (local USA number for family to dial), Facebook, WhatApp, E-Mail
Felixstowe
30 October 2017 07:11:14
2
Skype to a land line in the UK, or Whattsapp to those who have it.
Masiyelunga
30 October 2017 19:01:21
4
I use whatsup with my family home it's cheap and usefull
Kenneth Bright Munherendi
09 November 2017 07:21:54
8
I do whtsap and sometimes call using a cell phone. I find it a bit cheap using MTN.
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