Qwest Vs. Pioneer Long Distance

Qwest Home Phone Plus provides customers with unlimited local calling for a monthly fee of $35. Home Phone Plus customers pay five cents per minute for long distance calls. They also have a choice of up to 10 optional features, such as caller ID, call waiting, three-way calling, call forwarding and call rejection. Customers who rarely make long distance calls or who want a lower monthly rate and affordable long distance fees can save money with the Qwest Home Phone Plus plan.

Qwest Home Phone Unlimited costs $45 per month but includes unlimited nationwide calling. Home Phone Unlimited customers can choose up to 10 optional calling features and enjoy unlimited local calling in addition to long distance calling. Calls to Canada using Qwest cost 7 cents per minute. Qwest offers customers a 60 Minute Canada Savings plan to help save money on the first 60 minutes of calls to Canada. Calls to Mexico are 5 cents per minute.

Pioneer telephone offers long distance rates that start at 2.7 cents per minute. There is no monthly fee for the Pioneer long distance service for customers who spend $15 per month for long distance calls. Your local telephone calls are handled by a local service provider, and Pioneer will carry your long distance calls. Calls between Pioneer customers are only 2 cents per minute. Calls to Canada are 6 cents per minute. Rates vary for other countries.

In-state long distance rates vary with the Pioneer service. In-state toll rates begin at 3.25 cents per minute. For example, rates for in-state long distance calls in Kentucky are 3.3 cents per minute. Florida in-state rates are 8 cents per minute. Calls from one Pioneer customer to another Pioneer customer are still 2 cents per minute. Potential customers can input the first seven digits of their telephone number to get a rate quote for their state.