Re: ? Calling North America from Cuba

"Tim" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in
news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: 

> Hello fellow travelers!
> 
> We are traveling to Cuba for a week-long all-inclusive vacation at the
> Breezes Jibacoa resort near Varadero and need to keep in touch with
> our family back home in Canada.  I suspect that calling overseas long
> distance from the hotel will be very expensive and that the hotel may
> even charge us for incoming long-distance calls.  Is there a
> relatively inexpensive alternative for calling Canada from Cuba?
> 
> Any suggestions from those who have "been there, done that" will be
> greatly appreciated!
> 
> Please feel free to reply directly to "taskerov (AT) hotmail (DOT)
> com"! 
> 
>:)
> 
> 
> 

I was in Cuba a few years ago and called Toronto from my hotel lobby and 
was shocked to get a bill of $12 USD for a 3 minute conversation.  Can you 
talk fast?