London, Texas

As of last Friday night, I am the proud owner of a SkypeIn phone number in area code 903. My parents in area code 901, still broadband refuseniks, can breathe easier knowing that BellSouth's super-value international dialling plan will be claiming a bit less of their hard-earned cash each month. The 45-minute call sounded great - in fact they seemed a little incredulous about the whole thing, but you can't argue with virtually free.