If you dont want big surprises on your bill you could always try a phonecard for long distance.
. DITTO on the ATT cards. I got a 1250 minute card (38 bucks I think) for a present and I
still have 500 something minutes left. It's about a year old.
I have ONLY local svc on my land line, and use that card for ALL long distance.
Went from 50 a month to 40 A YEAR