I'm sure my husband knows how to do it. When he and I first met, I mentioned my friend "Haru" (in-game name) lived in Calgary too. My hubby got on Skype and met Haru, then told Haru what neighborhood Haru's house was in. Needless to say, Haru doesn't like my husband.... can't him blame him one bit!
I downloaded a free radio app to my iPod and iPhone. Called InTune Radio I think. It has free stations from all over the USA. It's just like the radio. They even play the commericals that radio station is playing (I like hearing the ones for the news so I know what's going on in Atlanta). I'm pretty sure there's an Android version of the App. Might even be one you can use on your PC. No advice on Netflix though. I don't watch a lot of stuff like that.
You can also download "Pinger" and get a US phone number on a iPod, iPhone, etc. It will let you text for free to anywhere (I text friends in Pakistan I met from here). Plus it's a US number so your friends/family backhome can text you if they can't text a Canadian number. I would try the Canadian number first because a) not all phone companies charge international for Canadian texts/phone calls because there's no country code, and b) Pinger isn't the swiftest app in the world. Sometimes you have to manually update it to see if you have messages.
Also, my cell phone with Telus allowed me to add US numbers to my top ten/free calling numbers. I haven't tried calling, but I text my friend Abby in the USA several times a month with no additional charges.
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