I have been using the STI Free cards ($2) from Himtel for a while. It usually works just fine; some static but most of the times gives me a good 24 minutes to Kathmandu. The last few times, however, it has been acting a little weird. I can hear what people in Nepal are saying, very clearly I might add, but people in Nepal can't hear me at all. It's like giving an international prank call. They keep going hello hello even when I speak. At first, I thought maybe my new phone had some stupid mute funtion but then I could call locally just fine. I am sorta thinking that our hi-fi switiching system in Nepal doesn't like the cheap american cards.

 I was just wondering if anybody else have had a similar experience calling home.