It may be nasty but we like show up more than needed.

If you are a student you have limited income in that case I will ask you folks to request your friends and family to call you, it is RS 1 per minutes and it is very crystal clear, no hassle . Just let your friends and family what is the best time to call. I found this very convenient and keeping friends and family two way relation.

Once I landed to USA started making phone call to all my friends and family but it went on and on in a routine way. Even with family if they want to have conversation they can stop by a cyber cafe and make a call.

My point is Why only we have to keep in touch with our friends why not a  initiation from their side too.

Especially with friends, the relationship should be two way. You are in USA does not mean you have to call them all the time. If they want to keep the friendship it should be two way.

Now I do not worry about calling card and which give me more time and does not have connection fee and so on.