Cucumber Phone Service - The first time I heard about Cucumber Phone Service was in an email from Florie:

‘Cucumber Phone Service looks interesting – Danny’s Dad and Sister use it and are happy with the phone service – and it’s cheap – you also get two free nights in a hotel from Cucumber for signing up for their phone service, don’t know what kind of hotel but worth looking into. OK just wanted to pass it on.’

I decided its worth to investigate about Cucumber and their Phone Service (www.cucumber.com). First thing I found about Cucumber was a press release dated back to April 2003 at prweb.com/releases/2003/4/prweb62605.htm.

Cucumber Phone Service – what I found out in the news:

LAKEWOOD, NJ -With American bombs dropping in Iraq, Israeli parents are getting used to packing gas masks with their children’s schoolbooks and pencils. Emergency drills and safe rooms are becoming part of the new definition of “normal.” ……

To help American families keep the lines of communication open; Cucumber Phone Service is donating one hour’s free phone service to Israel to its customers, many of whom have relatives in the Mideast.

“Even though life in Israel has been precarious for some time now, the onset of war obviously creates a whole new level of concern,” said Chana Nestlebaum, spokesperson for Cucumber Communications, the long-distance phone service offering the free calls. “People have enough to worry about. Cucumber Phone Serivce can at least do something to relieve the financial burden of staying in touch.”

Cucumber and their Phone Service in the Blogs:

I found cucumber phone service in a blog: http://maduniverse.blogspot.com/

At school once again, and this time it is not because I am too lazy to go home just yet, but because my phone company MET TEL decided to impose a fee on its customers who have dial up. This company tried to charge me much money after I used up my supposed "free" minutes per month (totalling 4000). The fee is 1.5 cents PER MINUTE and my bill came out to $175. I have to follow up on that because they did not call me back as they said they would. So I have to use the school's internet to type long things such as my blog entries because in a matter of 10 days i practically used up all my minutes. My future phone company will be Cucumber Communications. Yeah yeah, I know it has a stupid name, but it doesnt have a stupid policy - yet.

Cucumber: The Phone Service Company is a non-profit

Charlene Porter strongly recommends Cucumber and their Phone Service: ‘If your long distance rates don’t match these: cucumber.com/. Please consider switching. These folks are a nonprofit charity. Best rates I’ve found. My biggest long distance bill in the last 6 months was less than $10.00 (including calls to Canada). I’m not trying to “sell” anything. Just sharing a great deal with my friends.’

Cucumber Phone Service – What a name for a phone service – Why call it Cucumber? What’s in this veggie?

I was left only with one problem : Cucumber Communications – why such a name for a phone service? I had to go to Cucumber’s web site (www.cucumber.com) to find out this one: This is what they say about the name of their phone service company:

“There’s nothing more appealing to the mind than jogging it back to its youthful days, reminding it of good times, the times of : ‘What’s your name? Mary Jane, What’s your number? Cucumber!.

Cucumber Phone Service treats its customers with good old-fashioned care, giving them old-fashioned personal treatment. In this potentially frightening world where the digital dragon presides, and the technology monster rules, Cucumber welcomes the client who wants his phone service company to treat him like a human being....

It was time to visit www.cucumber.com and switch to Cucumber and test their Phone Service. I am on it for the last 3 months.. My long distance bills are between $8.00 and $13.00 so far. The phone service is just as clear as Sprint. And yes, I did receive from Cucumber the voucher for 2 Free Hotel Nights!