In order to reduce service fees associated with placing “out of area” or international wireless telephone calls, the method of making outgoing calls at reduced cost provides switching between wireless service (such as cellular telephone service or the like) and conventional, wired (or, “landline”) service. A first telephone call is initiated from a first, wireless telephone to a second telephone. A telephone number associated with the first telephone is recorded by a caller ID system or the like, and the first telephone call is disconnected. A second, wired telephone call is then initiated from the second telephone to the first telephone using the recorded telephone number. A third, wired telephone call is then initiated, from the first telephone to the second telephone.