we are so lucky with technology and innovations. stevewool, I can recommend you get skype if phone is not working. I pay for my skype to call my fiance in UK and it cost less, or u can setup for your mahal back home, but you will be together soon.
as for me and fiance, I work at home and have to synch with my boss in the US so I get to talk to him for straight 8 hours if he works at home. If not then we can always call each other. YM mobile works best as how things are doing between you both. I think there is so many things to talk about because it is a way of knowing the person better, the one you are spending the rest of your life with. It is important to keep the communication line open. It is also great to hear your special one's voice because you are not yet physically together. For me it completes my day.
We talk everything under the sun.. from work, plans, day to day errands, frustrations, etc. Its good to know you are sharing everything even though you are 7000 miles away.
