Prepaid long distance card...the information you're looking for.A prepaid long distance card is the better choice for many because it can be used anywhere. Unlike VoIP or long distance through your telephone service, a prepaid card can be used from a payphone, hotel phone, cell phone, or any other line. These low-cost calling cards are a good match for those who travel often or wish to use a cell phone instead of a landline phone when making long distance calls. The rates using a prepaid long distance card are often much lower than long distance rates charged by hotels, college dormitories, or dialing direct through your phone company. Plus, with a prepaid card it is impossible to be surprised by a large phone bill at the end of the month, since you decide how much to put on the card. To use a prepaid long distance card, call in using an access number. This is either a 1-800 number or a local number. Next, dial your account number, which you receive when you purchase the long distance card. Then dial the number you wish to call, and the system will connect you, using the minutes on your prepaid card. Each long distance card has a specified number of minutes at particular rates. These can vary from around 1 cent to around 40 cents per minute depending on the destination of each call and the chosen card. Some cards are designed for international calling, while others are meant for long distance calls within the same country. When buying a long distance card, select one that will have the lowest rates for the countries you call most. When determining which card is a good option, look for per-minute fees, connection fees, and weekly or monthly service charges, as well as expiration dates. These fees vary widely between cards. For example, NuTalk offers a prepaid calling card with no connection or monthly fees, and 2 cents per minute to the United States, Canada, Australia, Western Europe, and several Asian countries. Rates for other countries, as with most prepaid cards, vary up to 40 cents per minute. Another popular choice for a prepaid long distance card in Canada is the iDPhoneCard, also has no connection fees. Its rates begin at 2.5 cents per minute between the Canada and the U.S., Western Europe, and other popular destinations. However, their charges for calling from the prepaid card to a cell phone are often much higher, as much as 30 cents per minute for calls from Canada to a cell phone in the U.S. or Europe. A third choice, SpeedyPin offers rates beginning at 0.8 cents for domestic long distance and 1.5 cents per minute for calls to the United States from Canada, with no connection fees. They offer several prepaid card choices ranging up to 4 cents per minute for Canada-U.S. calls. The rates for Way Telecom begin at 1.9 cents for calls to Canada, the United States, and Western Europe. Tel3, another popular prepaid long distance card , also begins at 1.9 cents.
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