Best Recommended Prepaid Calling Card Companies
October 12th, 2010 Filed under: Cell Phones — Cell Phone Author
Like almost any products or services these days you can easily purchase discounted prepaid calling cards to make long distance and international calls on the Internet. With so many companies to choose from as well as deciding which calling card is the cheapest and most reliable can be a real pain – especially for those who are first time buyers. Here you will find simple tips on choosing the right company as well as names of several well established phone card companies on the Internet.
Before you even think about purchasing a calling card you should first do a bit of simple planning and ask yourself a few questions:
- Will you be calling a cell phone or land line?
If you look closely at any calling card’s details you should see that there are separate rates for calling a mobile phone and land line. Calling a mobile line especially if it is an international number will always cost much more. The lowest call per minute rate you see always applies to calling a land line. So if you know you will be calling a mobile number it is best to look for a calling card that is designed specifically for such calls and you will find that the rates will be much more reasonable.
- How long and often will you be making your calls?
Most phone cards have odd extra fees such as connection fees and disconnection fees. But if you look closely you will find that cards with fees offer the lowest call per minute rates. And most will continue to subtract credit after first use on a weekly basis – even when you are not using it. While cards with slightly higher call per minute rates have absolutely no fees at all.
So which phone card do you choose? Here is the strategy. If you know for sure you will be talking for quite awhile then I suggest getting a card with fees. Why? Well the fees are applied when you either connect with the line or hang up and end your call. So if you burn off all of your minutes in one sitting than you will have avoided getting burned by the fees.
And if you know you just need a card laying around to make leisure calls then I suggest purchasing one that has no fees at all. These cards are still way more affordable compared to your land line rates.
There are many prepaid phone card companies on the Internet and I recommend companies that offer consumers trial minutes and even some sort of guarantee.
Cloncom, Speedy Pin and Nobelcom are such phone card companies that have been in the industry for quite some time and have a well established reputation.
For a company offering monthly discounted rate plans take a look at Free Call Planet.
Those companies are absolutely worth looking into and it’s best to check out each of their individual plans for calling the country of your choice.
You can visit Phone Cards Reviews for a list of the Top 10 Calling Card companies on the Internet.
Edwin M. Clark is a professional travel consultant for mid to upper range corporations in the industry. He is also a contributor and founder of http://www.phonecardsreviews.com, the definitive online resource about the phone card industry.
