3. Some cards cleverly promise “15 Cents”,
but don’t tell you that the rate is billed in 30-SECOND increments, not
1-minute increments.
4. Likewise, many cards bill in 3-MINUTE increments
instead of 1-minute increments. A card may offer 14.5 cents/minute, but
if you stay on for 3 minutes and 3 seconds, you’re billed for 6 minutes!
(6X$.145=$.87. . $.87div by 3 min=$.29 cents/minute)
5. Several companies are now charging a monthly
fee to use their card. The fee ranges from $4.95 to $14.95 per month.
6. Some cards will require you to call back to charge up more time, even though there is at least 5 minutes remaining on the card, not letting you use the last few minutes left.
7. Some cards are programmed as “regional cards” giving you the promised rate as long as you place your calls from an undisclosed region of the country. Once you step out of that region, the rates skyrocket.
8. Other cards offer low rates, which are only good during specific times of the day (such as11pm to 3am). Most users assume the rate is good 24 hours a day 7 days a week.
9. Many cards begin billing you after 2 rings, regardless of whether anyone ever answers. The average is around 10 rings before billing begins.
10. Recently, one card advertised its billing at $.169 per minute. Yet this rate kicked in only after the first minute, which was actually billed at $.169 every 10 seconds! The first minute would really cost just over $1.00!
11. Many phone card companies will start up overnight, offering a great low rate, but their capacity to handle normal call volume is hampered by their size and investment. No one can get through on their lines, and they are gone within a year. They make their money quickly, then fold, leaving cardholders empty handed.
12. Some phone companies offer you a low rate on calls made with the phone card, but only after you switch over to their residential long distance program.
13. The Internet has advertisements for many different types of phone cards, but be careful! Most are unreliable, confusing, and fraudulent.
| What is the connection fee? |
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NONE |
| Does the rate change during peak and off peak hours? |
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NO |
| Is there an access charge? |
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NO |
| What are the billing increments? |
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1 minute |
These cards are free because they are ZERO BALANCE prepaid calling cards.
A Zero balance calling card means that when you receive your calling card there is no time or dollar amount on the card. You are free to decide what amount over $25 you want to charge up the card for. Simply call the 800 number on the back of the card, follow the instructions from the automated program and transfer $25 to $250 from any credit card to the calling card, and your ready to make phone calls.
If you're serious about saving money on your phone bill. Q CARD prepaid calling cards can save you up to 60 percent on your US long distance calls.
The rate is 15.9 cents per minute (plus 1.0 cents Federal tax),
Among the best calling card deals available anywhere today. A
minimum $25 charge results in 2 hours and 28 minutes of
calling time to anywhere in the United States, including Alaska
and Hawaii.
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