Prepaid calling cards – one can save up to 80% on phone bills

Phone cards- Calling Cards- International Calling cards, Overseas Calling cards, Long distance phone cards - Are they different?

They are one and the same.

Is it a physical product like our master or visa card? No, it is a virtual product with a PIN number.

Phone card business is an online business. The phone card vendor will have a website where his products are displayed, an online billing system and a ready to help customer service line. He will buy a block of time (like several thousand minutes) from a major phone carrier and in turn gets a discount.

Phone card buyer - How is he benefiting?

• As the vendor of the calling card is passing a part of the discount to the customer, he is enjoying overseas calling at a very reasonable rate.

• He can choose the type of the card most suitable to his needs. Many phone card or calling card sites will have a help feature in their site, which will assist the buyer in purchasing the best phone card. Choosing the best card will save lot of money on international calling.

• The buyer of the prepaid calling card, before purchasing a card, can also go through the frequently asked questions. He might find some of his queries answered from them.

• Apart from this, before purchasing a calling card, the buyer can directly get in touch with the customer service cell of the phone card supplier and get a clear picture of the charges like connection fee, maintenance fee etc. The buyer will benefit a lot by selecting a phone card which does not have the above mentioned charges.

• International students, who want to get in touch with their parents or friends benefit by purchasing a calling card, which is region specific. Thus can a save a lot on their calling expenditure or living expenditure. They can purchase a phone card with as little as $10

• And remember the expiry date of the prepaid calling card and avail the calling time before the expiry.

• Cell phone users save huge amount by using phone cards rather than using the service provider’s long distance calling offer.