Travel | Phone Cards

Chapter Eighteen

The Best Phone Cards For Travel

Phone cards are a great help when traveling in the United States. The best are not even cards, but accounts that you recharge on the internet. The one we use costs just 1.9 cents per minute to call anywhere in the U.S., with no connection charge.

These are the best bet for international calls from the U.S. too. It's only 15 cents per minute to call my wife's family in Ecuador (It cost me over $2 per minute just 5 years ago). The only extra charge is 50 cents for pay phone use, which is mandated by law for all cards now.

You use these accounts by funding them on the internet, using any credit card. With most, you can open an account with $20. You get a toll-free number to call, an account number (usually your home phone number), and a 4-digit PIN (personal identification number).

To place a call, you dial the toll free number, then enter your account number, PIN, and number you're calling. Many buttons to push, but then you can call Paris, France for 3 cents per minute. That's cheap! Recharge your account from anywhere there is internet access, and you'll never have a phone bill, since you pay in advance.

Tel 3 Advantage is a decent one to use : http://www.tel3advantage.com . You can also just search "phone cards" on Google or another search engine.

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