Make a 20-minute call to the US or UK for 50 cents
By Ron Lonsdale
September 15, 2005
Calling overseas? Be sure to use a phone card, says Ron Lonsdale.
Phone cards, or calling cards are available from newsagents, convenience stores and now online at www.ephonecards.com.au
You dial into a local call access number to access your account. However, most prepaid card providers have an expiry date on phone card.
Plus, with more than 100 different types of cards, you need to help selecting the best value card for your particular call.
To be safe, you should use cards that have been checked, advises Ron Lonsdale, the CEO of Ephonecards.
There are many different cards with major differences in their rates and terms. If you want the best value for your dollar you must compare the connection fees and call rates, local call access and whether you are being charged in one-minute blocks or by the second
Some cards can only be used with local call access so that's OK if you are in Melbourne or Sydney but if you are in Bundaberg, that's not OK," he says. "You may have to use a 1800 or 1300 access number where they make a surcharge.
The phone cards from Ephonecards are delivered online by email instantly. They can never be lost or thrown away by mistake as the details of the card are kept in the customers account online as a backup. Ron uses a GPS card to contact family in the US. “For $10, I can talk for more than 8 hours,” he says.
DAY & NIGHT CASE STUDY
Sally Singh always uses a phone card from Ephonecards to keep in touch with family and friends in Singapore and USA.
Each weekend she calls her brother Paul on his mobile for at least an hour in Singapore, sharing stories and news so that they stay close.
For the best deal, she goes to www.ephonecards.com.au and chooses the Day & Night card. She discovers this card has no connection fee and with a $33 card she gets a $3 bonus. She sees that Ephonecards sells the card for $26.95 saving her almost 20%.
"The calls are so cheap, even to a mobile, that my brother can still take his important business calls keeping me on hold," she says.
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