The Phone Card Alternative
How many times have you complained about high long distance costs and phone companies overcharging you? Did you try to do anything about it? Did you search for alternate solutions? Phone cards might be the answer. Their low rates to any destination make them the perfect buy for national and international calls.
For a few years now, the phone cards business has been booming. Everywhere you go, everywhere you search you find one: in grocery stores, newspaper stands, newsagents, vending machines in coffee shops. But the place you can find the most of these long distance alternatives is on the internet. A quick search on Google, Yahoo or other search engines will reveal thousands of websites that sell phone cards. So, it’s an easy pick, one might say. Well... not quite.
According to the FCC in the USA, almost 70% of the phone card businesses are fraudulent. Meaning mostly that they get your money but you don't get what you thought you would. That means that you have to be very careful when choosing a website to buy from.
Phone cards vary in many different features, so you have to choose the one appropriate to your needs. Their low rates however, come with a price at times. Some companies selling phone cards use VoIP technology to complete their calls. While this technology is cheap it is still in its infancy, so problems may occur from time to time.
Here are some steps you can take to get the best out of your phone card purchase:
- Find a reliable website (this means no weird pop-ups, no advertisement of Viagra on the website - you get my point).
- Take a look at the available phone cards and rates.
- Make sure the call rates are compared using peak-rates otherwise you will get a card you can only use for 4 hours a day.
- Check out any details of phone cards: usually, next to or underneath the picture of the phone card there is a link that will take you to a "More Info" page. Look for maintenance fees, rounding, any other surcharges, expiration dates.
- If you intend to make a lot of long calls get a phone card with a connection fee. If you are going to make short calls get a phone card with no connection fee. Phone cards with connection fees tend to have lower call rates.
- If you use the card just once in a while, choose a card with no maintenance fee. These cards usually have higher rates, but you don't have to worry about your balance going down if you don’t use the card.
- Look for a Customer Service number. Reliable companies have Customer Service, in case their customers have questions or problems.
Choose the phone card with the best call rates for your needs and wait for it to arrive in the email. www.ephonecards.com.au will make choosing easy for you. You should be able to use it immediately. Good luck!
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