One Clear Dot

I think sometimes we assume everyone has a cell phone or one of those all-inclusive phone plans on their home phone. That’s just not true. There are still a lot of people who find that access to a long distance call – whether at home or while away from home – is still costly and inconvenience. And then, there are those who recognize that the cost of maintaining a cell phone, or a land line, or both is becoming more and more expensive.

That’s why calling cards are still as popular as ever. Back when I was in college, they were pretty much the only way for me to make long distance calls from the pay phone in my dorm. You can tell I went to college a long time ago, huh? These days, though, people choose calling cards for other reasons than just sheer necessity. In fact, the benefits of keeping a phone cards on you at all times are numerous.

Often, calling cards are cheaper than long distance providers.

Calling cards are far less expensive than collect calls, operator assisted calls, or calls from a hotel room.

Calling cards can help you stay within a set budget for monthly long distance calling.

Using a calling card means you are free from monthly contracts, confusing fees, and persistent monthly bills.

Phone cards are safe. If you lose a cell phone, whoever finds it can use it to make calls. A calling card can be equipped with a secure PIN number to protect it from being used by anyone else except you.

Phone cards are the absolute best solution for the high cost of international calling. An example of this can be seen at Phone Cards Avenue, where international phone cards are up to 80% less than what AT&T or Sprint might charge you.

When it comes down to it, though, most people choose pre paid phone cards simply due to the fact that you can get some of the cheapest per minute calling rates available by using a calling card. There is such hot competition between the companies offer calling cards that the prices have become insanely reasonable.

Posted on May 6th, 2008 by onecleardot
Filed under: Finance