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Nearly everyone these days has a cellular phone, and if you don't have one of those, then you likely have a landline. If you use either of these things to make international calls, then you're likely spending a lot more money then you have to. One of the least known secrets about making phone calls is the use of phone cards for international calls. There are many reputable companies out there that provide phone cards for international calls. In fact, there's likely a store in your neighborhood that has phone cards for sale, if you do a little searching. If you'd rather just stay at home, there are many good phone card companies online, all of which have subtle differences in the cards that they offer. For the most part, though, they all follow one simple formula. First, certain phone cards are specifically designated for certain countries. Make sure that the phone card that you select allows you to call out from the country you are in. Next, pick one phone card out of the many offered by the company. These are selected for the options and different rates that they offer. More than likely, there's a phone card out there perfectly suited for you by country and destination. Some of the options offered on the cards are that of having no connection fee, having pinless dialing, and access to local access numbers. These options either make the card more accessible or more economical. Usually, a no connection fee card costs more per minute than a card with a connection fee, but every time you use the card to call a number it will deduct a certain amount from your available minutes. Unless you are only going to use the card once, a no connection fee card usually makes a lot more sense. Not needing a pin for your card is another option available on some cards. This option allows the user to associate their telephone number with the phone card, making it so that a person doesn't have to keep a pin number handy in order to use the card. In order to use a pinless card, an additional step is required. When prompted by the system to dial the destination number, type in #15##. This will associate the telephone number used to make the call with the phone card, and the entire pin entry step will be removed after that. Lastly, some cards offer local access numbers that are much cheaper to use than the standard 800- numbers on the cards. In some cases, it can cost 1-5 cents more per minute if a person uses the 800 number. If you're going to buy a phone card, make sure that it has a local access number in your area code in order to make it the most economical. Different phone cards are out there for almost every situation, whether you're calling from Iowa or India. In almost every case, using a phone card to call internationally will save you money. So go ahead and call the Ukraine. Just use a phone card to do it. Alex Russell is interested in the VoIP technology and the advance of phone card and calling card industry. He likes to stay in touch with everything happening in the field, and also keep other informed, by writing articles and reviews of various prepaid phone card services.
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