Saving money on long distance calls with prepaid phone cards
One of the horrors of going to another country and staying there
for a long time is not only acclimating yourself to a new
culture and the weather, but also trying to cope with missing
your family and friends in your native land.
Still relying on old technology, it's a good thing then that
with today's technology, it is no longer a problem to stay
connected. Computers and telephones keep the communication lines
open every minute of the day.
It is not even surprising for someone to chat with another
person across a thousand miles every day. Web cameras even allow
people to see one another while chatting over the Internet. That
is how great technology is right now.
Not everyone can afford to buy a web cam, though, let alone a
computer. Chatting and sending emails necessitates that both
parties have computers or access to computers and the Internet,
which is not always the case, especially for people who live in
developing countries.
Most overseas workers and foreign students still rely on the
good old telephone to deliver their message. Not only will this
avenue be convenient for both parties, talking on the phone is
also more personal. This is also the reason why people still
call one another even when there is the Internet and a web cam
in the house. Nothing can yet beat the sound of your loved one's
voice on the phone.
In terms of expense, long distance phone calls can be pretty
expensive. Unlike sending an email, which is actually free
except for the cost of the Internet connection, long distance
phone calls are charged by the minute of talk time.
For a worker or a student with a small budget, this can eat up a
big portion of their income and make up a large chunk of their
expenses. Another problem with telephone calls is that you
cannot actually monitor the length of time that you have used
the phone. This is especially true with people who have not
talked or seen each other for some time.
Realizing this need, phone companies have begun to come up with
prepaid long distance phone cards that cater to this segment of
he population. These international prepaid phone cards have
become so popular that over four million websites have been put
up to sell them online.
Here are some of the reasons why you can actually save more when
you use a prepaid long distance phone card compared to using
traditional phone lines at home.
The amount that you paid for will be the amount of money that
you will consume when you make the call. The cost is relatively
cheap because there are no taxes involved, nor are there
international surcharges when making long distance calls.
Phone cards are so cheap that when you compare what you pay for
with traditional phone lines and with long distance prepaid
phone cards, you will see that you have saved up to 70 percent
in fees.
You can actually save even more when you buy in bulk, as most
stores and online sites offer special promos for wholesale
purchases. You should not worry though about not being able to
use all of them.
Most prepaid long distance phone cards do not expire as long as
you have not activated them yet. Others have one to two years
expiration dates. If you are not sure that you can consume all
the phone cards within the expiration period, you can always
sell the long distance prepaid phone cards to other people. You
can even give them as gifts for Christmas.
As mentioned before, using prepaid long distance phone cards
allows one to control the length of time that one will talk on
the phone. It is not even necessary to constantly look into the
screen for the timer as some phone cards will let out a signal
when time is about to run out. Others warn the people that you
are talking with at the start of the call that when the call is
cut off, that means that time on the phone card has run out.