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New lower Rates on International Calls
On June 30th Tel3Advantage announced new, lower rates on international calls to the following popular destinations. Some rates were lowered by as much as 74% which makes Tel3 the low cost provider for these and other destinations around the world.
Rates on international calls to Antigua & Barbuda were lowered from 14 cents/min to 11.7 cents/min (16%).
Rates to Santa Fe, Argentina were lowered from 2.9 cents/min to 1.9 cents/min (34%).
Rates on international calls to Bolivia were lowered from 11 cents to 8.1 cents/min (26%)
Rates on international calls to Bulgaria were lowered from 8 cents to 3 cents/min (62.5%)
Rates on calls to Cape Verde were lowered from 28 cents to 17.9 cents/min (36%)
Rates on international calls to Guadaloupe were dropped from 13 cents to 3.4 cents/min (74%).
Rates on calls to Jakarta, Indonesia were lowered from 4.5 cents to 2.8 cents/min (38%)
Rates on Calls to Kyrgyzstan were lowered from 15.4 cents to 9.2 cents/min (40%)
Rates on calls to Toluca, Mexico were lowered from 6.5 cents to 1.9 cents/min (71%)
Rates on calls to Norway were lowered from 3 cents to 2 cents/min (33%)
Rates on calls to Palua were dropped from 40 cents to 24.1 cents/min (40%)
Rates on international calls to Sri Lanka were lowered from 18 cents to 10.6 cents/min (41%)
Rates on calls to Thailand were lowered from 5.5 cents to 1.5 cents/min (73%)
Rates on calls to Zambia were lowered from 12 cents to 4 cents/min (67%)
Rates on calls to Zimbabwe were lowered from 10 cents to 6.8 cents/min (32%)
Tel3Advantage is a prepaid calling plan that can be used to make low cost domestic and international long distance from the USA or Canada. It is a high quality call plan that can be used from any kind of telephone (mobile, home or business) and any existing phone service. It offers some of the lowest rates in the industry and has now hidden fees or taxes like many phone card type products. New customers can get free minutes and a 30% discount on all calls for the first 30 days by taking advantage of their current Triple Promo. Visit Tel3Advantage in order to get these rates or call 800 441 o321 and ask for the Triple Promo.
Tags: cheap, information, international, long distance, mobile, phone, phone card, prepaid, Technology
Tips on How to use a Phone Card
Most people know how to use a prepaid phone card by now. However, a few people have never used one so this post is for their benefit. Most of the time, prepaid phone cards are used by dialing what is called an access number, a special phone number, which allows a user to access the phone card service providers system. Some service providers have a network of access numbers and others have only one access number, these can be toll free numbers or what are referred to as local access numbers requiring users to pay the call. In any case, prepaid phone cards are used by first accessing the service providers system.
The following are the steps typically required when using a prepaid phone card.
Step 1: Dial a toll free or local access number in order to access the service providers system. Access numbers should be provided when the phone card is purchased.
Step 2: The caller identifies himself or herself to the system. This can be done by entering a special series of numbers provided with the phone card providers system, called a PIN code, or in the case of PIN Free phone cards the system will automatically ID the caller using caller ID technology.
Step 3: The caller dials the number they wish to call. Phone cards from the North America will require the caller to enter the prefix 011 when making overseas phone calls or the prefix 1 when making a domestic long distance phone call.
As indicated above, the mechanics of using a phone card are simple. However, there are a few things to consider when shopping for a phone card. For example, do you really want to enter a complex PIN code each time you place a call. This may not be a nuisance if you only intend to make a couple of calls but if you plan to use the phone card for multiple calls or for an extended period-of-time than a PIN free phone card should be considered. It is interesting to note that phone cards from major telecommunication companies like MCI or AT&T often do not have PIN Free Dialing or other features. These phone cards typically charge high rates and have good call quality but there are phone cards with similar call quality that are more appropriate for long-term use.
Another important consideration when making a phone card purchase is the access number network. Be sure that the phone card being considered has an access number in the country where you plan to use the card. This is often a problem when a phone card is purchased in the USA and used overseas. Most phone cards have a limited range of coverage. They can only be used to place calls from certain countries and, in some cases, they can only be used to make calls to certain locations. Be sure to purchase cards that have the required coverage.
Another important consideration is the location and type of access numbers used by a phone card. Many phone cards charge extra for using toll free access numbers and these extra charges are usually not included in the advertised rates. It is usually cheaper to use a local access number so check to see if one is available in the area where you plan to use a phone card.
Phone cards are relatively simple products to use but even simple products require some thought and investigation before making a purchase. A virtual phone card like Tel3Advantage should be consider when making calls from North America because it offers high call quality and a full range of features including PIN free dialing and an on-line call history. It is a popular product for people who routinely make international phone calls from North America and want to save money and still have quality, convenience and flexibility.
Tags: cheap, information, international, long distance, phone, phone card, prepaid, Technology, tip
Budget Phone Expenses with Prepaid Long Distance
In today’s economy many people are trying to control expenditures and one way to do so is to use prepaid services. With prepaid services a consumer can purchase a predetermined amount of a service and the service will automatically stop when the amount purchased is depleted. Therefore, it is very easy to control expenses and impossible to over run a budget.
Prepaid long distance phone service in the form of prepaid phone cards has been popular with students, expatriates and travelers for a number of years. This is an especially popular option with those who want to make frequent and cheap international calls. However, now there appears to be more interest from mainstream users since prepaid long distance is a great way to budget phone expenses. There is a wide variety of options which range from very cheap, plastic phone cards purchased at local convenience stores to relatively high quality virtual calling plans sold on the INTERNET. The market currently offers an option to fit any budget and fill any need. For example, Tel3Advantage has been offering low cost prepaid long distance phone service to consumers since 1994 but they have recently started offering Tel3 for Business and Tel3 Mobile. These products contain special features that fill a need in these niche markets while providing them with low cost prepaid phone service. Tel3 services are especially attractive to people or businesses that want to budget long distance expenses while reducing costs and not sacrificing quality or service. Tel3Advantage customers can budget long distance expenses in two ways. First, they can prepay for a fixed amount of long distance service. Second, they can monitor their usage through a call history which is included in their on-line account. Tel3Advantage prepaid long distance has made it easy for people to budget and control long distance phone expenses.
There are also a wide variety of international phone cards which come in all shapes and sizes. These are very useful for budgeting expenses because they also come in a wide variety of denominations. It is very easy to find a denomination to fit any budgeting need. For example, if you want to spend a maximum of $10 per week on long distance calls simply purchase a phone card with a $10 face value each week. Phone cards are typically sold in $3, $5, $10, $20, $50 and $100 denominations so there is one for every budget. They can also be conveniently purchased and safely held in an on-line account these days so phone cards offer convenience, flexibility, low cost and the ability to budget expenses.
Tags: cheap, information, international, long distance, mobile, phone, phone card, prepaid, Technology
Phone Card Features – Balance Transfer
How many times have you purchased a phone card with great rates to one location but you used it to call another location and found it to be outrageously expensive? This is a common problem with many international phone cards. They tend to be regional or country specific. Either, they can only be used to call to or from certain countries or locations or they tend to their rates are country or region specific. To get around these limitations, many international callers use a high quality prepaid calling plan like Tel3Advantage which has good rates to most international locations but there is another way.
Some phone card marketers like Smart Global Call International Phone Cards provide their customer a free balance transfer feature. Using this option a customer can transfer an unused balance from one phone card to another. This handy feature has several possible uses. Some of these are listed below:
- A traveler purchases a phone card to call the USA from Italy but moves to Moscow, Russia and finds that the card does not work. Using the balance transfer feature the remaining balance can simply be transferred to another card that can be used to make calls from Moscow.
- A caller purchases a phone card to call a friend in Brazil. The caller than wants to call another friend in Japan but finds that the card can not be used to call Japan or has lousy rates. No problem, using balance transfer the remaining calling card balance can be transferred to another card with good rates on calls to Japan.
- Another use is to save money by taking advantage of special deals. Smart Global Call usually offers one or two of their phone cards at a 10% discount. A shopper can purchase one of these phone cards and than transfer the balance to another phone card, saving 10% on any phone card.
This is a handy feature that covers a wide range of possibilities since Smart Global Call markets more than 30 different phone cards that can be used to make calls to or from more than 230 countries. Saving money on international calls has never been easier.
Tags: cheap, consumer, information, international, long distance, mobile, phone, phone card, prepaid, Technology, tips
Valentine’s Day Triple Savings offer from Tel3Advantage
If you plan to make international calls from North America this Valentine’s Day than you should take advantage of this special offer from Tel3Advantage. They started their Valentine’s Day Triple savings offer on February 10, 2008. This special offer will last through February 20, 2008. During this special Triple Savings offer period, people who sign-up for the Tel3Advantage Flex Plan will save 30% on their calls for the first 30 days and get a sign-up bonus of up to $9. In order to qualify for this special bonus offer, new customers need to sign-up on this page Tel3Advantage or call 800 441 0321 and mention the word “triple”.
The Tel3Advantage Flex Plan is one of the most popular prepaid calling plans in North America with over 100,000 customers. Tel3 is based in Miami, Florida and they have been in the prepaid long distance business for over 14 years (since 1994). Visit Smart Global Call for more information on Tel3 or other options for making low cost international calls.
Tags: cheap, information, international, long distance, mobile, phone, prepaid, promotion, Technology
On-Line Phone Cards offer Features as well as Good Value
Phone cards have come a long way since there introduction in Italy in 1975. Many consumers know that prepaid phone cards can be used to make cheap domestic and international long distance phone calls but many do not know that they also offer a full range of features which make them an attractive option for long term savings. Consumers who purchase phone cards at supermarkets or convenience stores may be paying a higher cost than necessary for making calls and may also be missing many features that are commonly provided free-of-charge with on-line calling cards.
Some of the common features found with high quality virtual prepaid phone cards are listed below.
· PIN Free dialing is becoming a common feature with many on-line prepaid phone cards. It allows a caller to register phone numbers so they do not need to enter a PIN code when making calls from a registered phone. These cards can still be used to make calls from an unregistered phone by entering the PIN code associated with the card when making a call.
· Many virtual phone cards feature a permanent PIN so the code does not change each time the phone card is refilled or re-charged with money. These permanent PIN phone cards are typically stored in an on-line account that can be accessed by a user via their on-line account.
· Most permanent PIN phone cards also allow an optional automatic recharge function. Many users find this is an attractive feature since it assures that they will not run out of funds during a call and the card is always available for use.
· There are several on-line phone cards or other prepaid calling products that feature an on-line call history. Many long term users rely on this feature to track the details, including cost, of each phone call made with the phone card. This is a very handy feature that is typically included with high quality phone cards.
· Many on-line phone cards include a Speed Dial feature. This allows the user to add phone numbers to their personal account so they can call these numbers by pressing 2 or 3 numbers on their phone. This saves a lot of time when making international phone calls and also minimizes dialing errors.
· Some on-line merchants allow customers to transfer funds between phone cards. This is also a handy feature for users who call to or from multiple locations.
· Most on-line merchants have a handy search tool built into their website that allows shoppers to search for the best phone card for their needs. These search tools will list phone cards with the lowest rates for making calls to and from specific locations. In many cases they also provide phone card quality ratings and a summary of features, taxes and fees.
There are virtual phone cards or prepaid calling plans like Tel3Advantage that offer the features listed above as well as some other not so common features. Tel3 offers a mobile plan where users can make direct-dial international phone calls from their Smart Cell Phones. When using Tel3 Mobile, users do not need to dial an access number or PIN code. They simply dial the international call and their call is automatically routed over the low cost Tel3 network. Tel3 also offers a business calling plan with many on-line tools tailored made for business users. These can be used by business managers to budget and monitor expenses in real time.
Phone cards have come a long way since their introduction in the 1970’s but companies like Tel3 continue to introduce new features and services so the phone card of tomorrow will be even better than today.
Tags: cheap, information, international, long distance, mobile, phone, prepaid, Technology
How to Reduce Monthly Long Distance Phone Expenses
With the proliferation of cell phones many people question whether the traditional home phone is really necessary any more. Many households maintain a home phone even though they have a cell phone family plan where all members of the household have a cell phone and individual phone number. For many, keeping a traditional home phone is a sensible option since it is cheaper than paying for cell phone air time for receiving calls, calling toll free numbers or making local calls. It may also be necessary for emergencies (911 calls) or for alarm systems or other monitoring devices. However, traditional long distance phone service is likely not necessary or even an economical option.
In most cases using prepaid long distance is a far cheaper option than using traditional long distance from the phone company. Prepaid long distance like that offered by Tel3Advantage is very convenient and costs nothing if it is not used. So consumers only pay for calls they actually make at dirt cheap rates with no taxes or added fees. Tel3 only charges 1.9 cents per minute for long distance calls made to North American (USA and Canada) destinations. This means that a consumer can use more than 500 minutes for a mere $10. Rates are slightly higher for international calls depending on the location called but they are up to 95% cheaper than phone company rates. It is also easy to open an account and there is nothing to change, it can be used from any phone or with any existing phone service. An account can be opened in a couple of minutes by visiting the Tel3Advantage website or calling 800 441 0321.
Tags: cheap, long distance, low cost, phone, phone expenses, prepaid, tel3, tel3advantage
Make Cheap International Calls from any Country with Callback Phone Service
International Callback phone service is a popular option for making cheap international calls from countries that have very expensive monopoly, often state controlled, phone companies. These countries block outside competition in order to keep their international calling rates artificially high. Rates on Phone Cards also tend to be high in these countries and they often actively block the use of the INTERNET for making low cost calls. These countries want to force consumers to use their high cost phone company.
In most cases, international callback can be used to avoid the high tariffs imposed on international phone calls in these countries. International callback by-passes the high cost monopoly company by placing the international call through a low cost third country. It works in the following:
- The user triggers a call to from a phone located in a low cost third country. The call is triggered by making a call to a special phone number (letting it ring one or two times with no answer) in the third country or by sending a message like an e-mail or a text message from a cell phone.
- The phone (computer) in the third country recognizes the user and places a call to there phone in the high cost country.
- The user answers the call and has a dial tone. The user can than place an international call over the third countries low cost network by dialing the phone number they desire.
Callback calls are normally triggered using three different methods. The most common method is to place a call to a phone number in the third country. The caller will let the phone ring two or three times than hang up without an answer. In this way they are not charged for an international call. A computer at the other end will recognize them based on their phone number and place a call back to their phone number. Thus the term callback phone service. When the call is received, the caller will be in the low cost phone system and can place a call to any country in the world. This method of triggering a call is referred to as traditional callback. Another method, commonly called web call, uses a standard e-mail message to trigger a callback and place a call. A third method, commonly called SMS call, uses a text message from a cell phone to trigger a callback and place a call.
Several countries try to block callback in order to protect their high cost, monopoly phone companies. Blocking traditional callback is relatively easy since it relies on caller ID in order to recognize the customer. Blocking web call or SMS call is difficult or impossible so these methods can be used from almost any country.
Callback phone service can be obtained through a variety of service providers. The service is almost always provided on a prepaid basis.
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How To Reduce Monthly Phone Expense
Traditional home phone service may be an unnecessary expensive for people or families who also have cell phones. For many, keeping a traditional home phone is a sensible option since it is cheaper than paying for cell phone air time for receiving calls, calling toll free numbers or making local calls. Also, it may be necessary to have a landline for emergencies (911 calls) or for alarm systems or other monitoring devices. However, most people can significantly reduce expenses with no loss in service by replacing traditional long distance phone service with a prepaid plan.
In most cases using prepaid long distance is a far cheaper option than using traditional long distance from the phone company. Prepaid long distance like that offered by Tel3Advantage is very convenient and costs nothing if it is not used. Consumers save money because they only pay for calls they actually make and these are charged at dirt cheap rates with no taxes or added fees. Tel3Advantage only charges 1.9 cents per minute for long distance calls made to North American (USA and Canada) destinations. This means that a consumer can use more than 500 minutes for a mere $10. Rates are slightly higher for international calls depending on the location called but they are up to 95% cheaper than phone company rates. It is also easy to open an account and there is nothing to change, prepaid long distance can be used from any phone or with any existing phone service. The same prepaid plan also travels so users can make cheap long distance calls from hotels or business phones when they are away from home. An account can be opened by visiting the Tel3Advantage website or calling 800 441 0321.
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