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Re: Calling Card suggestions

January 20, 2011
6:12 pm

nconrad

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I need a calling card for domestic use within the US, but am having trouble finding exactly what I want, so I'm soliciting suggestions. I don't mind paying the connect fee, but a monthly/weekly service fee is unacceptable. I canNOT have PINless dialing. This card is to be used from multiple locations, so I need to be able to enter a PIN number as I won't always be calling from a recognizable number. Pennytalk.com has a monthly service fee of $0.99 and a connect charge of $0.49. I'd like to get away from the monthly charge as this card is intended primarily for emergencies, so is likely not to be used very often (I'd like to have a balance available when I go to use it!). Prepaidcall.com is where I usually get my international cards, but their domestic card is PINless, so that won't work. I'm reluctant to just do a Google search for calling cards because there's no telling what kind of scam I might stumble upon! Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.

January 20, 2011
7:37 pm

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My first thought was "wow, they still have those?". I had a MCI card many moons ago. Anyway, I did some looking around. Sees it is hard to find a card which has no recurring maintenance fees but a PIN. Closest I came is this one:

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But I'm not sure what "Carrier Maintenance Fee - Up to 10% means"...

Do you have local phone service? If so, did you check to see if they offer a card with a PIN?

January 20, 2011
8:54 pm

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My first cell phone was a TRACfone. I don't know if they even sell those anymore. I got it at Wal-Mart for $40 and then bought minutes as needed. For example, $30 would get you 100 minutes. The phone warned you when you got below 10 minutes. Might I add that it was quite durable.

January 20, 2011
9:07 pm

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They do sell Tracfones still, but you need to recharge them periodically (depending on what amount/timeframe you got), so if he wants to go months without using it, he might end up having a dead Tracfone when he needs it.

Personally I would recommend the Virgin Mobile service, it's $25 a month with 300 minutes, unlimited texting and data.

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But that's probably overkill...

January 21, 2011
5:34 pm

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The cell phone isn't an option. My cell phone is a Droid with Verizon with all the bells and whistles. I need a card to keep in my desk at work for the occasion I need to make an urgent personal call. I work in an environment where a cell phone is STRICTLY prohibited; any attempt to bring one on the grounds will result in immediate termination and most likely criminal charges! The PINless cards won't work because it's quite a task to get an outside line and there are several different numbers that I could be calling from, depending on how my call is routed when I get the outside line.

I had the need recently to make an emergency personal call, which is what made me think of getting the calling card. I had to go the whole day and wait until I clocked out at the end of the day to make the call and that made for a long, brutal day!

I'll check out the speedypin website you mentioned, Michi and see if I can't figure out what that mystery fee is!

January 21, 2011
8:53 pm

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Your job won't let you make an emergency phone call while at work? Wow...

January 22, 2011
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Michi wrote:Your job won't let you make an emergency phone call while at work? Wow...

Right...there has to be some kind of law protecting against this sort of thing.

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January 22, 2011
7:08 am

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I can make a personal phone call in an instance like this, it's just that the call I needed to make was long distance. I couldn't go to my car to get my cell phone because once you're inside, you're inside. Going in and out is not forbidden, but it's frowned upon because it can be a lengthy process (and a royal pain in the rear). I'm just wanting the calling card for the convenience of myself to avoid having to do so in the event such a need would arise again.

January 22, 2011
7:42 am

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Understood, but still, being frowned upon when you have a personal emergency in another state doesn't seem to be a great place to work atmosphere... Most companies would say,"here is a private room, use our phones and call as long as you need to". Anyway, none of my business. Hope you do find a decent card!

January 25, 2011
8:59 pm

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