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09-04-2007, 07:21 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2007
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I use a calling card from Costco. I believe the rate is 2.5 cents / minute. No connection fees or sneaky add ons. And you can recharge it indefinitely from your credit card.
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09-04-2007, 08:15 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2005
Location: Colorado, USA
Posts: 1,127
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I've had good luck with Mobile Caller.
Coach
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09-04-2007, 08:15 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Jun 2004
Location: No. California
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I use the prepaid cards from Sam's club. Same type of deal as Costco. The price was 2.7 or 2.9 cents/minute...don't know if the price has changed, I'm still working off one I bought a couple of years ago.
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09-04-2007, 09:35 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 374
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Second on the Sam's Club. Watch out for expiration dates and other fees on other cards that may seem cheaper.
Any more, with Skype I'm not sure why I bother with calling cards!
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09-04-2007, 09:35 AM
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Full time employment: Posting here.
Join Date: Dec 2006
Location: Florida
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KB, beware, they have changed the rates on Sam's club prepaid cards. They raised the in-state rate when we bought more minutes a month or so ago. I can't remember the rate, but recall it is more than .10/minute! (will use prepaid cell instead) Out of state rate stayed at 3.5 or 4 cents/minute.
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09-04-2007, 09:37 AM
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Thinks s/he gets paid by the post
Join Date: Aug 2006
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I use the MCI cards from Costco. They are as travelover says, except the rate is 2.85 cents/minute - a great deal, IMO. I used to use the ATT cards from SAM's (3.47 cents/minute), but switched after ATT introduced a 15% fee for recharging over the phone.
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09-04-2007, 05:35 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2007
Location: At The Cafe
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I use PinByE-mail.com. I spent $5.24 for 263 minutes through Amazon.com. I have no idea if it's "the best" but it is easy to use. One house guest switched to her cell phone when she apparently got the message that the call could not go through on my phone. Yet another way to be frugal, drop long distance and use these cards.
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09-08-2007, 02:00 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Jul 2007
Posts: 346
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Thanks everyone
I looked at the cards at sams club and the problem there is if you call within your own state with them they use 5 TIMES the amount of minutes as if you call outside of your own state.
This sounds like total nonsense to me so that is why I looked to other prepaid card providers.
Jim
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09-08-2007, 03:04 AM
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Recycles dryer sheets
Join Date: Apr 2007
Posts: 126
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Not a calling card, but take a look at onesuite.com.
Pricing is 0.03 / minute using the 800 number, less if you use a local access number. I think you may have to add $$ every 6 months or year for the money in the account not to be held inactive (even if you forget to add $$, the account balance will not reset to $0).
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