Calling cards were the first way to make cheap international phone calls. They are advertised in every newsagent window. Some are from reputable firms but many are from unscrupulous operators who are more than happy to take your money in clever ways.
My Mondo is one of the new generation of cheap international call products and mean you never need to buy a phone card again. Don’t take our word for it, News Of The World’s Martin Lewis, the Money Saving Expert, says about instant dial services:
“Unless you have a home phone package that includes free calls to some international destinations they’re unbeatable.”
Pre-paid international phone cards can often have:
- Long PIN numbers to dial in after the access number
- Connection charges. This is a favourite of phone calling cards. It’s only possible to get the advertised minutes if you make a single long call
- Baffling extra charges. With My Mondo you just pay for the calls that you make
- Surcharges
- Daily maintenance charges
- Set-up fees
- Expiry times. Your money literally disappears
- Slippage. Not having enough credit to pay for the final connection charge and losing the rest of the minutes.
- Running out of prepay phone credit during a call
- Billing by 55 second minutes. My Mondo will only charge you for the calls you make – by the second
- The cheapest, poorest quality lines and connections
- You walking in the rain to your local newsagent who’s going to recommend you the phone card that’s going to make him the most money
- Companies that you’ve never heard of selling you a card and disappearing, along with your credit. Here’s just a selection of what we found from a single Google search on the subject.
Prepaid Phone Cards Not Delivering Minutes Promised
How to Avoid Prepaid Phone Card Scams
Mafia’s Eircom card scam cracked | World news | The Observer
14 Sep 2003 … An eastern European mafia scam involving cloned everlasting phone cards has cost Eircom Ireland hundreds of thousands of euros. …
How To Detect Prepaid Calling Card Scams
Beware of Calling Card Scams
Calling card and phonecard scams – Long distance & international …
Phone card scams.
Most Common Scams in Prepaid Phone Cards
How to Detect Prepaid Calling Card Scams – Best Mobile Phone
The Complete Guide to Calling Cards – About Calling Cards
Be Alert With The Prepaid Calling Card Scam – Turkish News Portal in English
Prepaid Phone Cards Deliver About Half The Minutes Promised …
MSNBC says that a recent study by the FTC showed that on average, prepaid long distance phone cards only delivered about half of the minutes …
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