Pre-Paid Phone Cards: Part 1
Pre-paid phone cards represent telephone time you buy in advance. You pay from $5 to $15 or more up-front for local or long-distance phone time; the amount of time you buy depends on the rate-per-minute you’re charged. For many people, pre-paid phone calls offer the ultimate in convenience along with their cell phone family plans. [...]
Pre-Paid Phone Cards: Part 2
Consumer Concerns
As the pre-paid phone card industry mushrooms, and as more people buy and use the cards along with their cell phone family plans, some problems are coming to light. The most common consumer complaints are about:
* access numbers or PINs that don’t work;
* issuers who go [...]
Choosing Cell Phone Family Plans
Before you sign a contract, choose cell phone family plans with a company that meets your needs.
Where can you make and receive calls? Most providers now offer a choice of local, regional, or national plans. A local plan offers low-cost options if most of your calls are near home. Regional plans generally offer a [...]