Prepaid phone cards are ideal for travel because making a long distance phone call from a hotel room, airport or local pay phone can cost in excess of $1.00 per minute, and much more if outside of the United States of America. The four following prepaid phone card s are ideal for long distance calling within the domestic USA, internationally, and calling back to USA from over 130 countries worldwide. |
Phone Cards For Travel - Calling FROM or OUTSIDE of the USA |
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| Clear & Clean
(Cheap Calling from the USA)  Available: $10, $20, $40, $80 |
Globetrotter
(Call Cheap From 100 Countries)  Available: $10, $20, $30,
$40, $50 |
| AT&T Prepaid Phone Cards
(AT&T Quality Service)  Available: 125 min, 900 min,
1200 min |
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top How to Find the Right Phone Card Before You Travel: | |
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That's right; just three simple steps to begin saving hundreds to thousands of dollars this year on your long distance calling. Expect tremendous savings when you buy from SpeedyPin today! |
What About Using My Cell Phone When I Travel?
Cell phones are not always a viable solution for long distance calls. Some cell phone plans do not include nationwide long distance or international long distance. Further, your cell phone may not be a World Phone (doesn’t support GSM), and cannot be used outside of the USA. Even if you have a World Phone, chances are you’ll pay roaming fees and/or a very large per minute rate. This is why you should bring a prepaid phone card with you whenever you travel; it's a cheap alternative you can use with your cell phone or landline.
Rate Comparison: Calling to the USA
| Calling From: | SpeedyPin Rates | The Other Guys |
| Australia to the USA | 11.9¢/min. | from 12.8¢/min. |
| Bahrain to the USA | from 1.4¢/min. + access surcharge | drom 12¢/min. |
| Iraq to the USA | 10.6¢/min. | from 38¢/min. |
| Singapore to the USA | 12.9¢/min. | from 23.8¢/min. |
| Thailand to the USA | from 1.4¢/min. + access surcharge | from 18¢/min. |
| Overseas U.S. Military Bases to the USA | from 5.9¢/min. | from 38¢/min. |
Tips for Using phone cards When You Travel
- Phone cards purchased over the Internet typically offer more competitive rates and higher quality connections; compared to phone cards that are purchased over the counter (OTC).
- Purchase lower denomination phone cards and try to use them up during a single phone call. This tip may help you avoid additional fees to receive the minutes you have paid for.
- Some phone cards will provide very different rates if used from a payphone or cellular phone. Likewise, calls originating from a country outside of the US and terminating in the US will have higher rates due to international surcharges.
- Make your purchase based upon the type of phone call you will be making:
- US domestic
- International
- Cellular
- Know how long your average phone call usually lasts so that you can select the appropriate phone card denomination (e.g. $5, $10, $20).
- Know the per minute rounding for any card you purchase. For example, three minute rounding means minutes are deducted from your card in blocks of three, even if you make a one minute phone call.
- If you are traveling outside of the US, make sure you know if your phone card will work internationally.
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