Calling card is synonym to long distance calls. This is because for a person who wants to save on his telephone bills, the only alternative is to buy phone card.

Before the introduction of phone cards, people were hesitant to make long distance calls; because the calling rate was very high. In many cases the rate was unaffordable. Those who call by payphone system or trough land line providers will have to pay connectivity charges, taxes, service charges etc. Per minute calling rate in this system is quite high.

The next question would be how much economical is a phone card? The long distance callers say that their expense on telephone has come down by nearly 50% to 80 when using calling cards! The fundamental reason for this huge savings is that per minute calling rate in this prepaid calling plan is quite reasonable. For example, a call from USA to Mexico may cost just about 10 to 15 cents per minute. On the other hand, in this calling plan the caller is exempt from paying service charges, taxes, connectivity charges etc. He is also exempt from paying minimum deposit. In short, there are no hidden costs in this calling plan. All these add up to make the phone cards the most economical and viable way for long distance calls.

Another reason for this calling plan being economical is those who make frequent calls are offered discounts. The more they call, more is the discount. In fact some of the calling companies have the slogan, ‘pay less to talk more’! Those who buy calling card of a particular country or calling region are offered additional discounts by the calling companies. There is no other calling plan which is cheaper than a phone card.

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